
NOVA541
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5-5. MODBUS Protocol
▪ NOVA의 MODBUS communication has two modes, ASCII(COM.P = '2') and RTU(COM.P = '3').
① Factors of MODBUS
Item
ASCII
RTU
Start of text
: (colon)
none
End of text
CR+LF
None
Data length
7-bit (fixed)
8-bit (fixed)
Data Type
ASCII
Binary
Error Detection
LRC
(Longitudinal Redundancy Check)
CRC-16
(Cyclic Redundancy Check)
Data Interval
Less than 1 second
Max. 24-bit time
② Frame Structure
▪ MODBUS ASCII
Start character Comm. address Function code
Data
CRC Check
End character
1 char.
2 char.
2 char.
n char.
2 char.
2 char. (CR+LF)
▪ MODBUS RTU
Start character Comm. address Function code
Data
CRC Check
End character
none
8-bit
8-bit
N*8-bit
16-bit
None
5-5-1 Function Code
▪ NOVA provides MODBUS function codes to read/write D-Register and to detect Loop-Back.
Function code
Function
03
D-Register sequential Read
06
Single D-Register Write
08
Diagnostics(Loop-Back Test)
16
D-Register sequential Write
5-5-1-1 Function code – 03
▪ To read the data of successive D-Register block up to 32 registers.
▪ Frame Format
Factor
ASCII
RTU
Start character
: (colon)
None
Communication address
2 characters
8-bit