2 detailed description of functions, Communication port, Modbus communications – Yokogawa DAQWORX User Manual
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Communcaton Port
The communications ports available to GateMODBUS are the COM1–COM9 serial
(RS-232) ports the Ether1 to Ether16 Ethernet ports. The following items are specified in
the Serial Setting tab.
Seral port settng
• Baud rate (4800, 9600, 19200, or 38400 bps)
• Parity (None, Even, or Odd)
Ethernet port settng
• IP address or host name
• Password
Note
The Modbus protocol’s RTU (remote terminal unit) mode prescribes stop bit 2 for no parity, and
stop bit 1 for odd or even parity.
Modbus Communcatons
GateMODBUS supports communications using the Modbus/RTU (serial) and Modbus/
TCP (Ethernet) protocols. The functions and registers used by GateMODBUS for data
logging are as follows:
Functon
03
04
Description
Read holding register
Read input register
Register numbers that can be loaded:
40001–49999
400001–465535
30001–39999
300001–365535
Also, you can execute the following functions on the configurator to display the
connection status with Modbus devices.
Function
08
Sub-function
00
Description
Loop back test
Note
GateMODBUS does not support the Modbus protocol’s Modbus/ASCII mode.