How can I connect MATLAB with MODBUS RTU gas stream analyzer?

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Goal: To send the following message to a MODBUS RTU-enabled X-stream gas analyzer using 16-bit low bit first, using a test message and response to retrieve device serial number (Address 3141-3147, String Output) over RS-232 serial communication port, 16-bit (Low-byte, High-byte) format. The device is an Emerson Process Management XSTREAM X2GP Gas Stream Analyzer that accepts RTU format and either 32-bit Daniel mode or 16-big High or Low (is this same as high byte first or low byte first?).
[Address, Mode, 2xAddress, 2xCoilCount , 2x CRC]
Where:
[ 01, 03, 3141,0007,CRC]
Should I use:
[01 03 49 65 00 07 90 224]
Or
[01 03 31 41 00 07 210 20] ?
Since for the test file, I want to retrieve the serial number, I expect 7 coils to be returned (3141-3147) correct?
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Then fwrite(s,messagevector) does not find a response from fread(s, 2) within specified timeout. The following connection setup was used in MATLAB to conform with device settings:
opt.serial=COM1;
s=serial(opt.serial);
set(s,BaudRate,9600,DataBits,8,StopBits,1,Parity,even,Timeout,3);
set(s,readasyncmode,continous);
3141 is given as the address code per documentation
Append CRC Code:
N = length(message);
crc = hex2dec('ffff');
polynomial = hex2dec('a001');
for i = 1:N
crc = bitxor(crc,message(i));
for j = 1:8
if bitand(crc,1)
crc = bitshift(crc,-1);
crc = bitxor(crc,polynomial);
else
crc = bitshift(crc,-1);
end
end
end
lowByte = bitand(crc,hex2dec('ff'));
highByte = bitshift(bitand(crc,hex2dec('ff00')),-8);
amsg = message;
amsg(N+1) = lowByte;
amsg(N+2) = highByte;

Answers (3)

Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 19 Feb 2016
My suspicion would be that you should use
[01, 03, typecast(uint16([3141, 7]),'uint8')]
followed by the CRC.
This relies upon the fact that in all currently supported MATLAB versions, the architecture is Intel x86 or x64, both of which are "little-endian", which is the same order that the destination wants.
In decimal this would be [01, 03, 69, 12, 07, 00] followed by the CRC

Matthew Inoue
Matthew Inoue on 22 Feb 2016
Edited: Walter Roberson on 24 Feb 2016
I tried to implement the code that you suggested using
appendcrc([01, 03, typecast(uint16([3141, 7]),'uint8')])
However, MATLAB returned an error in appendcrc using the bitxor (double mixed with integers must have integer values) which I corrected (maybe?) using:
appendcrc(double([01, 03, typecast(uint16([3141, 7]),'uint8')]))
Unfortunately, no message was received. One of my concerns with the existing code is the device is setup for both 32-bit "Daniel" mode and 16-bit Low and High byte first modes (9001 register vs. 6001-6002, for instance). The message sent 16 bits so I'm not quite clear on if my message is correct.

Camilo Cárdenas
Camilo Cárdenas on 16 May 2022
Hello,
I am trying to carry out a such communication with a x-stream XEGK-Analyzator.
Therefore I would like to ask you if you have reached it and if you ca share some tips and or codes?
regards!

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