Hi,
question question. How to construct a modbus rtu message ready to be sent over the Ethernet.
The problem is I know it consist of a slave address, a function code, starting address, registers to be read and followed by the CRC, a eight byte message.
The problem is when i connect to the ip address over the port I specified, it sends the bytes but the network echoes back my query.
i.e.using function code 4, I generate a 8 byte message consisting of 0A 04 00 00 0A 71 76 and it over, it replies back the same bytes to me.
i would appreciate if you could help as I am having a big headache over this asap.

Thanks in advance

 

The device you're talking to may be using Modbus/TCP, which is different from Modbus RTU. If you're connecting to TCP port 502, it's surely Modbus/TCP; see "http://www.modicon.com/openmbus/":http://www.modicon.com/openmbus/ for protocol specs.

 

Dear Casey,
Your answer is found on "www.modicon.com":http://www.modicon.com
In our Beginners corner click on Modbus TCP.

Modbus TCP ( Modbus over Ethernet) specification and source code examples are included.

Best regards,
Frank Prendergast
Systems and Programs Manager
Schneider Automation

 

Check out "http://www.modbus.org/":http://www.modbus.org/ or
"http://www.modbus.org/download_standards_new.htm":http://www.modbus.org/download_standards_new.htm

You didn't say what you are connecting to, but MOST Modbus+Ethernet based products expect Modbus/TCP - not Modbus/RTU. The spec for this is linked into the www.modbus.org site.

Try sending: 11 22 00 00 00 06 0A 04 00 00 00 0A instead and see if you get an answer. The spec will tell you more, but there is a 3-word header here and no CRC.

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