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FieldTalk Modbus Master Library for .NET

MbusMasterFunctionsreadCoils Method (Int32, Int32, Boolean)

Modbus function 1 (01 hex), Read Coil Status/Read Coils.

Namespace: FieldTalk.Modbus.Master
Assembly: FieldTalk.Modbus.Master (in FieldTalk.Modbus.Master.dll) Version: 2.15.2-eval+3d8362b4bb861c05760d48b11d303e954bb8597c

Syntax

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public int readCoils(
	int slaveAddr,
	int startRef,
	bool[] bitArr
)

Public Function readCoils ( 
	slaveAddr As Integer,
	startRef As Integer,
	<OutAttribute> bitArr As Boolean()
) As Integer

public:
int readCoils(
	int slaveAddr, 
	int startRef, 
	[InAttribute] [OutAttribute] array<bool>^ bitArr
)

Parameters

slaveAddr: Type: SystemInt32
Modbus address of slave device or unit identifier (Range: 1 - 255)
startRef: Type: SystemInt32
Start reference (Range: 1 - 65536)
bitArr: Type: SystemBoolean
Buffer which will contain the data read. The length of the array determines how many coils are read (Range: 1-2000).

Return Value

Type: Int32
BusProtocolErrors.FTALK_SUCCESS on success or error code. See BusProtocolErrors for possible error codes.

Remarks

Reads the contents of the discrete outputs (coils, 0:00000 table).

Note
No broadcast supported

Reference

MbusMasterFunctions Class

readCoils Overload

FieldTalk.Modbus.Master Namespace

FieldTalk Modbus Master Library for .NET
Library version 2.15.2

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Reference

MbusMasterFunctionsreadCoils Method (Int32, Int32, Boolean)