PlantStruxure PES [V4.1]: How to manage devices on serial line connected to X80 drops of M580
Goals and Symptoms
The purpose of this document is to describe the configuration of Serial Device connected to Serial port on X80 drop of M580 CPU.
Facts and Changes
This document has been created for PES version 4.1.
Causes and Fixes
The GPL Communication library contains objects managing explicit messaging for Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU technologies. From PES 4.1, Modicon M580 platform has been introduced in PES, as well as some improvements in the above mentioned communication library.
The attached document will summarize some of these new features, especially concerning how we can configure and manage devices on serial lines connected to BMXNOM0200 module on M580 X80 drops.