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We have a number of Windows 2000 PCs communicating with a Schneider electrical system using their Modbus Plus PCI-85 Adapter.
This is quite an old card, and my searching shows that it requries a PCI bus (originial spec, not PCIx or e) supplying 5V. I can't find any manufacturer that still supplies a workstation providing this, or any conversion product. Does anyone know of a solution in the event of all the PCs failing, or a an alternative? We have been told that the USB-Modbus plus convertor will not work.
My thinking is that the software is written to interface with this card only, so at present it looks like we need to find hardware that we can install the card in so the software can talk directly to it. Anyone with thoughts, I would appreciate it.
This is quite an old card, and my searching shows that it requries a PCI bus (originial spec, not PCIx or e) supplying 5V. I can't find any manufacturer that still supplies a workstation providing this, or any conversion product. Does anyone know of a solution in the event of all the PCs failing, or a an alternative? We have been told that the USB-Modbus plus convertor will not work.
My thinking is that the software is written to interface with this card only, so at present it looks like we need to find hardware that we can install the card in so the software can talk directly to it. Anyone with thoughts, I would appreciate it.