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Communication Profiles
Modbus is an application layer messaging protocol. It describes 
how data is transferred between client and server, but not the 
meaning of that data. Communication profiles are used to define 
the meaning of the data.
ABB Drives Profile - Classic
The ABB Drives Profile - Classic communication profile provides 
register mapped access to the control, status, reference and 
actual values of the ABB Drives Profile in the classic format for 
backward compatibility.
* 6-digit register addressing (400001) is used instead of 5-digit 
register addressing (40001) to describe register map. See section 
Register Addressing  on page 37 for additional information.
ABB Drives Profile - Enhanced
The ABB Drives Profile - Enhanced communication profile 
provides register mapped access to the control, status, reference 
and actual values of the ABB Drives Profile. The mapping of the 
registers has been enhanced to allow writing of control and 
reading of status in a single Read/Write Multiple Register request.
Register Address* Register Data (16-bit)
400001 ABB Drives Profile Control
400002 ABB Drives Profile Reference 1
400003 ABB Drives Profile Reference 2
400004 ABB Drives Profile Status
400005 ABB Drive Profile Actual 1
400006 ABB Drive Profile Actual 2
400101-409999 Drive Parameter Access (16-bit)
Register Address = 400000 + 100 x Group + Index
Example for Drive Parameter 3.18
400000 + 100 x 3 + 18 = 400318