June 2021
Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
MAN712 Rev. 9
Section 8: Modbus RTU Interface
Modbus RTU Interface
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Section 8: Modbus RTU Interface
8.1
Modbus Standard References
MODBUS over serial line specification and implementation guide V1.0.
Available from
MODBUS application protocol specification V1.1b.
Available from
8.2
Modbus Communication Features
Communication Protocol
: Modbus RTU.
Transmission Technology
: RS-485 (isolated) half duplex.
Network Topology
: Line (bus) structure.
Transmission Medium
: Twisted pair + reference signal, screened copper cable.
Data Rate
: 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 bit/s
Device Number
: Max. 32 devices per segment. If more than 32 devices are
present on the Bus, repeaters should be used.
Slave Address
: From 1 to 247 (address 0 reserved for broadcast
messages), configurable via local operator interface or
serial interfaces.
Bus Access
: Polling between masters and slaves.
Electrical Power
: ELBS-20 powered
(only when External Power Supply is applied).
Bus Termination
: Configurable via local operator interface or
serial interfaces.
Temperature
: ELBS-20 temperature range
EMC Protections
: ELBS-20 EMC protection
Baud Rate
: Configurable via local operator interface or
serial interfaces
Addressing
: Configurable via local operator interface or
serial interfaces
Parity
: Configurable via local operator interface or
serial interfaces
Bits per byte
: 1 Start bit
8 Data bits, least significant bit sent first
1 Bit for Even/Odd parity; no bit for no parity;
1 Stop bit with parity; 2 Stop bits without parity
Error Check Field
: Cyclical Redundancy Check (CRC)