IDEC FT1A Series User Manual

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11: M ODBUS C OMMUNICATION
4. Click the Communication Settings button. The Communication Settings dialog box appears. Change settings, if required.
5. Click the OK button to return to the Modbus RTU Master Request Table. Designate requests under the Function Code. A
maximum of 255 requests can be entered in one request table.
Choose to use Request Execution Devices and Error Status data registers if necessary. When using Request Execution Devices
and Error Status data registers, enter the first number of the devices.
Notes for Editing the Request Table
Request execution devices and error status data registers are allocated in the order of request numbers. When deleting a request or changing the
order of requests, the relationship of the request to the request execution devices and error status data register is changed. If the internal relay
or data register is used in the user program, the device addresses must be changed accordingly. After completing the changes, download the user
program again.
6. When editing of the Master Request Table is complete, click the OK button to save changes.
7. Download the user program to the SmartAXIS.
Now, programming for the Modbus master is complete. Details about parameters and valid values are as follows.
Baud Rate (bps) 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
Parity Even, Odd, None
Stop Bits 1 or 2
Retry Cycle 1 to 10
Receive Timeout 1 to 255 (×10ms)
Transmission Wait Time 0 to 5000 (ms)

IDEC FT1A Series Specifications

General

Programming Software	WindLDR
Type	Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Display	LCD (varies by model)
Communication Ports	RS232C/RS485 (built-in), USB (programming), Ethernet (optional)
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Model	FT1A Series