4MODBUS COMMUNICATIONS
4.1INTRODUCTION
This Section specifies the MODBUS communications protocol as implemented on the 161
Certain restrictions have been imposed upon this implementation:
(i)Baud rates may be set to 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600 only
(ii)Support for
(iii)The
4.2MODBUS FUNCTIONS SUPPORTED
In the following list, the original Gould MODBUS function names have been used, followed by the JBUS names in italics, where such an equivalence exists. The MODBUS Function number follows the names.
A | Read Coil Status (Read n Bits) | 01/02 |
B | Read Holding Registers (Read n Words) | 03/04 |
C | Force Single Coil (Write 1 Bit) | 05 |
D | Preset Single Register (Write 1 Word) | 06 |
E | Loopback Diagnostic Test | 08 |
F | Preset Multiple Registers (Write n Words) | 16 |
The instrument will identify itself in reply to a Read Holding Registers message which enquires the values of parameter numbers 121 & 122, as specified in the CNOMO documentation, and MODBUS Function 17 (Report Slave ID) will not be supported.
4.3MESSAGE FORMATS
The first character of every message is an instrument address. The valid range of such an address is 0 to 255. The second character is always the Function
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