DL06 Frequently Asked Questions
DL06 Frequently Asked Questions
Product Selected: DL06
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| Question: Does the DL06 support Modbus protocol? |
| Answer: The DL06 supports Modbus RTU, not MODBUS ASCII. Port 1 can be a Modbus slave, address 1 only. Port 2 can be a master or slave with user configurable address |
| FAQ ID: 990 |
| Question: Does the DL06 work with radio communications? |
| Answer: Yes, on port 2 if you need handshaking. |
| FAQ ID: 991 |
| Question: Does the DL06 support peer-to-peer communications? |
| Answer: Yes, the DL06 does support peer-to-peer communications with the H0-ECOM100 (Ethernet) module. |
| FAQ ID: 992 |
| Question: To connect a modem with a DL06, do I need to jump RTS and CTS on the PLC side? |
| Answer: It is case by case. If your modem does not have RTS/CTS control, you need to jumper RTS and CTS on the PLC side. If your modem has RTS/CTS control, you may connect each signal to the modem. Usually, you would jumper RTS/CTS on the PLC side and the modem side and not be concerned about handshaking. |
| FAQ ID: 993 |
| Question: Can you print from a DL06? |
| Answer: Yes - ASCII out on a serial printer only |
| FAQ ID: 994 |
| Question: Can I make two D0-06 slaves on a multi drop communicate to each other? |
| Answer: No, the data must be routed by the master. If you require peer-to-peer communications you need to use the H0-ECOM100 ethernet module. |
| FAQ ID: 999 |
| Question: Can port 1 on the DL06 be a master? |
| Answer: No. |
| FAQ ID: 1006 |
| Question: Is the Directnet protocol the same between the DL06 and the DL205? |
| Answer: Yes. |
| FAQ ID: 1010 |
| Question: Does the DL06 have Ethernet capabilities? |
| Answer: Yes, but you will need to use the H0-ECOM100 ethernet module. |
| FAQ ID: 1017 |
| Question: Can I read/write data from/to one or more DL PLC? How about to a non DL device? |
| Answer: 1. The DL06 can use port 2 as a master using Direct Net or Modbus RTU. 2. Port 2 supports RS232, and RS422, for both DirectNet and Modbus. RS485 (2-wire)can only be used with Modbus. If you use RS422 or RS485 you can communicate with a network of devices. All devices on the network need to support the protocol the master DL06 port 2 is configured for. 3. If connecting to third party devices, you will use the Modbus RTU protocol. When doing so you will need to convert Modbus addressing to DL octal addressing. To help with this task, we have a Modbus Conversion utility available on our technical support page. Modbus Conversion Utility 4. The DL06 supports two instructions, MRX and MWX, which allow you to address the Modbus addresses directly without the need to convert to octal addressing. 5. Chapter 4 of the D0-06USER-M manual covers the communications port and networking starting on page 7. Click here for Chapter 4 of DL06 User Manual. |
| FAQ ID: 1177 |
| Question: Can K-Sequence, DirectNet or Non-Sequence be used with the RS-485 ( 2-wire) configuration for port 2? |
| Answer: Modbus is the only protocol that can be used with RS-485. DirectNet can be used with RS-422 (4-wire). K-Sequence and Non Sequence can only be used with RS-232. |
| FAQ ID: 1185 |