5. Commissioning, operation
Communication via messages
General form of the messages
Instrument address
8 bit
EN
In accordance to Modbus
The characters within one message may not have spacing of more than 1.5 characters.
Examples of a typical transmission:
Intermission
Message 1
Valid function calls
Function
Designation
03
Read holding registers
04
Read input register
06
Write single register
16
Write multiple registers
08
Diagnostic - Sub code 00
23
Read/write multiple registers
configuration
5.4.2.5
Data register, measured values
Measured values can only be read and not written.
Model GD-20
Register
Measurand
00000
Pressure (abs.)
00002
Pressure (abs.)
52
Function
8 bit
specification, separate messages must be divided by a break of at least 3.5 characters.
®
▶
Intermission
Message 2
Description
Reading of one or more register values or the instrument configuration
Reading a register value or the instrument configuration
Writing a register value or the instrument configuration
Writing of one or more register values or the instrument configuration
Diagnostic function
Writing or reading of one/several register values or the instrument configuration
p
p
Data
n x 8 bit
▶
Intermission
Unit
Based on
bar
Absolute pressure
MPa
Absolute pressure
WIKA operating instructions gas density sensor, model GD-20
CRC check
16 bit
Message 3
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