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Contents
Introduction .......................................................................... 7
WaveStar Color Monitor Summary ....................................................... 7
Power On and Access ......................................................................... 7
Screen Summary and Navigation ........................................................ 8
Entering Data ................................................................................... 8
Color Monitor Networking ................................................... 10
Supported Protocols ........................................................................ 10
Monitor Network Connections ........................................................... 10
Modbus RTU Ports ................................................................. 11
Modbus RTU 2-Wire vs. 4-Wire Configuration ........................... 11
Modbus RTU Cables ......................................................................... 12
Cable Specification ................................................................ 12
Cable Biasing and Termination................................................ 12
Ethernet Cables .............................................................................. 12
Customer Modbus RTU Connections ................................................... 12
Power Distribution Unit (PDU) ................................................. 13
Remote Power Panel (RPP) ..................................................... 14
JCOMM ................................................................................ 14
Modbus Addressing ......................................................................... 15
Communicating with the Monitor: Commands and Replies .................... 16
Modbus Commands and Replies .............................................. 16
Limit on Open Sockets ........................................................... 16
SNMP Commands .................................................................. 16
Setup: Monitor and Network ............................................... 17
SETUP: Miscellaneous Parameters ..................................................... 17
Network Setup ................................................................................ 18
Downstream Modbus Device Chain Setup ................................. 18
Modbus RTU Setup ................................................................ 18
TCP/IP and Modbus TCP/IP Setup ........................................... 19
SNMP Setup ......................................................................... 19
Loading INI Parameters from an SD Card................................. 20
Software Versions ........................................................................... 20
Device Chain: Settings ........................................................ 22
Initial Device Chain ......................................................................... 22
Device Settings ............................................................................... 23