IMG-120T - Industrial 2-port RS422/485 Modbus Gateway

Overview

Economical Solution for Industrial Modbus TCP/RTU/ASCII Network Integration PLANET has added the Industrial Modbus TCP/IP Protocol to its IMG-120T Industrial-level 2-port RS422/485 Modbus Gateway, an industrial management level product that comes with SCADA/HMI system and other data acquisition systems on the factory floor. Moreover, an industrial IT SNMP network can be upgraded to an Industrial automation Modbus TCP/IP network without any difficulty and extra expense. The IMG-120T offers a flexible network connectivity solution for industrial automation environment. PLANET IMG-120T is a conversion bridge between Modbus TCP/IP Protocol and Modbus RTU/ASCII Protocol. It features a wide operating temperature range from -40 to 75 degrees C and a compact but rugged IP40 metal housing.

The Conversion Bridge that Makes Communications Convenient As the conversion bridge, the IMG-120T communicates well between any industrial equipment with the Modbus RTU/ASCII Protocol and the administrator workstation that runs the Modbus TCP/IP Protocol. The RS422/485 serial interface of the IMG-120T provides the Modbus RTU/ASCII operation mode and various baud rate options to meet the demand of integration between the Modbus TCP/IP Protocol, Modbus RTU Master/Slave Protocol and Modbus ASCII Master/Slave Protocol.

The advantage of having the IMG-120T is to assist users to build an industrial environment between the Modbus TCP/IP Protocol and the Modbus RTU/ASCII Protocol easily, thus offering an application solution to the industrial control equipment without Ethernet ports. Thus, the industrial control equipment can only control through an industrial PC workstation or industrial control panel. In addition, the effective integration of Modbus Ethernet devices, Modbus serial equipment or multi Modbus master/slave in an industrial hybrid network brings the following: Master mode supports up to 32 slave TCP connection requests Slave mode supports up to 16 TCP master connections

Remote Management The IMG-120T makes the connected industrial Modbus RTU/ASCII equipment become IP-based facilities and is able to connect to the Modbus TCP/IP network via its R422/485 serial interface and 10/100BASE-TX RJ45 Ethernet port. It provides a remote web management and telnet Interface for efficient remote network management. The IMG-120T also provides PLANET Modbus Gateway utility tool and supports PLANET Smart Discovery utility to help network administrator to easily get the current IP subnet address information or change the IP subnet address setting of the IMG-120T.

Modbus Serial Port State Monitoring The IMG-120T shows the details of the total bytes transmitted and received on the RS422/485 serial interface, and the detailed total number of frames transmitted and received on the remote web/telnet management interface. This function allows network administrator to check the status and statistics of the IMG-120T via the single RS422/485 serial interface.

Stable Performance in Hardened Environment Design The IMG-120T provides a high level of immunity against electromagnetic interference and heavy electrical surges which are usually found on plant floors or in curb-side traffic control cabinets. Its operating temperature ranging from -40 to 75 degrees C allows the IMG-120T to be placed in almost any difficult environment. The IMG-120T is equipped with a compact IP40-rated metal case that allows wall mounting for efficient use of cabinet space. The IMG-120T also provides an integrated power supply source with wide-ranging voltages (9 to 48V DC) ideally suitable for worldwide operation with high availability applications.

Key Features

Industrial Case and Installation

• LED indicators for system, network and RS422/485 port diagnostics
• DIP switch on the upper panel for resetting to factory default
• Wall-mount kit

Hardware

• Built-in IP-based Web interface and telnet interface for remote management
• Software Protocol supports Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, Modbus ASCII, IP, ARP, DHCP and DNS
• Supports RTU Master, RTU Slave, ASCII Master, and ASCII Slave modes via management interface
• Master mode supports 32 slave TCP connection requests
• Slave mode supports 16 TCP master connections
• Supports IP address and MAC address filtering function
• PLANET Modbus Gateway utility for finding client device on the network and related IP subnet address setting, to reset to factory default function
• PLANET Smart Discovery utility automatically finds the client devices on the network
• Firmware upgrade/configuration backup and restore via HTTP protocol

Management Function

• Complies with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u 10/100BASE-TX standard
• Supports 10/100BASE-TX RJ45 port with distance up to 100m

Ethernet Interface

• Two RS422/485 ports with 5-contact terminal block
• Cost effective for RS422/RS485 to Fast Ethernet 10/100BASE-TX application
• Supports 4-wire RS422 or 2-wire RS485 with 5-contact terminal block
• 300bps~115200bps baud rate and non-blocking communication

Serial Interface

• Wallmount-type IP40 metal case
• The 2-contact terminal block connector on the top panel of Industrial Modbus Gateway is used for DC power input (9-48V)
• -40 to 75 degrees C operating temperature

Applications

RTU/ASCII Master to Multi Modbus TCP/IP Slaves The IMG-120T can act as a bridge between the industrial RTU/ASCII master equipment and the multi-industrial TCP/IP slave equipment in a Modbus TCP/IP networking environment to control multi-industrial TCP/IP slave equipment via the industrial RTU/ASCII master equipment.

Multi Modbus TCP/IP Master to RTU/ASCII Slaves The IMG-120T can operate as a bridge between the multi-industrial TCP/IP master equipment and the industrial RTU/ASCII slave equipment in a Modbus TCP/IP networking environment to control the industrial RTU/ASCII slave equipment via the multi-industrial TCP/IP master equipment.

Specifications