Re: [foxboro] Modbus Slave

Ron

This is certainly feasible.  You need a CP60 (or CP270), I/A version 
should be V6.5.x, V7.1.x, or V8.0 and there are QFs out that apply 
specifically to the FBM224 that should be applied.

Moving a gateway to the FBM224 means a new set of I/O blocks, a new 
configurator, and using CP period/phase numbering instead of Gateway 
period/phase.

You should confirm that the gateway itself is overloaded, not the modbus 
coms link.  If you're at the limit on your comms, an FBM224 may not help 
much without adding additional comms lines (make use of more than one 
port on the FBM) or higher baud rates.  Also may be worth checking if 
your fire and gas system supports Profibus comms, the FBM223 is 
available and supports higher comms rates that serial modbus does.

Regards,

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

Shuard, Ronald BSP-OPM/152 wrote:
> Hi Guy's,
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> I have an MG30 talking to a fire and Gas system that is chronically =
> overloaded . I would like to investigate using a FBM224 to replace the =
> gateway. does anyone know if this is feasible and if so what version of =
> software do I need to be at.
> 
> Thanks
> Ron Shuard
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> We did this once to get two Honeywell systems to talk to each other.  We =
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> used a box called an Omnii-Comm, which can be a master/slave, in several =
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> protocols, on up to 4 ports.
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> Corey Clingo
> BASF Corp.
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> 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
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