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Chapter 3: Creating Panel Applications: 54 topics
  1. 3.1Setting up the Panel Application
  2. 3.1.1General Setup - General Settings
  3. 3.1.2General Setup - Custom Settings
  4. 3.1.3Activating Multiple Overlapped Buttons by One Touch
  5. 3.1.4Specifying Default Folder for File I/O
  6. 3.1.5Avoiding Data Corruption Due To Random Power-off
  7. 3.2Working with Keys
  8. 3.2.1Default Key Settings for the Panel Application
  9. 3.2.2Key Settings for a Screen
  10. 3.2.3Key Usage Table Settings
  11. 3.2.4Usage Settings for a Key
  12. 3.3Internal Memory
  13. 3.3.1Types of Internal Memory
  14. 3.3.2Index Registers
  15. 3.3.3System Memory
  16. 3.3.4Setting up Internal Memory
  17. 3.4Communication Links
  18. 3.4.1Types of Communication Links
  19. 3.4.2General Settings for Commnunication Links
  20. 3.4.3Communication Parameter Settings (Serial Port)
  21. 3.4.4Communication Parameter Settings (Ethernet Port)
  22. 3.4.5Sub-link Settings
  23. 3.4.6Sharing Data among Panels Using Data Sharer
  24. 3.4.7Writing Communication Programs Using Macro Commands
  25. 3.4.8Using Gateway Server of the Target Panel
  26. 3.4.8.1Setting up Gateway Service
  27. 3.4.9Selecting Modbus Communication Drivers
  28. 3.4.10Accessing Internal Memory through Ethernet
  29. 3.4.11Accessing Siemens PLC through Ethernet
  30. 3.4.12Using the OPC UA Client Driver
  31. 3.5Sound Table
  32. 3.6Command Block and Status Words
  33. Types of Command Block and Status Words
  34. 3.6.1.1Command & Status - Type A
  35. 3.6.1.2Command & Status - Type H (Binary)
  36. 3.6.1.3Command & Status - Type H (BCD)
  37. 3.6.2Command & Status - General Settings
  38. 3.6.3Command Block Settings (Type A)
  39. 3.6.4Status Word Settings (Type A)
  40. 3.6.5Command Block Settings (Type H)
  41. 3.6.6Status Word Settings (Type H)
  42. 3.6.7Using General Commands
  43. 3.7Setting up Clock Operations
  44. 3.8Setting up Passwords
  45. Screens
  46. 3.9.1Types of Screens
  47. 3.9.2Creating and Opening Screens
  48. 3.9.3Setting up a Screen
  49. 3.9.3.1Screen - General Page
  50. 3.9.3.2Screen - Background Page
  51. 3.9.4Importing/Exporting a Screen
  52. 3.9.5Cutting/Copying/Pasting/Deleting a Screen
  53. 3.9.6Saving Screens as Pictures
  54. 3.9.7Protecting Screens
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Section 3.4.9 · Chapter 3: Creating Panel Applications

Selecting Modbus Communication Drivers

The following table may help you to select a Modbus communication driver that is suitable for your application.

Note that the brand name of the following models is “Modicon Corp.”

Model (of the connected device)

 Remark
Modicon 984 Device/Slave (RTU) Protocol: Modbus RTU
HMI unit: Modbus master/client
Connected device: Modbus slave/server
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-9999 Bit memory
10001-19999 Bit memory
30001-39999 Word memory
40001-49999 Word memory
Drive name: C2C031
ModBus Device/Slave (RTU, Quantum) Protocol: Modbus RTU
HMI unit: Modbus master/client Connected device: Modbus slave/server Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-65536 Bit memory
100001-165536 Bit memory
300001-365536 Word memory
400001-465536 Word memory
BH0-BHffff Bit memory; Hexadecimal numbers are used to specify addresses
WH0-WHffff Word memory; Hexadecimal numbers are used to specify addresses
Driver name: C2C081
ModBus Device/Slave (ASCII) Protocol: Modbus ASCII
HMI unit: Modbus master/client
Connected device: Modbus slave/server
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-9999 Bit memory
10001-19999 Bit memory
30001-39999 Word memory
40001-49999 Word memory
Driver name: C2C071
Modicon 984 Master (RTU) Protocol: Modbus RTU
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Accessible Memories:
Address Range
Remark
1-4096
Bit memory
10001-14096
Bit memory
30001-38192
Word memory
40001-48192
Word memory
Driver name: C2C021
Modicon 984 Master (RTU; Little Memory) Protocol: Modbus RTU
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-1024 Bit memory
10001-11024 Bit memory
30001-30512 Word memory
40001-40512 Word memory
Driver name: C2C022
ModBus Master (RTU; Non-volatile slave data) Protocol: Modbus RTU
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Server data: Stored in battery backed RAM
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-1024 Bit memory
10001-11024 Bit memory
30001-34096 Word memory
40001-44096 Word memory
Driver name: C2C121
Modbus Master (ASCII) Protocol: Modbus ASCII
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-4096 Bit memory
10001-14096 Bit memory
30001-38192 Word memory
40001-48192 Word memory
Driver name: C2C061
Modbus Master (ASCII; Little Memory) Protocol: Modbus ASCII
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-1024 Bit memory
10001-11024 Bit memory
30001-30512 Word memory
40001-40512 Word memory
Driver name: C2C062
ModBus Master (ASCII; Non-volatile slave data) Protocol: Modbus ASCII
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Server data: Stored in battery backed RAM
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-1024 Bit memory
10001-11024 Bit memory
30001-34096 Word memory
40001-44096 Word memory
Driver name: C2C161
ModBus Device/Slave (TCP/IP) Protocol: Modbus TCP/IP
HMI unit: Modbus master/client
Connected device: Modbus slave/server
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-9999 Bit memory
10001-19999 Bit memory
30001-39999 Word memory
40001-49999 Word memory
Driver name: C2C011
ModBus Device/Slave (TCP/IP; Type 2) Protocol: Modbus TCP/IP
HMI unit: Modbus master/client
Connected device: Modbus slave/server
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-65535 Bit memory
100001-165535 Bit memory
300001-365535 Word memory
400001-465535 Word memory
Driver name: C2C111
ModBus Master (TCP/IP) Protocol: Modbus TCP/IP
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-9999 Bit memory
10001-19999 Bit memory
30001-39999 Word memory
40001-49999 Word memory
Driver name: C2C001
ModBus Master (TCP/IP; Type 2) Protocol: Modbus TCP/IP
HMI unit: Modbus slave/server
Connected device: Modbus master/client
Accessible Memories:
Address Range Remark
1-9999 Bit memory
100001-109999 Bit memory
300001-309999 Word memory
400001-409999 Word memory
Driver name: C2C101

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