Laurel Electronics Modbus Protocol For Series 2 Laureate Digital Panel Meters, Counters, Timers & DIN-Rail Transmitters - Manual (Page 10)

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6. MODBUS PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION
1. GENERAL
The Modbus capability conforms to the Modbus over Serial Line Specification & Implemen-
tation guide, V1.0. Both the Modbus RTU and Modbus ASCII protocols are implemented:
Modbus RTU
Baud Rate........... .............................................. 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 or 19200
Data Format ....... ........................1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 parity bit, 1 stop bit (11 bits total)
Parity.................. ............................. None, Odd, Even (if None, then 2 Stop bits for 11 total)
Address.............. ...............................................0 for broadcast, 1-247 for individual meters
Modbus ASCII
Baud Rate........... .............................................. 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 or 19200
Data Format ....... ...................... 1 Start bit, 7 Data bits, 1 Parity bit, 1 Stop bit (10 bits total)
Parity.................. ............................. None, Odd, Even (if None, then 2 Stop bits for 10 total)
Address.............. ...............................................0 for broadcast, 1-247 for individual meters
2. FRAMING
Modbus RTU
Message frames are separated by a silent interval of at least 3.5 character times. If a silent
interval of more than 1.5 character times occurs between two characters of the message frame,
the message frame is considered incomplete and is discarded. Frame Check = 16 bit CRC of the
complete message excluding CRC characters.
Modbus ASCII
The message begins immediately following a colon (:) and ends just before a Carriage Return/
Line Feed (CRLF). All message characters are hexadecimal 0-9, A-F (ASCII coded). The system
allowable time interval between characters may be set to 1, 3, 5 or 10 seconds. Frame Check =
1 byte (2 hexadecimal characters) LRC of the message excluding the initial colon (:) and trailing
LRC and CRLF characters.
3. ELECTRICAL INTERFACE
Four-wire (plus common) full-duplex or two-wire (plus common) half-duplex RS485 signal
levels are jumper selectable for digital panel meters, counters and timers. A polarization
resistor and termination resistor are also jumper selectable. In case of a long line (greater then
500 ft) to the first device, a termination resistor should be selected for the first device. In case
of a long line length (greater then 500 ft) between the first and last devices, a termination
resistor should be selected for the first and last devices. Never add termination resistors to
more than two devices on the same line. A two-wire, half-duplex RS485 signal level is jumper
selectable for transmitters.