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User’s manual

MODBUS-RTU
PROTOCOL
for instruments

WR60000 BATCHING 4, 12, 20 PRODUCTS

WR60000 BATCHING 8 PRODUCTS + 4 IMPULSES

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1

SPECIAL WARNINGS ........................................................................................................................ 1

DATA FORMAT ................................................................................................................................... 2

SUPPORTED FUNCTIONS................................................................................................................. 2

INSTRUMENT RESPONSE TIMES .................................................................................................... 2

MODBUS-RTU PROTOCOL FOR WR BATCHING 4, 12, 20 PRODUCTS ....................................... 3

MODBUS-RTU PROTOCOL FOR WR BATCHING 8 PRODUCTS + 4 IMPULSES ....................... 10

 INTRODUCTION

The MODBUS-RTU protocol enables reading and writing of registers present in LAUMAS
instruments, based on the standard addressing system provided in the reference guide of Modicon
PI-MBUS-300.

SPECIAL WARNINGS

Not all commands present in the aforementioned document are implemented for communication
with the instruments. All limitations will be specified later.

Pay close attention to the values sent to the instrument: they must fall within the ranges specified
in the tables on the following pages (and they must guarantee proper functioning of the
instrument).

Some data will be written directly into a special memory named EEprom, which can be written a
limited number of times only (100000). Therefore avoid writing continuously in these locations
Numerical values are expressed as decimal values in the following pages; in case of 0x prefix
values are expressed as hexadecimal.

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 DATA FORMAT

I dati ricevuti e trasmessi tramite protocollo MODBUS-RTU sugli strumenti LAUMAS, hanno la
seguente caratteristica:

- 1 start bit;
- 8 data bits, least significant bit;
- no parity, odd or even parity.
- 2 stop bits in case of no parity (n-8-2)
- 1 stop bit in case of checking parity (O-8-1, E-8-1)

SUPPORTED FUNCTIONS

Among the commands available in the MODBUS-RTU protocol, only the following are used to
manage communication with the instruments. Other commands may not be interpreted correctly
and could generate errors or system shut-downs:

FUNCTION description
03 (0x03) READ HOLDING REGISTER
16 (0x10) PRESET MULTIPLE REGISTERS

INSTRUMENT RESPONSE TIMES

The length of time that elapses between the end of the QUESTION string to the instrument and
the start of the ANSWER string from the instrument varies between 5 msecs and 20 msecs (max).
The length of time that must elapse between the end of the ANSWER string from the instrument
and the start of the next QUESTION string to the instrument is 0.5 msec (min).
In order to take into consideration the total time of a communication (QUESTION + ANSWER), the
transmission times for the strings, which must be calculated according to the baud rate used, must
be added to these.

Example with 19200bit/sec BAUD RATE:

a) 8 bytes QUERY (88 bits) = 4.6 msec

b) max delay for response = 20 msec
c) 8 bytes RESPONSE (88 bits) = 4.6 msec
d) time before the next query = 0.5 msec

total = 30 mS (33 communications / second)

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 In general, a longer length of time must be considered to correctly handle the query loop.
Some systems are very slow at correctly handling communication timing, resulting in a
decrease in the number of queries possible in the unit of time.

- The serial settings cannot be modified via the serial port itself. Operate manually using
the instrument menus.
- Modifications made will be active after switching off and on again.

MODBUS-RTU PROTOCOL FOR WR60000 BATCHING 4, 12, 20 PRODUCTS

Supported function: READ HOLDING REGISTER , PRESET MULTIPLE REGISTERS

Maximum number of writing registers: 60

LIST OF HOLDING REGISTERS

Address Description R/W
40001 Instrument Error R
40002 Gross weight H R
40003 Gross weight L R
40004 Decimal Point R
40005 Status Register R
40006 Net weight H R
40007 Net weight L R
40008 Net decimal point R
40009 Instrument status R
40010 Unit of measure R
40011 Current cycle number R
40012 Programmed cycles R/W
40013 Number of active formula R/W

40014 Number of formula for serials R/W

40015 Set step 1 H(*) R/W
40016 Set step 1 L(*) R/W
40017 Operation step 1 R/W
40018 Set step 2 H(*) R/W
40019 Set step 2 L(*) R/W
40020 Operation step 2 R/W
40021 Set step 3 H(*) R/W
40022 Set step 3 L(*) R/W
40023 Operation step 3 R/W
40024 Set step 4 H(*) R/W

