# MODBUS 16bit SIGNED INTEGER

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**Created:** [23 April 2020 12:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modbus-16bit-signed-integer/25362 "2020-04-23T12:27:44Z")\
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To use the data as in the debug then you can do, for each item in the array  
`msg.payload[i] = (msg.payload[i] << 16) >> 16`

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