Anybus® Communicator - EtherNet/IP to Modbus RTU/Serial

Serial RS-232/485 Data Monitor

On the Serial RS-232/485 page you can monitor how the data flow between the nodes and the gateway changes over time.

Figure 117. Serial RS-232/485 page
Serial RS-232/485 page


The table can contain at most 10000 messages. When the limit is reached, the oldest messages are discarded when new messages are added.

Choose how data is displayed
  • To choose if the data should be displayed in Hexadecimal, Decimal or ASCII, click Hex, Dec or Ascii.

Start and Stop Data flow
  • To start the data flow, click Start.

  • To end the data flow, click Stop.

Export data flow
  • To export the data flow, click Export.

    An Excel file with the data flow is downloaded to your PC.