ProSoft Technology MVI69L-MBTCP - Manual (Page 123)

MVI69L-MBTCP ♦ CompactLogix Platform Reference
Communication Module User Manual
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January 6, 2014
Addr in Dev - Tells the Client where in the Server's database to locate the data.
In the above example, the Client's Modbus command to transmit inside the
Modbus packet will be as follows.
Server
address
Function
Code
Address in
Device
Reg count Byte Count Data
DEC 01 16 7100 2 8 85.37 22.86
HEX 01 10 1B BC 00 02 08 BD 71 42 AA E1 48 41 B6
In this example, the Client's Modbus packet contains the data byte and data word
counts that have been doubled from the amount specified by Reg Count due to
the Float flag set to Y. Some Servers look for the byte count in the data packet to
know the length of the data to read from the wire. Other servers know at which
byte the data begins and read from the wire the remaining bytes in the packet as
the data the Client is sending.
Specific Example#2: Client is issuing Modbus command with FC 16 (with Float Flag: No) to
transfer Float data.
Float Flag: "N" tells the Client to ignore the floating values and treat each
register data as a data point composed of 1 word, 2 bytes or 16 bits.
Float Start: Ignored.
DB Addr - same as when Float Flag: Y.
Reg Count - Tells the Client how many data points to send to the Server.
Swap Code - same as when Float Flag: Y.
Func Code - same as when Float Flag: Y.