Modbus properties

Use the Modbus^® properties to configure the mode of operation, client device settings, and server register settings.

You can set these parameters to configure the Modbus properties.

Communication Interface

Select the type of communication interface the blocks will use for Modbus serial communication.

Settings

Default: RS485

Mode

Select the Modbus mode of operation for the model. This parameter also determines the type of blocks that can be used in the model. For example, in the Client mode, you can use only the Modbus RS485 Client Read and the Modbus RS485 Client Write blocks. Similarly, in the Server mode, you can use only the Modbus RS485 Server Read and the Modbus RS485 Server Write blocks.

Settings

Default: Client

Server

Server ID

Enter the unique 8-bit Modbus server address or identifier.

Settings

Default: 1

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set Mode to Server.

Configure Coils

Select this parameter to configure the starting address and the number of coil registers.

Settings

Default: Selected

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set Mode to Server.

Coil Register Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default Value
Start address	Starting address of the coil register Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Coils.	0
Quantity	Number of coil registers Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Coils.	1

Configure Discrete Inputs

Select this parameter to configure the starting address and the number of discrete input registers.

Settings

Default: Selected

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set Mode to Server.

Discrete Input Register Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default Value
Start address	Starting address of the discrete input register Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Discrete Inputs.	0
Quantity	Number of discrete input registers Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Discrete Inputs.	1

Configure Holding registers

Select this parameter to configure the starting address and the number of holding registers.

Settings

Default: Selected

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set Mode to Server.

Holding Register Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default Value
Start address	Starting address of the holding register Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Holding registers.	0
Quantity	Number of holding registers Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Holding registers.	1

Configure Input registers

Select this parameter to configure the starting address and the number of input registers.

Settings

Default: Selected

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set Mode to Server.

Input Register Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default Value
Start address	Starting address of the input register Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Input registers.	0
Quantity	Number of input registers Dependencies: To enable this parameter, select Configure Input registers.	1

Received timeout (ms)

Enter the maximum time in milliseconds to wait for a response from the Modbus server. If the MODBUS server does not acknowledge the client within the specified time, then the communication is no longer valid.

Settings

Default: 100

Dependencies

To enable this parameter, set Mode to Client.