Modbus Communication Protocol; Code Description; Data Format - Delta Electronics ASDA-A Series User Manual

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MODBUS Communication Protocol

When using RS-232/485/422 serial communication interface, each ASDA-A or ASDA-A+ series AC servo
drive has a pre-assigned communication address specified by parameter "P3-00". The computer then
controls each AC servo drive according to its communication address. ASDA-A and ASDA-A+ series AC
servo drives can be set up to communicate on a MODBUS networks using on of the following modes: ASCII
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) or RTU (Remote Terminal Unit). Users can select the
desired mode along with the serial port communication protocol in parameter "P3-02".

Code Description:

ASCII Mode:
Each 8-bit data is the combination of two ASCII characters. For example, a 1-byte data: 64 Hex, shown as
'64' in ASCII, consists of '6' (36Hex) and '4' (34Hex).
The following table shows the available hexadecimal characters and their corresponding ASCII codes.
Character
ASCII code
Character
ASCII code
RTU Mode:
Each 8-bit data is the combination of two 4-bit hexadecimal characters. For example, a 1-byte data: 64 Hex.

Data Format:

10-bit character frame (For 7-bit character)
7N2
Start
bit
7E1
Start
bit
7O1
Start
bit
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'0' '1' '2'
30H 31H 32H
'8' '9' 'A'
38H 39H 41H
0 1
2
7-data bits
10-bits character frame
0 1 2
7-data bits
10-bits character frame
0 1
2
7-data bits
10-bits character frame
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'3' '4' '5'
33H 34H 35H
'B' 'C' 'D'
42H 43H 44H
3 4 5 6
3 4 5 6
3 4 5 6
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'6' '7'
36H 37H
'E' 'F'
45H 46H
Stop
Stop
bit
bit
Even
Stop
parity
bit
Odd
Stop
parity
bit
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