7.  G3 Parameter Settings 
Modbus interface board communications are enabled by setting parameter 
COMMUNICATION SELECTION in GROUP:COMMUNICATION SETTING 
PARAMETERS to 2 (Modbus, Tosline-F10, DeviceNet).  No other Tosline-F10 
communication parameter settings apply when using the Modbus interface.  Similar to 
when using any communication interface card, the option frequency command and 
command input can be enabled by setting parameters FREQUENCY MODE 
SELECTION and COMMAND MODE SELECTION, respectively, in GROUP:UTILITY 
PARAMETERS to 3.  For more information on methods for changing parameter 
settings, refer to the TOSHIBA G3 Operation Manual. 
 
The following is a list of the parameter settings that are required during setup to enable 
Modbus communications: 
 
 
As is the same with all other communication configuration parameters, the inverter 
must be reset after making the parameter changes described above in order for the 
changed settings to be enabled. 
 
IMPORTANT:  The standard factory setting for parameter INVERTER ID NUMBER is 
0, which is reserved by the Modbus controller as the address used for 
broadcast transmissions.  If this parameter is not changed prior to 
enabling Modbus communications, the inverter will trip "OPTION PCB 
ERROR".  Similarly, if an inverter number of 248 ∼ 255 is set, the 
inverter will trip "OPTION PCB ERROR". 
 
If the G3 inverter into which a Modbus communications interface board is installed 
trips “OPTION PCB ERROR” for any reason during initialization or operation, it is 
incapable of being reset via the Modbus network.  When this trip condition occurs, 
therefore, the inverter can only be reset locally via the panel or control terminal block. 
 
If inverter control (frequency command input, RUN/STOP, etc.) is to be performed via 
the Modbus network, the following inverter parameters must also be set as shown: 
 
 
Parameter  Group  Required Value 
BLIND FUNCTION 
SELECTION 
GROUP:UTILITY 
PARAMETERS 
1 
COMMUNICATIONS 
PARMS BLIND 
GROUP:UTILITY 
PARAMETERS 
1 
COMMUNICATION 
SELECTION 
GROUP:COMMUNICATION 
SETTING PARAMETERS 
2 
INVERTER ID NUMBER  GROUP:COMMUNICATION 
SETTING PARAMETERS 
any value other than 0 or 
248∼255. 
Parameter  Group  Required 
Value 
COMMAND MODE SELECTION  GROUP:UTILITY PARAMETERS 
3 
FREQUENCY MODE 
SELECTION 
GROUP:UTILITY PARAMETERS 
3