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Unit
Select Auto if the unit number of the destination server is not required; Otherwise,
select Fixed. If you select Fixed, the unit number item is displayed.
No.
Enter a fixed unit number in the range of 0 to 255.
Setting the transmitted commands
Client command number
Select 1 to 16 for the transmitted command numbers to be configured.
Command type
Set the command type to Off, R-M, W, or W-M. If you select a command type
other than Off, the client channel, server number, register, and data type items are
displayed.
R-M: Read to the communication input data (32-bit floating point type) from the
server.
W: Write the measurement channel (16-bit signed integer type) to the server.
W-M: Write the computation channel (32-bit signed integer type) to the server.
You can only select R-M and W-M on models that have the /M1, /PM1, or /PWR1 math
option.
First/Last (client channels)
Enter the first and last channel numbers for I/O. The range of channels that you can
enter varies depending on the command type as follows:
R-M: C01 to C24, W: 001 to 012, W-M: 101 to 124
Server (server number)
Select the server number from 1 to 16.
Regi. (registers on the server)
Set the register number of the server.
For an input register, select in the range of 30001 to 39999 and 300001 to 365536.
For a hold register, select in the range of 40001 to 49999 and 400001 to 465536.
The register numbers you can specify vary depending on the command type. See
section 6.3.
Specifying the Register Number
Specify the register number on the FX by using the “reference number” (such as
the number 40001 written above). For example, for the YOKOGAWA UT35A digital
indicating controller, the D register number corresponds to the reference number as
shown in the following table.
D-Reg. No. Ref. No.
D2001 42001
For a server device that calls the register using a “relative number,” add 30001,
300001, 40001, or 400001 to obtain a reference number.
Register Type Relative Number Reference Number Expression
Hold register 1004 41005 1004 + 40001
14567 414568 14567 + 400001
Input register 0000 30001 0000 + 30001
Type
Data type.
Select INT16, UINT16, INT32_B, INT32_L, UINT32_B, UINT32_L, FLOAT_B, or
FLOAT_L.
The data type you can specify vary depending on the command type. See section 6.3.
1.10 Using Modbus to Read Data From and Write Data to Other Devices