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40025 Set step 4 L(*) R/W
40026 Operation step 4 R/W
40027 Set step 5 H(*) R/W
40028 Set step 5 L(*) R/W
40029 Operation step 5 R/W
40030 Set step 6 H(*) R/W
40031 Set step 6 L(*) R/W
40032 Operation step 6 R/W
40033 Set step 7 H(*) R/W
40034 Set step 7 L(*) R/W
40035 Operation step 7 R/W
40036 Set step 8 H(*) R/W
40037 Set step 8 L(*) R/W
40038 Operation step 8 R/W
40039 Set step 9 H(*) R/W
40040 Set step 9 L(*) R/W
40041 Operation step 9 R/W
40042 Set step 10 H(*) R/W
40043 Set step 10 L(*) R/W
40044 Operation step 10 R/W
40045 Set step 11 H(*) R/W
40046 Set step 11 L(*) R/W
40047 Operation step 11 R/W
40048 Set step 12 H(*) R/W
40049 Set step 12 L(*) R/W
40050 Operation step 12 R/W
40051 Set step 13 H(*) R/W
40052 Set step 13 L(*) R/W
40053 Operation step 13 R/W
40054 Set step 14 H(*) R/W
40055 Set step 14 L(*) R/W
40056 Operation step 14 R/W
40057 Set step 15 H(*) R/W
40058 Set step 15 L(*) R/W
40059 Operation step 15 R/W
40060 Set step 16 H(*) R/W
40061 Set step 16 L(*) R/W
40062 Operation step 16 R/W
40063 Set step 17 H(*) R/W
40064 Set step 17 L(*) R/W
40065 Operation step 17 R/W
40066 Set step 18 H(*) R/W

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40067 Set step 18 L(*) R/W
40068 Operation step 18 R/W
40069 Set step 19 H(*) R/W
40070 Set step 19 L(*) R/W
40071 Operation step 19 R/W
40072 Set step 20 H(*) R/W
40073 Set step 20 L(*) R/W
40074 Operation step 20 R/W
40075 Set decimal point R/W

40076 Product number for stocks total R/W

40077 Total of product H R
40078 Total of product L R
40079 hours / minutes last totals R
cancellation
40080 day / month last totals cancellation R
40081 Year last totals cancellation R
40082 Decimal point of products total R
40083 Stocks of product H R/W
40084 Stocks of product L R/W
40085 Deciaml point of product stocks R
40086 Batched net step 1 H R
40087 Batched net step 1 L R
40088 Product number step 1 R
40089 Batched net step 2 H R
40090 Batched net step 2 L R
40091 Product number step 2 R
40092 Batched net step 3 H R
40093 Batched net step 3 L R
40094 Product number step 3 R
40095 Batched net step 4 H R
40096 Batched net step 4 L R
40097 Product number step 4 R
40098 Batched net step 5 H R
40099 Batched net step 5 L R
40100 Product number step 5 R
40101 Batched net step 6 H R
40102 Batched net step 6 L R
40103 Product number step 6 R
40104 Batched net step 7 H R
40105 Batched net step 7 L R
40106 Product number step 7 R

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40107 Batched net step 8 H R
40108 Batched net step 8 L R
40109 Product number step 8 R
40110 Batched net step 9 H R
40111 Batched net step 9 L R
40112 Product number step 9 R
40113 Batched net step 10 H R
40114 Batched net step 10 L R
40115 Product number step 10 R
40116 Batched net step 11 H R
40117 Batched net step 11 L R
40118 Product number step 11 R
40119 Batched net step 12 H R
40120 Batched net step 12 L R
40121 Product number step 12 R
40122 Batched net step 13 H R
40123 Batched net step 13 L R
40124 Product number step 13 R
40125 Batched net step 14 H R
40126 Batched net step 14 L R
40127 Product number step 14 R
40128 Batched net step 15 H R
40119 Batched net step 15 L R
40130 Product number step 15 R
40131 Batched net step 16 H R
40132 Batched net step 16 L R
40133 Product number step 16 R
40134 Batched net step 17 H R
40135 Batched net step 17 L R
40136 Product number step 17 R
40137 Batched net step 18 H R
40138 Batched net step 18 L R
40139 Product number step 18 R
40140 Batched net step 19 H R
40141 Batched net step 19 L R
40142 Product number step 19 R
40143 Batched net step 20 H R
40144 Batched net step 20 L R
40145 Product number step 20 R
40146 Decimal point of batched nets R
40147 Number of last batched formula R
40148 Number of last batched cycle R

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 40158 Programmed cycles R/W
40159 Number of actived formula R/W
40160 Command register R/W

(*) : If the operation is SET OUTPUT the Set H register contains the number of output to be set
and the Set L register contains the logical status.

