Issue
How to increase the number of Modbus registers the Xenta server polls in a single request?
Product Line
TAC Vista
Environment
- XBuilder
- Xenta 511
- Xenta 913
- Xenta 701
- Xenta 711
- Xenta 721
- Xenta 731
Cause
This feature is not well documented in the Xenta 700 documentation, though it is mentioned in the TAC Xenta Server – Gateway, Technical Manual (Xenta 913).
Resolution
- In XBuilder, selected the Modbus device in the network view.
- Under Link->Max Range Size you will see the current setting, the default is 20 which most devices support.
- Change the number to the desired value between 1-100. Note that the value must be supported by the device!
- Download the project to the device to commit changes.