Rockwell Automation 2711E PanelBuilder 1400e Modbus Communications - Manual (Page 64)

7–3 Configuring the PanelView Terminal for Modbus Communications
Publication 2711E-6.12 – November 1997
Use the PanelView Serial Firmware Upgrade Utility to install
Modbus firmware on a PanelView terminal. For information about
installing the Serial Firmware Upgrade Utility, see Appendix D,
“Installing the PanelView Serial Firmware Upgrade Utility,” in the
PanelView 1000e, 1200e, and 1400e Operator Terminals User
Manual, Publication Number 2711E-821.
After you install the Modbus driver and start the Serial Firmware
Upgrade Utility, the Serial Firmware Upgrade Utility dialog is
displayed. The Modbus communication driver is displayed in the list
of available drivers. To use the Modbus communication driver, you
must add it to the list of selected drivers.
To add Modbus to the list of selected drivers:
1. The selected drivers list can only contain three drivers.To add
Modbus, remove one of the three default drivers (Remote I/O,
DH+, or ControlNet) in the selected drivers list by highlighting
the driver you want to remove and clicking on Remove.
2. Highlight Modbus in the available drivers list, and click on Add.
For instructions on how to configure parameters and initiate a
firmware upgrade, press F1 to bring up online help.
Installing Modbus
Firmware in the PanelView
Terminal