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Technical Note – Kingfisher RTU Modbus Interface

September 12, 2003 – Rev. A

©Copyright InduSoft Systems Ltd. 2003

Kingfisher RTU Modbus Interface

Kingfisher RTU Configuration to Support

the Standard Modbus Serial Protocol

Introduction

Kingfisher RTU can be configured to behave as a Modbus Slave device. InduSoft Web Studio (IWS) provides the

MODBU driver, which implements the Modbus Master protocol. Therefore, after following the instructions described in

this document to configure the Kingfisher RTU device, IWS is able to exchange data with the device via Modbus serial

protocol.

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Configuring Kingfisher RTU

The Kingfisher RTU can be configured with the Kingfisher Toolbox utility, supplied by Kingfisher. Before configuring the

device as a Modbus Slave, make sure you have the modbu.32 file. This file is available for download at the following

URL: http://www.rtunet.com/noframe/c-supp2.htm.

Note: Click on the CP-10/11 Firmware and Driver from the URL mentioned previously and enter a valid

User Name and Password to access the file. Consult Kingfisher if you have any problem accessing this

file.

Follow the steps below to configure the Kingfisher RTU to perform as a Modbus Slave device:

1. Install and Run the Kingfisher Toolbox utility software.

2. Select the Utilities → Advanced → Download Firmware Driver menu.

3. Select the modbus.32 file from the \KingfisherRTU\Drivers\ folder.

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4. Create a new SDB (Site Database) file by the File → New menu. The SDB file contains the settings settings, such

as RTU number, name, port list, network list, and so forth.

5. Select the Configuration → Address & Description menu and set the Site Address to 1.

6. Select the Configuration → Port List menu and...