Installing the Whzan Gateway

Whzan is internet based and you can access it via most browsers, however to get or set data on your own PLC network, you will need an additional service to run on your PC. This service controls the devices with instructions from Whzan and reports status back to Whzan. To get this service on your PC, download the Modbus Gateway. You can find this in the Whzan Shop. It's a free download, but you must have a registered Whzan account in order to make use of the data. If you take a look at the Getting Started process on the Whzan site, it will take you through the registration and account setup.

Download the Gateway service and Manager program. Run the installation and follow the installation instructions.

Two components are installed: a service that routinely communicates with the PLC to get and set values, and a Manager program used to setup the mapping between the PLC inputs and outputs and Whzan datapoints.

With the service installed, we are nearly done. Now configure the system with information for datapoints you want to exchange. The Gateway Manager is required for this process. There are a few simple steps:

1) Start the Whzan Crouzet Modbus Gateway Manager from the Start Button - All programs - Whzan Crouzet Modbus Gateway - Gateway Manager

2) Provide your Whzan account details as requested and a name for your PLC Gateway.

3) Sign in to your Whzan account and approve the Gateway for access to your account.

4) Using the Gateway Manager 'settings', set the IP address Gateway.

5) Using the Gateway Manager, define each datapoint and the PLC address of where it is going to or coming from.