Vaisala GMW90 User Manual

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Appendix B _________________________________________________________ Modbus Reference

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Available measurements depend on the transmitter model. Values may be

unavailable also in case of device failure. Read status registers or

exception status outputs to check for failures. Accessing unavailable

(unsupported or temporarily missing) measurement data does not

generate an exception. “Unavailable” value (a quiet NaN for floating

point data or 0x8000 for integer data) is returned instead. An exception is

generated only for any access outside the GMW90 registers.

A “quiet NaN” value is returned for unavailable values. Writing any NaN

or infinite value is silently ignored.

NOTE

A complete 32-bit floating point value should be read and written in a

single Modbus transaction.

Table 44

GMW90 Modbus Status Registers (Read-only)

Name

Address

Description

Error code (bits 15…0)

0513,6913

0 = no errors

Table 45

GMW90 Modbus Error Code Bits

Bit

Description

0

Any critical error is active. Requires transmitter restart or maintenance.

1

Any error is active. May be recoverable.

2

Internal error (Flash)

3

Module communication or compatibility error

4

HTM10 module error

5

Temperature measurement error

6

Humidity measurement error

7

GM10 module error

8

CO

2

measurement error

9

Miscellaneous error

Table 46

GMW90 Modbus Configuration Parameter Registers

Name

Metric float

Metric

integer

Metric unit &

valid range

Non-metric

float

Non-metric

integer

Non-metric unit &

valid range

Pressure 0777…0779

1029 (×1) 700…1100 hPa 7177…7179 7429 (×1)

700 … 1100 hPa

Elevation 0779…0780

1030 (×1) -700...2300 m

7179…7180 7430 (×1)

-2300 … 10000 ft

NOTE

Elevation is linked to pressure according to the following equation:
p = 101325 (1 - 2.25577 10

-5

h)

5.25588

where p is pressure in Pa and h is altitude above sea level in m. This

means that changing altitude will also change pressure and vice versa.

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