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Annex
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gas-net
C1 and C2
9.1.2 MODBUS RTU / MODBUS ASCII
The Modbus protocol is supported, for instance, by the PLC series of AEG
Modicon.
The data presentation according to the Modbus protocol is one-dimensional.
The smallest data unit in the memory consists of 16 bits. The protocol contains a
number of registers, which are numbered consecutively from 0 up and each of
which may contain exactly such a 16-bit word. In each individual case the num-
ber of registers depends on the size of the memory available on the host side.
The positions of the import and export values of the host are indicated as serial
register numbers in the parameterisation of the
gas-net
Gateway, too. These
register details always refer to the MODBUS telegram presentation, which may
lead to different register numbers in the PLC, depending on the host type.
Communication protocol:
Based on Modbus RTU/Modbus ASCII
according to the
Modicon Modbus Protocol
Specification
(Jan. 1991, MODICON Inc.),
point-to-point.
Interface:
V24 with PC/AT pin assignment at the
gas-net
device.
Transmission rate:
adjustable to 2400, 9600, 19200 or 38400 baud
Transmission parameters:
Modbus RTU 8 data bits, Modbus ASCII 7 data
bits.
Even parity, 1 stop bit pre-allocated.
Modbus telegrams:
Maximum of 250 bytes (125 register words) per
telegram.
Only the Modbus telegram types 03 and 16 are
supported.
Modbus response
telegrams:
In the gateway = slave operating mode, the
gateway generates response telegrams when
an error occurs. These telegrams are listed in
the table below: