Adding and Creating a Device Interface with DTM via Modbus SL

Supported Devices

The Modbus serial line manager supports the following devices:

Supported Device	DTM Name
Altivar 320	Altivar 320 Advanced Settings
Altivar 340	Altivar 340 Advanced Settings
Altivar 6••	Altivar 6••
Altivar 9••	Altivar 9••
Lexium 32 A	Lexium 32 A Advanced Settings
Lexium 32 C	Lexium 32 C Advanced Settings
Lexium 32 i	Lexium 32 i Advanced Settings
Lexium 32 M	Lexium 32 M - S Advanced Settings
Lexium 32 S	Lexium 32 M - S Advanced Settings
TeSys U	TeSysU Advanced Settings
TeSys T	TeSysT Advanced Settings
Harmony XB5R	ZBRN2 Advanced Settings

Adding a DTM

To add a DTM to your project, select the required supported device in the Hardware Catalog, drag it to the Devices tree, drop it on the Modbus_Serial_Line_Manager.

For more information on adding a device to your project, refer to:

• Using the Drag-and-drop Method

• Using the Contextual Menu or Plus Button

NOTE:

You can use the search area G-SE-0028144.1_1.jpg of the Hardware Catalog to filter the devices:

Device Editor Screen

Double-click the DTM node to access the device editor screen.

The device editor screen contains the following tabs:

DTM Information Tab

There are 2 sections in the DTM Information tab:

Section	Description
DTM Information	General information about the device
Communication	Monitoring of the state, progress, and parent of the device

Configuration Tab

The DTM is opened in this tab.

Step	Action
1	Right-click the device in the Devices tree then select Advanced Configuration > Documentation. Result: The device documentation menu is opened.
2	Select a help document. Result: The device DTM documentation menu is displayed.

Step

Action

Right-click the device in the Devices tree then select Advanced Configuration > Documentation.

Result: The device documentation menu is opened.

Select a help document.

Result: The device DTM documentation menu is displayed.

Information Tab

This tab displays general information about the device (name, description, provider, version, image).

Status Tab

Displays device-specific status and diagnostic messages.