![]() Most often the gateway will actively read data from a device and passively wait for another device on the alternate network to query the gateway to obtain that data. A “write” map will write data to that device. In most applications, most or all maps are “read” maps, meaning the gateway will read data from some other device. The designation of what should be queried is referred to as a “map” in the gateway. The gateway “converts” protocols by querying devices on one network with one protocol, and then saving that data internally so that it may be accessed on another network using a different protocol. The Babel Buster Configuration Builder simplifies the process of making global changes to a large number of gateway register or object "maps". The non-web models supported by the configuration builder are: However, two non-web models are supported here for the purpose of converting MS/TP to IP or vice versa. ![]() ![]() Other non-web based gateways have stand-alone configuration tools specific to those models which provide file import and export capabilities. The models supported by the configuration builder are: The configuration builder is used with those gateways that have a built in web server and where configuration is normally done via its web pages. ![]() The other entries can be quickly made by entering once and using the spread sheet program's "fill down". Very often, the only thing that changes from one line to the next is the register number. Then add a header line to label the content, add a handful of additional columns, and you quickly have most of a complete configuration. If the gateway will be reading a long list of Modbus registers, for example, you can sometimes just copy a list of registers from another source, paste into a simple text file, and import that into the spread sheet program. This simplifies the process of creating or changing a large number of entries because you can use any standard spread sheet program to manipulate the content of one or more CSV files, and then convert that into an XML configuration file that can be loaded into the gateway. The Babel Buster Configuration Builder is used to facilitate building of configuration files (aka "profiles") for Babel Buster network gateways by converting XML files to CSV files and vice versa. ![]()
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