Modbus MARQUEE SERIES (Modbus TCP )
PRODUCT FEATURES
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
• 1, 2 and 4 line alphanumeric display
• 13 and 20 character width
• Bright tri-color LED characters
• Operating temperature 0-55 C
• 100,000 hour rated LED life
• Metal housing
•
IR programming port
• Mounting hardware included
• NO SOFTWARE to INSTALL !!! Web based setup
• Mobus TCP protocol
• Direct register access to plc from marquee sign
• 2nd ethernet port for data collection to PC
• Monitor plc registers through built-in web browser
• Broadcast alarm messages from the PLC
• Backup and restore configuration of marquee sign
• Collection of real time data from plant floor
The Modbus Marquee revolutionizes the industrial market on how a marquee sign should connect and
communicate on the Mobus network. The Modbus Marquee has a built in WEB server,
eliminating the need to install software to program the marquee sign. Setup of the display is as simple as
opening a WEB browser on your computer and entering the IP address of the marquee sign. With its fully
integrated package, the Modbus Marquee allows the user to configure and broadcast plc data and
message information without programming communication blocks within the ladder logic code of the plc.
The product’s innovation allows the user to set up the functionality of the marquee sign and simply
connect to a Modicon PLC. The messages displayed on the marquee can be alarms, machine performance,
or production data. These messages are selected and displayed through internal registers from the PLC. The
format of these registers can be any combination of bits, words, or strings. The Modbus Marquee has an
additional ethernet port built into the marquee sign. This second port gives the marquee the flexibility to
broadcast information to any computer on the plant network through the web server. This computer can
monitor production data and collect real time information from the plant floor by simply entering the IP
address of the marquee. Also, third party