Modbus RTU Communication Protocol for Instrument and PC

1. Interface Specifications
To monitor or control instruments together by PC or PLC controlled machine, our meters provide RS232 and RS485
two digital communication interfaces by optical coupling isolation technique. PC controlled machine which adopts
RS232 communication interface can only pick up a meter by three lines at a transmission range of about 15 meters;
while PC controlled machine which adopts RS485 communication interface and needs match a RS232-485
converter can pick up at most 64 instruments by two lines at a transmission range of about a kilometer.

2. Communication Protocol
(1) There are four adjustable communication baud rates in the data format of a starting position, eight data bits, 2-
stop bits and no parity as follows: 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600.
(2) PC read a parameter (2 bytes)

Function Code the First Read Words

Instrument No. CRC16
(03) Parameter Address (0001)

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1byte 1 byte 2bytes 2 bytes 2 bytes

(3) Instrument returns (2 bytes)

Instrument No.
Function
Code (03) (02)
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the Number of Read Bytes Parameter
Value
CRC16
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1byte 1 byte 1 byte 2 bytes 2 bytes
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(4) PC write a parameter (2 bytes) and instrumentation return (2 bytes) (frame format the same) :
Function the First Parameters Parameter
Instrument No. CRC16
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Code (6) Address Value

1 byte 1 byte 2 bytes 2 bytes 2 bytes
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Function code Function and significance Detailed led description

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0x03 Read meter internal data Read meter internal data

0x04 Reading measurement data pending measurement data
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0x06 Write internal data to instrument Write internal data to instrument

measured value:0x00

3. Note
1) When the host computer writes data to the instrument, programs should add parameters amplitude limit function in
the forms of instrument specifications, in case of data written in instrument is beyond its limit, resulting in the meter
does not work. As regard to the parameters and scope of the code, please refer to the instrument instruction.
2) PC issues a read or written instruction interval should be greater than or equal to 0.2 seconds, because the short
interval will make the instrument too late to answer the instruction.
3) If the meter does not send the decimal information, when PC program compiled, the instrument should be set
according to needs.
4) The measured 32767 value (7FFFH) represents HH (over the upper measuring range), while the measured 32512
(7F00H) value indicates LL (over the lower measuring range).
5) In addition to the CRC check bytes, all other double-bytes are high-byte sequence in front, low byte order after.
Register address Symbolic description Register address Symbolic description
01H ALM1
02H ALM2 03H Hy-1
04H Hy-2 05H Hy
06H At 07H I
08H P 09H D
0AH t 0BH Sn
0CH dp 0DH P-SL
0EH P-SH 0FH Pb
10H OP-A 11H out
12H outH 13H AL-P
14H CooL 15H BAud
16H Addr 17H FILt
18H A-M 19H Lock

1AH C1 1BH T1

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1CH C2 1DH T2
1EH C3 1FH T3
20H C4 21H T4
22H C5 23H T5
24H
26H
C6
C7
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25H
27H
T6
T7
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28H C8 29H T8
2AH C9 2BH T9
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2CH C10 2DH T10

2EH C11 2FH T11
30H C12 31H T12
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32H C13 33H T13

34H C14 35H T14
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36H C15 37H T15

38H C16 39H T16
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3AH C17 3BH T17

3CH C18 3DH T18
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3EH C19 3FH T19

40H C20 41H T20
42H C21 43H T21
44H C22 45H T22
46H C23 47H T23
48H C24 49H T24
4AH C25 4BH T25
4CH C26 4DH T26
4EH C27 4FH T27
50H C28 51H T28
52H C29 53H T29
54H C30 55H C30
The following registers are read-only
56H Run time of current section 00H Current run segment