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The switches are located near the center of the Comm X PCB and are labeled SW1 and
SW2 as they appear in Figure 5-5.
If you need more device addresses than the 100 listed in Table 5-6, refer to a complete
digital to hexadecimal conversion table.
Note: Some Modbus master devices do not allow addresses above the decimal value
of 126. PV Powered recommends keeping the number of slave devices between
2 and 100.
Modbus RS-485 Network Configuration Process
Step 4: Setting the Communication Parameters
This step is part of the network conguration process that should be completed by the
Modbus network programmer. The RS-485 Modbus master communication settings
need to be set to the values in Table 5-7. This allows your Modbus master device to
communicate with the inverter. Follow the instructions in the manual for your master
device to complete these settings.
Parameter Setting
Baud 9600
Parity N
Data bits 8
Stop bit 1
Flow control None
Table 5-7 Communications Settings
Step 5: Using Modbus Commands
PV Powered inverters provide basic Modbus commands. The supported commands are
listed in the following table.
Command Name
Command
Number
Description
Read Holding Register 03
Retrieves the voltage, power and en-
ergy values from the inverter.
Write (Preset) Single Register 06 Enables/disables the inverter.
Return Slave ID 17
Returns a text string containing the ID
number of the inverter.
Table 5-8 Supported Modbus Commands
Format of Modbus commands and responses
Each of the following command sections contain two tables. The rst table describes the
format of a Modbus command request while the second table contains the format of the
command’s response.
Then the next section,
Modbus Register Maps
, provides additional information about
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