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.\"    Manual: Libmodbus Manual
.\"    Source: libmodbus 3.0.3
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.TH "MODBUS_SET_SLAVE" "3" "05/26/2012" "libmodbus 3\&.0\&.3" "Libmodbus Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
modbus_set_slave \- set slave number in the context
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBint modbus_set_slave(modbus_t *\fR\fB\fIctx\fR\fR\fB, int \fR\fB\fIslave\fR\fR\fB);\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fImodbus_set_slave()\fR function shall set the slave number in the libmodbus context\&.
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The behavior depends of network and the role of the device:
.PP
\fBRTU\fR
.RS 4
Define the slave ID of the remote device to talk in master mode or set the internal slave ID in slave mode\&. According to the protocol, a Modbus device must only accept message holing its slave number or the special broadcast number\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBTCP\fR
.RS 4
The slave number is only required in TCP if the message must reach a device on a serial network\&. The special value
\fIMODBUS_TCP_SLAVE\fR
(0xFF) can be used in TCP mode to restore the default value\&.
.RE
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The broadcast address is \fIMODBUS_BROADCAST_ADDRESS\fR\&. This special value must be use when you want all Modbus devices of the network receive the request\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fImodbus_set_slave()\fR function shall return 0 if successful\&. Otherwise it shall return \-1 and set errno to one of the values defined below\&.
.SH "ERRORS"
.PP
\fBEINVAL\fR
.RS 4
The slave number is invalid\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHORS"
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The libmodbus documentation was written by St\('ephane Raimbault <\m[blue]\fBstephane\&.raimbault@gmail\&.com\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2>
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
stephane.raimbault@gmail.com
.RS 4
\%mailto:stephane.raimbault@gmail.com
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