CODING OF ERRORS IN ADDRESS 40001 “Instrument Error”

40001 Address Conditions Meanings

00 00 No Error The instrument is working
00 03 The signal of the load cell is higher the maximum
Out of scale
value of 3.9 mV/V
00 05 overload The weight value is higher than the max capacity
00 07 underload The weight value is lower than -99999

LIST OF BIT IN ADDRESS 40005 “Status Register”

When bit is equal to 1 means the following conditions:

Bit 15 Bit 14 Bit 13 Bit 12 Bit 11 Bit 10 Bit 9 Bit 8

- - - - - 1 Negative Negative
fixed Gross Net
Sign Sign

Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0

Out Execute Executed Minimum Over Under Steady Zero
of scale d zero tare weighing load load weight centre

REGISTERS DESCRIPTION “Operation step xx” and “Batched net step xx”

‘S’ = unloading scale ‘T’ = waiting step

‘I’ = input check ‘O’ = output setting
from 1 to 20: batching of product indicated ‘F’ = end formula

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LIST OF BIT REGISTER “hours / minutes last cancellation”

Bit 15 – 8 Bit 7 - 0
minutes hours

LIST OF BIT REGISTER “day / month last cancellation”

Bit 15 – 8 Bit 7 - 0
day month

LIST OF FUNCTION IN ADDRESS 40160 “Command Register”

“Command Register” allows the following commands:

Function Command
0008 Semiautomatic zero
0011 Totals zero-setting
0012 Reading batched net weights
0013 Batched net weight acquisition – communication received
0014 Start the batching
0015 Stop the batching
0016 ENTER key
0017 ESC key
0021 Keyboard lock
0022 Keyboard unlock

INSTRUMENT STATUS and PRODUCT IN BATCHING ( ADDRESS 40009 )

Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0

Character code of instrument status

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 “ “ (32 ASCII) if the instrument is in standby condition
“P” (80 ASCII) in case of programming the current data
“O” (79 ASCII) in case of over-load error (weight not detected)
“F” (70 ASCII) in case of over-flow error (weight not displayed)
“D” (68 ASCII) during the batching phase
“M” (77 ASCII) zero error at the start of batching
“C” (67 ASCII) in case of approval waiting
“E” (69 ASCII) failing product during the batching
“S” (83 ASCII) cycle end
“T” (84 ASCII) in case of error of out of tolerance
“B” (66 ASCII) in case of black-out the starting
“V” (86 ASCII) in case of start with empty formula
“H” (72 ASCII) in pause condition
“X” (88 ASCII) getting over of the maximum weight during the batching
“A” (65 ASCII) setting of the formula beyond the maximum weight
“G” (71 ASCII) stop batching when input of start is closed
“K” (75 ASCII) Alarm of minimum stocks
“Z” (90 ASCII) Error of scale out of zero

Bit 15 Bit 14 Bit 13 Bit 12 Bit 11 Bit 10 Bit 9 Bit 8

Number of product in current batching.
Value from 0 to 20.
0 = no batching

Note:
 Reading / writing formula, set refer to the formula number into the 40014 register.
 Formula selection: write the formula’s number that you want to program into the register
40013 or 40159.
 The batching start command takes into consideration the formula number and the number
of current cycles (if necessary, modify them before sending the command by writing in
sequence the registers 40158, 40159, 40160).
 The batched net weights are updated following receipt of the reading command (function
0012) which must take place while the unloading phase is active.
 Reading totals and stocks: select the number of product into the 40076 register; the
following registers will contain total and stock values of selected product.

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 MODBUS-RTU PROTOCOLS FOR WR60000 BATCHING 8 PRODUCTS + 4 IMPULSES

Supported function: READ HOLDING REGISTER , PRESET MULTIPLE REGISTERS

Maximum number of writing registers: 60

LIST OF HOLDING REGISTERS

Address Description R/W

40001 Instrument Error R
40002 Gross weight H R
40003 Gross weight L R
40004 Decimal Point R
40005 Status Register R
40006 Net weight H R
40007 Net weight L R
40008 Net decimal point R
40009 Instrument status R
40010 Unit of measure R
40011 Current cycle number R
40012 Programmed cycles R/W
40013 Number of active formula R/W

