Timing; 350 Supported Functions - GE 350 Communications Manual

CHAPTER 6: USB INTERFACE

Timing

350 supported functions

350 FEEDER PROTECTION SYSTEM – COMMUNICATIONS GUIDE
CRC: 16 bit CRC-16 value
i, j: loop counters
(+): logical exclusive or operator
Di: i-th data byte (i = 0 to N-1)
G: 16 bit characteristic polynomial = 1010000000000001 with MSbit dropped and bit order
reversed
shr(x): shift right (the LSbit of the low order byte of x shifts into a carry flag, a '0' is shifted
into the MSbit of the high order byte of x, all other bits shift right one location
The algorithm is:
1. FFFF hex —> A
2. 0 —> i
3. 0 —> j
4. Di (+) AL —> AL
5. j+1 —> j
6. shr(A)
7. is there a carry? No: go to 8. Yes: G (+) A —> A
8. is j = 8? No: go to 5. Yes: go to 9.
9. i+1 —> i
10. is i = N? No: go to 3. Yes: go to 11.
11. A —> CRC
Data packet synchronization is maintained by timing constraints. The receiving device
must measure the time between the reception of characters. If 3.5 character times elapse
without a new character or completion of the packet, then the communication link must
be reset (i.e. all slaves start listening for a new transmission from the master). Thus at 9600
baud a delay of greater than 3.5 x 1 / 9600 x 10 = 3.65ms will cause the communication
link to be reset.
The following functions are supported by the 350 :
• FUNCTION CODE 03H - Read Setpoints
• FUNCTION CODE 04H - Read Actual Values
• FUNCTION CODE 05H - Execute Operation
• FUNCTION CODE 06H - Store Single Setpoint
• FUNCTION CODE 07H - Read Device Status
• FUNCTION CODE 08H - Loopback Test
• FUNCTION CODE 10H - Store Multiple Setpoints
Refer to section 6 of this guide for more details on MODBUS function codes.
MODBUS PROTOCOL
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