Advanced Energy
Table 6‑7. Response format for Write Single Register command (Continued)
Number of bytes of data
First register MSB
First register LSB
Data MSB
Data LSB
CRC LSB
CRC MSB
Return Slave ID
The Return Slave ID command is used to read a text string containing the ID
number of the inverter.
Table 6‑8. Format for Return Slave ID
Modbus slave address
Command number
The Return Slave ID command returns the ASCII string "xxPVP Inverter IDxxxxx".
for example "0x50,0xFF,PVP Inverter ID02860910080321". The first "xx" represents
two non-ASCII bytes, representing the following information:
• Byte 1:0x50 - An identifier byte for the AE inverter
• Byte 2:0x00 - If communication with the inverter is down
0xFF - If communication with the inverter is okay
• Byte 3 through byte n: Contains "PVP Inverter IDxxxxx"
Table 6‑9. Format for Return Slave ID command
Modbus slave address
Command number
Number of bytes of data
Data 1
Data 2
Data n
6‑18
Response Information
Command Information
Response Information
Data Monitoring and Controls
Response Layout
n
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
Command Layout
nn (1-126)
11h
Response Layout
11h
n
xx
xx
xx
xx
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