Modbus Poll supports these, but you need to configure it correctly. Many of the WattNode registers are 32-bit composite registers, commonly 32-bit integer or 32-bit floating-point.
We also recommend the “Fit to Quantity” option if you don’t have too many rows in one register block. You will need to do this for each block of registers you define. In order to correct this, when defining blocks of registers, be sure to check the “PLC Addresses (Base 1)” option in the “Read/Write Definition” dialog box. In Modbus Poll, register numbers are zero based by default. Most Modbus tools (but not Modbus Poll) use this convention by default. In other words, a WattNode register like Frequency has an address of 1221, but a packet requesting this register will request register 1220. The Modbus standard describes register addresses as starting at 1, but indicates that the actual data packets sent to slave devices will use addresses starting at 0. Use F2 if necessary to start editing an alias.
It is also possible to configure aliases (names) for each register by clicking in the correct box and typing. Then save them with File / Save or File / Save As. You configure them with F8 (Setup / Read/Write Defintion…). You can create new register blocks with File / New. Saving Register Blocksīefore anything else, it is important to learn to save register block configurations, so that you do not have to reconfigure register blocks each time you start Modbus Poll. This article provides some pointers on using Modbus Poll successfully with the WattNode. Modbus Poll is a full-featured Modbus ® master program that can be used to monitor, configure, and test WattNode ® Modbus meters.