====== RTU_readCoils ====== ''short RTU_readCoils(u8 comCh, u8 slaveAdr, u8* result, u16 targetAdr, u8 numOfCoils)'' |''comCh'': The RS-232 channel to use | |''slaveAdr'': The Modbus slave address of the device to read from | |''result'': Buffer to store coil (bit) data to | |''targetAdr'': The address of the data to read | |''numOfCoils'': Number of coils (bits) to read | |returns the status of this function call (''-1''=Success, ''0''=Timeout, ''1''=Data Error) | Reads ''numOfCoils'' bits from slave device ''slaveAdr'', at address ''targetAdr'', on RS-232 channel ''comCh'' and stores the data in ''result''. Returns a number indicating whether or not the function call was successful. u8 coilBuffer[100]; res = RTU_readCoils(0,1,coilBuffer,4,12); [[moacon:about_modbus:index|About MODBUS]] [[MOACON:index#System_Library:|go MOACON home]]