40014 Number of formula for serials R/W

40015 Set step 1 H(*) R/W
40016 Set step 1 L(*) R/W
40017 Operation step 1 R/W
40018 Set step 2 H(*) R/W
40019 Set step 2 L(*) R/W
40020 Operation step 2 R/W
40021 Set step 3 H(*) R/W
40022 Set step 3 L(*) R/W
40023 Operation step 3 R/W
40024 Set step 4 H(*) R/W
40025 Set step 4 L(*) R/W
40026 Operation step 4 R/W
40027 Set step 5 H(*) R/W
40028 Set step 5 L(*) R/W
40029 Operation step 5 R/W
40030 Set step 6 H(*) R/W
40031 Set step 6 L(*) R/W

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40032 Operation step 6 R/W
40033 Set step 7 H(*) R/W
40034 Set step 7 L(*) R/W
40035 Operation step 7 R/W
40036 Set step 8 H(*) R/W
40037 Set step 8 L(*) R/W
40038 Operation step 8 R/W
40039 Set step 9 H(*) R/W
40040 Set step 9 L(*) R/W
40041 Operation step 9 R/W
40042 Set step 10 H(*) R/W
40043 Set step 10 L(*) R/W
40044 Operation step 10 R/W
40045 Set step 11 H(*) R/W
40046 Set step 11 L(*) R/W
40047 Operation step 11 R/W
40048 Set step 12 H(*) R/W
40049 Set step 12 L(*) R/W
40050 Operation step 12 R/W
40051 Set step 13 H(*) R/W
40052 Set step 13 L(*) R/W
40053 Operation step 13 R/W
40054 Set step 14 H(*) R/W
40055 Set step 14 L(*) R/W
40056 Operation step 14 R/W
40057 Set step 15 H(*) R/W
40058 Set step 15 L(*) R/W
40059 Operation step 15 R/W
40060 Set step 16 H(*) R/W
40061 Set step 16 L(*) R/W
40062 Operation step 16 R/W
40063 Set step 17 H(*) R/W
40064 Set step 17 L(*) R/W
40065 Operation step 17 R/W
40066 Set step 18 H(*) R/W
40067 Set step 18 L(*) R/W
40068 Operation step 18 R/W
40069 Set step 19 H(*) R/W
40070 Set step 19 L(*) R/W
40071 Operation step 19 R/W
40072 Set step 20 H(*) R/W
40073 Set step 20 L(*) R/W

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40074 Operation step 20 R/W
40075 Set decimal point R/W

40076 Product number for stocks total R/W

40077 Total of product H R
40078 Total of product L R
40079 hours / minutes last totals R
cancellation
40080 day / month last totals cancellation R
40081 Year last totals cancellation R
40082 Decimal point of products total R
40083 Stocks of product H R/W
40084 Stocks of product L R/W
40085 Deciaml point of product stocks R
40086 Batched net step 1 H R
40087 Batched net step 1 L R
40088 Product number step 1 R
40089 Batched net step 2 H R
40090 Batched net step 2 L R
40091 Product number step 2 R
40092 Batched net step 3 H R
40093 Batched net step 3 L R
40094 Product number step 3 R
40095 Batched net step 4 H R
40096 Batched net step 4 L R
40097 Product number step 4 R
40098 Batched net step 5 H R
40099 Batched net step 5 L R
40100 Product number step 5 R
40101 Batched net step 6 H R
40102 Batched net step 6 L R
40103 Product number step 6 R
40104 Batched net step 7 H R
40105 Batched net step 7 L R
40106 Product number step 7 R
40107 Batched net step 8 H R
40108 Batched net step 8 L R
40109 Product number step 8 R
40110 Batched net step 9 H R
40111 Batched net step 9 L R
40112 Product number step 9 R
40113 Batched net step 10 H R

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40114 Batched net step 10 L R
40115 Product number step 10 R
40116 Batched net step 11 H R
40117 Batched net step 11 L R
40118 Product number step 11 R
40119 Batched net step 12 H R
40120 Batched net step 12 L R
40121 Product number step 12 R
40122 Batched net step 13 H R
40123 Batched net step 13 L R
40124 Product number step 13 R
40125 Batched net step 14 H R
40126 Batched net step 14 L R
40127 Product number step 14 R
40128 Batched net step 15 H R
40119 Batched net step 15 L R
40130 Product number step 15 R
40131 Batched net step 16 H R
40132 Batched net step 16 L R
40133 Product number step 16 R
40134 Batched net step 17 H R
40135 Batched net step 17 L R
40136 Product number step 17 R
40137 Batched net step 18 H R
40138 Batched net step 18 L R
40139 Product number step 18 R
40140 Batched net step 19 H R
40141 Batched net step 19 L R
40142 Product number step 19 R
40143 Batched net step 20 H R
40144 Batched net step 20 L R
40145 Product number step 20 R
40146 Decimal point of batched nets R
40147 Number of last batched formula R
40148 Number of last batched cycle R

