Operating instructions
PTQ-MCM ♦ Quantum / Unity Platform  Reference 
Modbus Communication Module 
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April 29, 2008 
Request 
Function code  1 Byte  0x08 
Sub-function 2 Bytes   
Data  N x 2 Bytes   
Response 
Function code  1 Byte  0x08 
Sub-function 2 Bytes   
Data  N x 2 Bytes   
Error 
Error code  1 Byte  0x88 
Exception code  1 Byte  01 or 03 or 04 
Sub-function codes supported by the serial line devices 
Here the list of sub-function codes supported by the serial line devices. Each 
sub-function code is then listed with an example of the data field contents that 
would apply for that diagnostic. 
Sub-functions supported by the PTQ-MCM module are highlighted in BOLD. 
Sub-function code  Name 
Hex Dec   
00 00  Return Query Data 
01  01  Restart Communications Option 
02  02  Return Diagnostic Register 
03  03  Change ASCII Input Delimiter 
04  04  Force Listen Only Mode 
05..09 05..09  RESERVED 
0A  10  Clear Counters and Diagnostic Register 
0B  11  Return Bus Message Count 
0C  12  Return Bus Communication Error Count 
0D  13  Return Bus Exception Error Count 
0E  14  Return Slave Message Count 
0F  15  Return Slave No Response Count 
10  16  Return Slave NAK Count 
11  17  Return Slave Busy Count 
12  18  Return Bus Character Overrun Count 
13 19  RESERVED 
14  20  Clear Overrun Counter and Flag 
N.A. 21..65535 Reserved 










