Read Device Registers

The READ DEVICE REGISTERS page allows you to read Modbus registers from the selected device.

Step	Action	Result
1	From the IFE menu bar, click Diagnostics.	Opens the Diagnostics menu.
2	From the Diagnostics menu, in the Communication submenu, click Read Device Registers.	Opens the Read Device Registers page.
3	Select the data type from Data Type drop-down list.	Selects the appropriate data type.
4	To change how Modbus data is displayed in the Value column, select Decimal, Hexadecimal, Binary, or ASCII.	Selects how the data values are displayed.
5	Click Read.	Reads the device registered according to the selected configuration.

Parameter	Description	Settings
Device Name	Selects a device to read from the list of previously added devices. A Modbus interface device of a Modbus client IFE interface not defined in the device list can be read by entering its local ID number. NOTE: The interface device of a remote device not defined in the device list cannot be read by entering its local ID number.	–
Local ID	The address (local ID) of the device that is to be read.	255 NOTE: You cannot change the local ID.
Starting Register	Register number in decimal.	0...65535 Factory setting: 1000
Number of Registers	The number of registers to read.	1...125 Factory setting: 10
Register	Lists the register numbers in decimal.	–
Value	Lists the data stored for a register. Values retrieved depend on the device connected to the IFE interface. Refer to the documentation for the connected device for more information about stored register values.	–
Data Type	Lists the data types available for the device.	Holding Registers (Factory setting) Input Registers Output Coils Input Coils
Decimal, Hexadecimal, Binary, or ASCII options	Select an option to specify how the value column data is displayed.	Decimal (Factory setting)