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Third party software and hardware support forums. => Modbus => Topic started by: dgross on January 16, 2011, 02:03:37 PM

Title: Altivar 12 Modbus TCP IP
Post by: dgross on January 16, 2011, 02:03:37 PM

Hello, it is possibly to control this Altivar 12 Speed Driver with Mach3 TCP IP. Speed and Direction?
http://www.global-download.schneider-electric.com/85257578007E5C8A/all/285CCD769A4E9B29852575A1006910FA/$File/bbv28590.pdf (http://www.global-download.schneider-electric.com/85257578007E5C8A/all/285CCD769A4E9B29852575A1006910FA/$File/bbv28590.pdf)

Dietmar

Title: Re: Altivar 12 Modbus TCP IP
Post by: Peter Homann on January 16, 2011, 03:38:35 PM

Dietmar,

The RJ45 connector on the VFD is for a Serial Modbus connection via RS485, not TCP/IP.

So you cannot control it via Modbus TCP/IP directly, you would been a Ethernet to RS485 converter.

Cheers,

Peter.