Tapaculo Lite – Using MODBUS

1. Introducing the Tapaculo Lite – MODBUS program.

Thank you for purchasing the DEKIST Radionode family.

Tapaculo Lite – MODBUS software is a free program that allows you to manage the sensor data measured by the Radionode data logger on your PC.

In conjunction with the radio node sub-models RN001 and RN171WC, it is possible to manage the connection of 8 devices and monitoring of up to 32 channels, and use it as a dashboard function to check the sensor data in real time (according to the set time interval). In case of deviation from the set value, the background of the corresponding channel on the dashboard changes to red, and at the same time, the PC notification is basically designed to trigger an immediate response to monitoring.

Characteristic

• MODBUS – TCP communication method
• Linking up to 8 devices and supporting up to 32 channels
• Windows 7, 8, 10 support and MacOS support
• Data measurement cycle setting function (1 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min)
• Ability to change alarm settings on remote devices
• Daily report output function
• Data chart browsing function

2. Install Tapaculo Lite – MODBUS

Tapaculo Lite – MODBUS software supports Windows 7, 8 and 10 versions of the operating system and Mac OS.

'radio node download tabDownload the Tapaculo Lite – MODBUS program executable file for your computer's operating system from ' and install it on your PC.

3. Running the project

With a project,
A file that stores and manages sensor data.

Tapaculo Lite – When you run Modbus (Tapaculo Lite Modbus), a screen with projects and recent projects is displayed on the left and right. It is designed to move to the next level by creating a project or selecting an existing project.

You must have a project to accept data. Create a project of your choice or open a project you have already created. After registering the device in the project, the data of the corresponding device is managed.

▣ Create Project : Start a new project.
▣ Open Project : Opens a saved project.

3-1. Create Project

1. On the Tapaculo Lite Modbus start screen, click Project on the left. CreateProjectClick .

2. Enter a new file name in the Create Project setting window. A screen consisting of the device list, the selected device, and the button to create a project appears.

3. If you click ADD Connection, a window appears where you can enter IP Address:PORT, Model.

• In IP Address:PORT, enter the IPs assigned to RN171 and RN001.
• In Model, you can select according to the model of the device.

4. Click ADD Device. Start Address(16bit), ID, Device Name, CH1 Name,
A window for entering the CH2 Name appears.

• Start Address (16bit) means the number of channels of the device.
  
• In Device Name, you can enter the name of the device you want.
• In “CH1 Name / CH2 Name”, you can enter the name of the channel.

5. Time Interval can set the measurement period.

6. Click the Create Project button to complete project creation.

Detailed function – (Device registration screen)

▣ Time Interval : Select the period to read data from the device. You can select from 1 second to 10 minutes. This cycle is the same as the data storage cycle. A cycle that is too short can dramatically increase the file size of your data.

▣ Add Connection / ADD Device : You can add devices and channels.

▣ Create Project : Finish setting up the device and click the corresponding button.
After completing the project creation process, you will be directed to the dashboard screen.

▣ IP Address:PORT : Enter the assigned IP of the device.
* However, it is recommended not to change the port.*

▣ Model : Select according to the model of the device to be used.

▣ Start Address(16bit) : Channel can be selected according to the number of bits.
” ex) 0 bit -> 1~2ch / 4 bit -> 3~4ch ​​/ 8 bit -> 5~6ch “

▣ Device Name: You can change the device name.

▣ CH1 Name / CH2 Name : You can change the channel name.

▣ DELETE : Delete device and channel.

3-2. Project detailed function

• Click Project> Add/Delete to go to the device registration window.
  * Cannot be used while the data storage function is in operation.
• If you click Project > Auto Load Recent Project and check it, the most recently executed project is automatically opened when Tapaculo Lite is launched.
• If you check by clicking Project> Auto Start Record, when Tapaculo Lite is executed, the REC button is automatically pressed and data saving starts.

3-3. Recording sensor data

Raw data can be saved to a file via history. Data files facilitate data sharing and analysis. Record-related functions are placed at the bottom of the screen, and are composed of the REC button, storage time, and storage capacity.

In the project that is measuring data, press the REC button located at the bottom left of the screen to start recording the sensor value, and the time information when the recording started is displayed next to the REC button in yellow text. When recording starts, a .DAT file is created in the same folder as the project file to record the data.

The REC button changes to a STOP button when sensor data recording starts, and a red button is displayed at the bottom right of the recording notification function. Also, once recording starts, some uses of the menu are restricted and you cannot exit Tapaculo Lite.

The status bar at the bottom shows the path where the project is saved and the frequency of sensor data measurement.

3-4. Permanently delete project files

It does not provide a function to delete a project from the start screen. However, if you delete both the dat and tcp extension files of the project name from the working directory after the relevant actions such as data backup of the project are completed, the list will disappear from the Recent Projects list.