Chapter 3

Communication Data Formats

This chapter expands upon information listed in the EPM Modbus Register Map (Chapter 2). Section Headings (F1, F2, etc) refer to the value in the Register Map’s “Type” column.

3.1: Type F1 Null Terminated ASCII String

Length: Depends on the reading.

Each register contains two bytes. Each byte stands for an ASCII character. The printable portion of the string is terminated with a Null character (ASCII 00H). Any characters after the terminating Null are ignored.

Example:

Registers 00001 – 00008, the Device Name, might contain the following data:

Address

00001

00002

00003

00004

00005

00006

00007

00008

Value

3031H

3037H

204EH

6578H

7573H

2031H

3237H

3200H

Bytes

30H

31H

30H

37H

20H

43H

65H

78H

75H

73H

20H

31H

32H

37H

37H

32H

ASCII

‘0’

‘1’

‘0’

‘7’

‘ ‘

‘N’

‘e’

‘x’

‘u’

‘s’

‘ ‘

‘1’

‘2’

‘7’

‘2’

Null

Register

“01”

“07”

“ N”

“ex”

“us”

“ 1”

“27”

“2”

String

 

 

 

 

 

 

“0107 EPM 9800”

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2: Type F2 Fixed Length ASCII String

Length: Depends on the reading.

Each register contains two bytes. Each byte stands for an ASCII character. All bytes are significant. There is no terminating character.

Example:

Registers 00073 – 00074, the EPM Comm Boot Version Number, might contain the following data:

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GE EPM 9650/9800 manual Type F1 Null Terminated Ascii String, Type F2 Fixed Length Ascii String, Bytes, Register String