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.\"    Manual: Libmodbus Manual
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.TH "MODBUS_GET_FLOAT" "3" "10/18/2014" "libmodbus 3\&.0\&.6" "Libmodbus Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
modbus_get_float \- get a float value
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBfloat modbus_get_float(const uint16_t *\fR\fB\fIsrc\fR\fR\fB);\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fImodbus_get_float()\fR function shall get a float from 4 bytes in Modbus format\&. The \fIsrc\fR array must be pointer on two 16 bits values, for example, if the first word is set to 0x4465 and the second to 0x229a, the float value read will be 916\&.540649\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fImodbus_get_float()\fR function shall return a float\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBmodbus_set_float\fR(3)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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The libmodbus documentation was written by St\('ephane Raimbault <\m[blue]\fBstephane\&.raimbault@gmail\&.com\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2>
.SH "NOTES"
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stephane.raimbault@gmail.com
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\%mailto:stephane.raimbault@gmail.com
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