Siemens MindConnect Nano System Manual page 68

Configuring protocols
4.5 Overview of Modbus RTU protocol for MindConnect Nano
Parameter
Function Type
Slave Number
Start Address
Quantity
VariableType
Real Type
Response Address
Offset
Response Quantity
Addressing:
The information is stored in the Modbus Slave device in 4 different tables. 2 tables store on/off
discrete values (coils) and two store numerical values (registers). Each coil is 1 bit long and
assigned a data address between 0 and 65535. Each register has the size of 1 word(16 bits/ 2
bytes) and has a data address between 0 and 65535.
Coil/ Register numbers
1-9999
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Description
Function type - depends on the type of the data (see manual of the Modbus
device).
1: Read Coils
2: Read Inputs
3: Read Holding Registers
4: Read Input Registers
Currently function codes 1..4 are supported.
Address/Slave number of the Modbus device.
Start address (offset) of the data.
Quantity of data to be read.
You can choose the following variable types of the Modbus data to be read:
1: char
2: unsigned char
3: short
4: unsigned short
5: long
6: unsigned long
7: float
8: double
9: ASCII-Text
Real type - determines, if the registers of real values have to be processed in
reversed order
0: Normal order
1: Reversed order
2: Byte swap order
3: Word swap order
Real types 2 and 3 are available from V03.04.02.01.
Offset of the data to return in register units.
Quantity of the returned data. Only for string data a value greater than 1 is
supported.
Data addresses
0 to 65535
Function type Table name
1 Read Coils
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