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MODBUS_NEW_RTU(3) Libmodbus Manual MODBUS_NEW_RTU(3)

NAME

modbus_new_rtu - create a libmodbus context for RTU

SYNOPSIS

modbus_t *modbus_new_rtu(const char *device, int baud, char parity, int data_bit, int stop_bit);

DESCRIPTION

The modbus_new_rtu() function shall allocate and initialize a modbus_t structure to communicate in RTU mode on a serial line.
The device argument specifies the name of the serial port handled by the OS, eg. /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyUSB0. On Windows, it’s necessary to prepend COM name with \\.\ for COM number greater than 9, eg. \\\\.\\COM10. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx for details
The baud argument specifies the baud rate of the communication, eg. 9600, 19200, 57600, 115200, etc.
The parity argument can have one of the following values
•N for none
•E for even
•O for odd
The data_bits argument specifies the number of bits of data, the allowed values are 5, 6, 7 and 8.
The stop_bits argument specifies the bits of stop, the allowed values are 1 and 2.

RETURN VALUE

The modbus_new_rtu() function shall return a pointer to a modbus_t structure if successful. Otherwise it shall return NULL and set errno to one of the values defined below.

ERRORS

EINVAL
An invalid argument was given.

EXAMPLE

modbus_t *ctx;


ctx = modbus_new_rtu("/dev/ttyUSB0", 115200, 'N', 8, 1);
if (ctx == NULL) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to create the libmodbus context\n");
    return -1;
}

SEE ALSO

modbus_new_tcp(3) modbus_free(3)

AUTHORS

The libmodbus documentation was written by Stéphane Raimbault < stephane.raimbault@gmail.com[1]>

NOTES

1.
stephane.raimbault@gmail.com
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10/18/2014 libmodbus 3.0.6