Network Protocol Reference
Transmission procedure
The transmission between the external control equipment and the inverter takes the
procedure below.
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Query - A frame sent from the external control equipment to the inverter
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Response - A frame returned from inverter to the external control equipment
The inverter returns the response only after the inverter receives a query from the
external control equipment and does not output the response positively. Each frame is
formatted (with commands) as follows:
Frame Format
Header (silent interval)
Slave address
Function code
Data
Error check
Trailer (silent interval)
Message Configuration: Query
Slave address:
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This is a number of 1 to 32 assigned to each inverter (slave). (Only the inverter
having the address given as a slave address in the query can receive the query.)
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When slave address “0” is specified, the query can be addressed to all inverters
simultaneously. (Broadcasting)
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In broadcasting, you cannot call and loop back data.
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