day / month last totals cancellation

40158 Year last totals cancellation R/W
40159 Decimal point of products total R/W
40160 Stocks of product H R/W

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(*) : If the operation is SET OUTPUT the Set H register contains the number of output to be set
and the Set L register contains the logical status.

CODING OF ERRORS IN ADDRESS 40001 “Instrument Error”

40001 Address Conditions Meanings

00 00 No Error The instrument is working
00 03 The signal of the load cell is higher the maximum
Out of scale
value of 3.9 mV/V
00 05 overload The weight value is higher than the max capacity
00 07 underload The weight value is lower than -99999

LIST OF BIT IN ADDRESS 40005 “Status Register”

When bit is equal to 1 means the following conditions:

Bit 15 Bit 14 Bit 13 Bit 12 Bit 11 Bit 10 Bit 9 Bit 8

- - - - - 1 Negative Negative
fixed Gross Net
Sign Sign

Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0

Out Execute Executed Minimum Over Under Steady Zero
of scale d zero tare weighing load load weight centre

REGISTERS DESCRIPTION “Operation step xx” and “Batched net step xx”

‘S’ = unloading scale ‘T’ = waiting step

‘I’ = input check ‘O’ = output setting
from 1 to 20: batching of product indicated ‘F’ = end formula

LIST OF BIT REGISTER “hours / minutes last cancellation”

Bit 15 – 8 Bit 7 - 0
minutes hours

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LIST OF BIT REGISTER “day / month last cancellation”

Bit 15 – 8 Bit 7 - 0
day month

Products from 1 to 4 correspond to the products of litre-counter (C01 to C04), products

from 5 to 12 correspond to products in weight (P01 to P08).

LIST OF FUNCTION IN ADDRESS 40160 “Command Register”

“Command Register” allows the following commands:

Function Command
0008 Semiautomatic zero
0011 Totals zero-setting
0012 Reading batched net weights
0013 Batched net weight acquisition – communication received
0014 Start the batching
0015 Stop the batching
0016 ENTER key
0017 ESC key
0021 Keyboard lock
0022 Keyboard unlock

INSTRUMENT STATUS ( ADDRESS 40009 )

Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0

Character code of instrument status

“ “ (32 ASCII) if the instrument is in standby condition

“P” (80 ASCII) in case of programming the current data
“O” (79 ASCII) in case of over-load error (weight not detected)
“F” (70 ASCII) in case of over-flow error (weight not displayed)
“D” (68 ASCII) during the batching phase
“M” (77 ASCII) zero error at the start of batching
“C” (67 ASCII) in case of approval waiting
“E” (69 ASCII) failing product during the batching

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“S” (83 ASCII) cycle end
“T” (84 ASCII) in case of error of out of tolerance
“B” (66 ASCII) in case of black-out the starting
“V” (86 ASCII) in case of start with empty formula
“H” (72 ASCII) in pause condition
“X” (88 ASCII) getting over of the maximum weight during the batching
“A” (65 ASCII) setting of the formula beyond the maximum weight
“G” (71 ASCII) stop batching when input of start is closed
“K” (75 ASCII) Alarm of minimum stocks
“Z” (90 ASCII) Error of scale out of zero

Bit 15 Bit 14 Bit 13 Bit 12 Bit 11 Bit 10 Bit 9 Bit 8

Number of product by Number of product by weight in current batching.
pulses in current batching. Value from 0 to 20.
Value from 0 to 4. 0 = no batching
0 = no batching

Note:
 Reading / writing formula, set refer to the formula number into the 40014 register.
 Formula selection: write the formula’s number that you want to program into the register
40013 or 40159.
 The batching start command takes into consideration the formula number and the number
of current cycles (if necessary, modify them before sending the command by writing in
sequence the registers 40158, 40159, 40160).
 The batched net weights are updated following receipt of the reading command (function
0012) which must take place while the unloading phase is active.
 Reading totals and stocks: select the number of product into the 40076 register; the
following registers will contain total and stock values of selected product.

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