What does unitid and address in modbus node mean?

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I have a qn I am trying to use write modbus to a modbus relay to on and off I can't get it to work. It has a defalt address of 0xFF (255) when I have a unitid other that 0 I get a error like
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But when I put unitid of 0 the out put is this
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So I would like to ask what do unitid and address mean to the modbus node

This is my flow

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Hello ..

the unitid is the id of the modbus slave device
( as mentioned in the help file of the node that is in the range 0..255 tcp | 0..247 serial )
I see you have the communication as Serial rs485 so the address cannot exceed 247

Can your modbus relay device be configured to address id 1 ?
Whats strange is that you get a reply when you request with id 0 ? .. so it must be 0 :wink:
Any way to double check ? Can you share any documentation for the device ?

the address is the address of the modbus register from which you want to start reading or writing

i see you use FC16 (Function code 16) which is used to set Multiple Analog Output Registers
is your device controlled using a decimal value to a register that the relay device then translates to on/off ?
im asking because setting Multiple Coils is FC15
we need to check the documentation of the device

Article about Modbus

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Thanks for replying I will check it tomorrow. Sorry if my qns seem dumb or it is another basic question as I don't really know modbus I looked at your link and I think I understand my code abit better thanks.

This is the document I recived but it is in chinese
2ch_relay_modbus_cmd.pdf (3.1 MB)
And this is a google link if you dont want to download the document

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i believe i have found an english version of the docs of the device
http://www.chinalctech.com/m/view.php?aid=455

Try FC15 .. this should turn both relays on


msg.payload = { value: [1,1], 'fc': 15, 'unitid': 255, 'address': 0, 'quantity': 2 }

return msg

The array value : [1,1] is to set both to ON. try different compinations also [0,1] etc

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