Adding an MBX Driver

WIN XP / 2000 / NT / 95 / 98 / ME

** IMPORTANT **

The Modicon MBX drivers must be installed and properly configured. The MBX drivers are supplied by Modicon and are included with the Modbus Plus communication interface card. If you have existing Modbus Plus interface cards, but do not have the MBX Driver software, please contact your local Modicon distributor for imformation on how to obtain them.

 

MBX Installation

Install and configure the MBX Driver and the Modbus Plus communication interface card according the manfacturers instructions. See MBX Driver Help File -> Configuration

After you have successfully installed the MBX Driver…

Click Edit -> Comm Settings

Select MBX Devices from the Support Drivers List

Click Add…

Select desired driver from the Available MBX Devices Installed

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The Device Details panel provides information about the selected driver

Physical/Logical

Only Physical Devices are used by the server

Device Number

Corresponds with the device number assigned by the MBX Driver Configuration program.

Network Protocol

The network protocol for this Device reported by the MBX driver

Card Description

The card description reported by MBX driver for the device

Device Description

The device description reported by the BMX driver for the device

Click OK