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1.5 Swapping the Floating Point (cont.)
Web utilities can also be used to convert hexadecimal register readings into floating point values (see Figure 7).
Note:
How to construct an 8-digit hexadecimal value from two registers is explained at the bottom of the Modbus
Register
tables, Table 2 on page 5 for 1-Channel flow meters and Table 3 on page 6 for 2-Channel flow
meters.
Figure 7: Converting Hexadecimal Register Readings into Floating Point Values
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