FT 300 Force Torque Sensor - Instruction Manual
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4.4. Serial Communication
The FT Sensor uses two communication modes, Modbus RTU and data stream. The Modbus RTU communication mode is used
to obtain information on the Sensor, like its firmware version. The data stream mode is used to obtain data from the Sensor.
Info
It is recommended to use the FT Sensor data stream to obtain faster data acquisition.
Caution
Modbus RTU can be used to obtain data, but will result in a slower data acquisition frequency.
Info
In both modes, force and torque data from the Sensor will be in 16-bits signed integer format.
4.4.1. Modbus RTU
The Modbus RTU serial communication configuration parameters are:
Parameter
Value
Baudrate (bps)
19200
Data bits
8
Stop bit
1
Party
none
Slave ID
9