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MBTCP DAServer User’s Guide
Version 3.0
Last Revision: 2/26/13
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Contents
Welcome..............................................................7
MBTCP Version 3.0 Features................................................................. 7
Documentation Conventions.................................................................. 8
Technical Support................................................................................... 8
Getting Started ...................................................9
Overview ................................................................................................ 9
Before You Begin ................................................................................. 10
Generic Modbus Controllers .................................................................11
Supported Client Protocols....................................................................11
OPC .................................................................................................. 12
SuiteLink .......................................................................................... 12
DDE/FastDDE .................................................................................. 12
Supported Device Protocols ................................................................. 13
Setting Up Your DAServer ...............................15
Checklist for Setting up the MBTCP DAServer .................................. 15
Finding Your DAServer in the SMC.................................................... 16
Configuring the DAServer ...............................19
Configuring the MBTCP DAServer..................................................... 19
MBTCP Hierarchy in the DAServer Manager ................................. 22
String-Data Handling........................................................................ 56
Message Optimization ...................................................................... 58
Configuring Device Redundancy......................................................... 58
Device Groups and Device Items....................61
Device Group Definitions................................................................. 61
Device Item Definitions.................................................................... 64
Exporting and Importing DAServer Item Data .................................... 67
Scan-Based Message Handling ........................................................ 70
Unsolicited Message Handling......................................................... 71
Managing Your DAServer ................................73
Configuring the DAServer as Service.................................................. 73
Configuring the DAServer as Not a Service ........................................ 74
Archiving Configuration Sets............................................................... 74
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Activating/Deactivating the DAServer .................................................76
In-Proc/Out-of-Proc ..............................................................................77
Hot Configuration .................................................................................77
Demo Mode...........................................................................................78
Accessing the Data in Your DAServer............79
Accessing Data Using OPC ..................................................................79
Accessing Data Using DDE/SuiteLink .................................................80
MBTCP DAServer Features .............................83
Activate as out-of-proc..........................................................................83
Device Redundancy ..............................................................................83
Runtime Behavior..............................................................................84
Zero- and One-Based Addressing.........................................................84
Support for 64-bit Data Types...............................................................85
Item Name .........................................................87
Data and Register Types .......................................................................87
Modbus Item Naming ...........................................................................89
Register-Number Item Names...........................................................89
Item Names Using the Modicon PLC Register Addresses................92
Absolute Notation Item Names .........................................................93
Modulo-10000 Point Item Names .....................................................94
Modulo-10000 Items, BCD Register Type, and Concept Data
Structures...........................................................................................95
DAServer Standard System Items.........................................................96
DAServer Global System Item..........................................................97
DAServer Device-Specific System Items .........................................97
DAServer Device-Group-Specific System Items..............................99
DAServer Redundant Device Specific System Items .....................101
Generic OPC Syntax ...........................................................................102
Troubleshooting .............................................103
Monitoring Connectivity Status with the PLC....................................103
Monitoring the Status of DAS Conversations.....................................104
Using DDEStatus and IOStatus in Excel.........................................105
Reading Values from the DAServer into Excel...............................105
Writing Values to the DAServer from Excel ...................................106
Error Messages and Codes..................................................................107
DAServer Error Messages...............................................................107
Server-Specific Error Codes............................................................116
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Reference........................................................117
DAServer Architecture........................................................................117
DAServers .......................................................................................117
Component Environments...................................................................119
Supported MBTCP DAServer Hardware
and Firmware...................................................121
The Modbus Protocol.....................................123
Controller Function Codes ................................................................. 123
Modbus Exception Codes................................................................... 124
TCP Port............................................................................................. 126
Data Types.......................................................................................... 126
Index .............................................127
