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3 MODBUS MESSAGE FORMATS
3.1 Function 03 - Read Multiple Registers
This command allows the user to obtain contents of up to 125 contiguous registers from a single data
table.
Request
Instrument
Address
Function
(03)
Starting
Address
Word Count Error Check
1 byte
1 byte
2 bytes
2 bytes
2 bytes
Starting Address
Address of the first register to be read
Word Count
The number of contiguous words to be read
Response
Instrument
Address
Function
(03)
Byte
Count
Data
Word 1
...
Data
Word N
Error
Check
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
2 bytes
...
2 bytes
2 bytes
The byte count field contains quantity of bytes to be returned.
3.2 Function 04 - Read Multiple Registers
This command allows the user to obtain contents of up to 125 contiguous registers from a single data
table. It can be used instead of function 03.
Request
Instrument
Address
Function
(04)
Starting
Address
Word Count Error Check
1 byte
1 byte
2 bytes
2 bytes
2 bytes
Starting Address
Address of the first register to be read
Word Count
The number of contiguous words to be read
Response
Instrument
Address
Function
(04)
Byte
Count
Data
Word 1
...
Data
Word N
Error
Check
1 byte
1 byte
1 byte
2 bytes
...
2 bytes
2 bytes
The byte count field contains quantity of bytes to be returned.
3.3 Function 06 - Write Single Register
This command allows the user to write the contents of a data register in any data table where a register
can be written.
Request
Instrument
Address
Function
(06)
Starting
Address
Data
Word
Error
check
1 byte
1 byte
2 bytes
2 bytes
2 bytes
Starting Address
Address of the register to be written
Data
Value
Data to be written to the register
Response
The normal response is the retransmission of the write request.