Configuring the Modbus Scan Input Table

The following table outlines the device-dependent information that you must supply in the scan input table attribute for the ModbusScanner:

  Field Number Field Name DE Type Possible Values
Device Independent 0 point control rtLOGICAL 0=disabled, 1=enabled
1 point status rtUINT8 §To configure the scan input table
2 poll type mask rtBYTES4 32-bit mask
3 st buffer size rtUINT16 0
4 SSMA offset rtUINT32 12 to 4,294,967,295
5 # of elements rtUINT16 1 to 65,535
6 RTAP DE type rtUINT8 1 to 31
7 deadband type rtUINT8 §To configure the scan input table
8 deadband rtDOUBLE any double
9 link address rtDB_XREF  
10 reserved1 rtINT32  
Device Dependent (Modbus scan task specific) 11 diagnostic data rtUINT16 0 to 65,535
12 exception record rtLOGICAL 0=poll, 1=PRBX
13 modbus function rtUINT8 0 to 255
14 register rtUINT16 0 to 65,535
15 modbus type rtUINT8 1 to 31
16 register count rtUINT8 (see below)
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