Re: [foxboro] Modbus Slave

Joe,

One way to do this is to use a Modbus slave device in between the two 
masters.  ProSoft modules are a convenient device to use for this as 
they can be configured with a number of Modbus slave ports.

Regards,

Kevin Fitzgerrell
Carter Holt Harvey, Ltd.
+64 27 460 9994

Joe Gale (MP) wrote:
> I was wondering if there is a way to make a Modbus connection to Foxboro
> where Foxboro is the slave device?  Reading through the FBM224
> documentation, it says that the gateway has to be the master.  We want
> to be able to talk to a GE Harris D20 RTU and I am being told that they
> will only do it with the RTU as master.  Anyone have a viable solution?
> Thanks,
> 
> Joe Gale
> DCS Administrator
> Minnesota Power
> 1210 NW 3rd Street
> Cohasset, MN 55721
> 
> 218-328-5036 x4611
> email:jgale@xxxxxxxxxxx
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