Section 5. Overview
88
•
Peer-to-peer communication — no PC required. Special CRBasic
instructions simplify transferring data between dataloggers for
distributed decision making or control.
•
Data consolidation — other PakBus dataloggers can be used as
sensors
to consolidate all data into one Campbell Scientific datalogger.
•
Routing — the CR6 can act as a router, passing on messages intended for
another Campbell Scientific datalogger. PakBus supports automatic route
detection and selection.
•
Short distance networks — with no extra hardware, a CR6 can talk to
another CR6 over distances up to 30 feet by connecting transmit, receive
and ground wires between the dataloggers.
In a PakBus network, each datalogger is set to a unique address. The default
PakBus address in most devices is
1
. To communicate with the CR6, the
datalogger support software
must know the CR6 PakBus address. The PakBus
address is changed using the
CR1000KD Keyboard/Display
(p. 532),
DevConfig
utility
(p. 148),
CR6
Status
table
(p. 613),
or
PakBus Graph
(p. 594)
software.
5.3.6 Alternate Comms Protocols — Overview
Related Topics:
•
Alternate Comms Protocols — Overview
(p. 88)
•
Alternate Comms Protocols — Details
(p. 516)
Other comms protocols are supported, including
Web API
(p. 524,
p. 524),
Modbus
(p. 88),
DNP3
(p. 89),
I2C
(p. 90),
and
SPI
(p. 90).
Refer to
Communications —
Specifications
(p. 117)
for a complete list of supported protocols. See
Data
Retrieval and Comms Peripherals — Lists
(p. 659)
for devices available from
Campbell Scientific.
Keyboard displays also communicate with the CR6. See
Keyboard/Display —
Overview
(p. 90)
for more information.
5.3.6.1 Modbus — Overview
Related Topics:
•
Modbus — Overview
(p. 88)
•
Modbus — Details
(p. 525)
The CR6 supports Modbus master and Modbus slave communications for
inclusion in Modbus SCADA networks. Modbus is a widely used SCADA
communication protocol that facilitates exchange of information and data between
computers / HMI software, instruments (RTUs) and Modbus-compatible sensors.
The CR6 communicates with Modbus over RS-232, RS-485, and TCP.
Modbus systems consist of a master (PC), RTU / PLC slaves, field instruments
(sensors), and the communication-network hardware. The communication port,
baud rate, data bits, stop bits, and parity are set in the Modbus driver of the master
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