
© Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen 2010 2224208/00 EN TAPCON® 230 AVT 9
2.1.2 RS-485
Communication protocol MODBUS ASCII or MODBUS RTU
Communication port RS-485
Communication baud rate 9600/19200/38400/57600 Baud
IP address Not used
TCP port Not used
Light On/Off Mode Not used
Local SCADA address 1..255 (0 = broadcast)
SCADA master address Not used for MODBUS
Unsolicited messages Not used for MODBUS
Unsolicited retries Not used for MODBUS
Application confirm timeout Not used for MODBUS
RS-485 transmit delay time 0..254 ms*
*) E.g. 2 ms to compensate the reaction time needed by the RS-485/RS-232
converter to switch from send mode to receive mode.
2.1.3 Ethernet (RJ45)
Communication protocol MODBUS RTU over tCP
Communication port RJ45
Communication baud rate fixed 19200 Baud
IP address 0.0.0.0
TCP port 1234
Light On/Off Mode Not used
Local SCADA address 1..255 (0 = broadcast)
SCADA master address Not used for MODBUS
Unsolicited messages Not used for MODBUS
Unsolicited retries Not used for MODBUS
Application confirm timeout Not used for MODBUS
RS-485 transmit delay time Not used
Note: This is not MODBUS TCP!
Simply put, this is a Modbus RTU message transmitted with a TCP/IP wrapper
and sent over a network instead of serial lines.