Modbus Read, Write and Override Parameters plus Exception Codes 
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10 Modbus Read, Write and Override Parameters plus 
Exception Codes 
10.1  Overview 
Introduction 
This section contains information concerning Reading, Writing, and Overriding 
parameters in this instrument. There are two types of parameters: 
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  Data Transfer—These parameters include reading control data, option status, and 
reading or changing setpoints. 
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  Configuration Data—All the configuration data is listed in the order in which it 
appears in the controller. 
Each type of parameter has the identifying codes listed with it. 
What's in this section? 
The following topics are covered in this section. 
TOPIC  See Page 
10.1 Overview  347 
10.2  Reading Control Data  350 
10.3  Read Options Status  351 
10.4  Miscellaneous Read Onlys  352 
10.5 Setpoints  353 
10.6  Using a Computer Setpoint (Overriding Controller Setpoint)  355 
10.7 Configuration Parameters  356 
10.8  Modbus RTU Exception Codes  434 
General Information 
Non-volatile Memory Retention 
•  This controller uses non-volatile memory to store configuration data. These memories 
are guaranteed to retain data for a minimum of ten years as long as the data is not 
written and erased more than 10,000 times. In order not to exceed this number, it is 
strongly recommended that configurations that change rapidly such as Computer 
Setpoint use the Override feature, which does not affect non-volatile memory.