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Modbus Gateway communications module

The MB-GATEWAY from AutomationDirect is a single port Modbus Gateway communications module that converts Modbus TCP to Modbus RTU.

Jul 12, 2011
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The gateway module features an automatic read function and is equipped with one RJ45 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port and one RS-422/485 2 or 4-wire serial port. It supports up to 12 Modbus TCP Client (master) Ethernet connections and up to 128 RTU Server (slave) serial connections. The gateway module is 35mm DIN-rail mountable and supports NetEdit or Web browser configuration tools. The MB-GATEWAY communications module supports NetEdit or Web browser configuration tools.
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