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The Read Request:
The Read Request is used to query parameter values and it has the following message format:
[START CHAR][ID][ZONE][TYPE][PARAM][CHKSUM][END CHAR]
Field Description: TYPE Must contain the uppercase letter ‘R’.
Request Messages are sent from the host to the slaves. Each request will have an ID identifying the intended
recipient of the request. If the ID is ‘00’ (zero), then the request is a broadcast message.
All slaves will perform the action requested in the broadcast request. However, a response message will not be
returned. Therefore, it only makes sense to send Write or Auxiliary Command Requests as broadcast requests.
There are three types of Request Messages: Read, Write, and AuxiliaryCommands.
Request Message Description
$Ø1Ø1RØ5C1<CR> Queries the value of the Process Variable
of Controller #1.
$Ø1Ø1RØ9C5<CR> Queries the value of the EEPROM
Setpoint 1 of Controller #1
$Ø2Ø1RØ9C6<CR> Queries the value of the EEPROM
Setpoint 1 of Controller #2.
END CHAR
CHKSUM
PARAM
TYPE
ZONE
ID
START CHAR
*Examples of the responses to these requests are given in later sections on Response Messages.
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