On twido PLC you can use two methods for modbus master communication.

First method is that you use so called com-macros (on example which you writed, this is
also easier). If you use comm macros, you don't need to take care of modbus query
syntaces, because comm macro will do it automatically on plc program.


Second method is that you write every command to plc program via operate blocks. If
you use this method, you need take care of bunch of parameters, modbus query
function, how many bytes will be transferred an so on...



Com macro is lot of easier to use than second method. Com macros can configured on
plc program if you doubleclick com macro

ex.

C_RDNW_ADDR1 3 := %MW200
C_RDNW3 48

means use of com macro number 3. Read N words starting of address %MW200 (from
slave which is configured on comm macro)

Second line calls com macro3 and 48 number tells to com macro read 48 words from
slave.

If you want see real code for comm macro, select first list editor and after that from
tools ->Display real code equivalent fo com macros..


ex. code for
C_RDNW_ADDR1 3 := %MW200
C_RDNW3 48




6 (* -- READ N WORDS FUNCTION -- *)
7 LD %MSG1.D
8 [ %MW400 := 16#0106 ]
9 [ %MW401 := 16#0300 ]
10 [ %MW402 := 1 ]
11 [ %MW402 := SHL( %MW402, 8 ) ]
12 [ %MW402 := %MW402 + 3 ]
13 [ %MW403 := %MW200]
14 [ %MW404 := 55 - 7 ]
15 [ EXCH1 %MW400:55 ]




line8 = Exchange command number and length send 6 words (modbus query lenght for
reading multiple words)
line9 = Reception offset
Line10 = Slave number (slave = 1)
Line11..12 = Shift left and adding of 3 => %MW402 =16#0103 slave number and
modbus function 3 (read multiple words)
Line13 = Starting address (Address of first word to be read on slave plc)
Line14 = Transmission lenght
Line15 = Exch1 inscruction (Use port1 to communication, %MW400..%MW454 is used
for this command. (Variable %MW407 has value of first readed word (slave's word
%MW200 value, %MW454 has value of slave plc memory address %MW248
variables %mw400..%MW406 is used for modbus query)



Same for write multiple words:


C_WRNW_ADDR1_3 := %MW100
C_WRNW 3 48

= Write 48 variables to slave which is configured on com macro number3. First memory
address were to write is %MW100 on slave plc.


Real code for this on plc is :


20 (* -- WRITE N WORDS FUNCTION -- *)
21 LD %MSG1.D
22 [ %MW604 := 57 - 9 ]
23 [ %MW605 := %MW604 * 2 ]
24 [ %MW600 := 1 ]
25 [ %MW600 := SHL( %MW600, 8 ) ]
26 [ %MW600 := %MW600 + %MW605 ]
27 [ %MW600 := %MW600 + 8 ]
28 [ %MW601 := 16#0007 ]
29 [ %MW602 := 1 ]
30 [ %MW602 := SHL( %MW602, 8 ) ]
31 [ %MW602 := %MW602 + 16 ]
32 [ %MW603 := %MW100
33 [ EXCH1 %MW600:57 ]


Line 22 = Lenght in words
Line 23 =Lenght on bytes (allways words*2)
line 24...27 = Send command and calculation of total bytes for send = 48 mw*2 +8
bytes for query =>%MW600 =16#0100 + 104 =16#0168

Line28 =transmit offset
Line29..31 = slave 1 and modbus function 16 write multiple words =>
%MW602=16#0110 (dec 16 = hex 10)
line33 = %MW100= Address of first word to write on slave plc
line34 echance 1 command = send via port1...

master plc uses now %MW600..%MW605 for modbus query, %MW606... is used for
writing values to slave plc.


so this is pretty easy