4.2. Displaying Messages with Variables
The iKAN series device allows data related to items such as the Ethernet configuration, the RTC
value, and other information, to be inserted into a message as a system variable. The format for
using a system variable in a message has a length of 5 bytes as follows:
1
Delimiter
Character
%
The following is the Modbus register map for the iKAN that can be used on the iKAN display.
Coil-type variables (0xxxx, 0 based)
Modbus Address
Decimal
Hex.
00000
0000
:
:
00039
0027
00100
0064
:
:
00227
00E3
2
Variable Type
y: System variable
a: ASCII string
b: Coil
u: Unsigned integer (0~65535)
i: Signed integer (-32768~32767)
f: Float (-3.4E+38 ~ +3.4E+38)
Length
40
Coil-type variables
Enables or disables the display of
128
common messages 0 ~ 127.
Modbus Address:
3-digit decimal number
X
Description
3 to 5
X
X
Value
Attribute
Range
-
R/W
0: Disabled
R/W
1: Enabled