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.\"     Title: modbus_reply_exception
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.\"      Date: 05/26/2012
.\"    Manual: Libmodbus Manual
.\"    Source: libmodbus 3.0.3
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "MODBUS_REPLY_EXCEPTI" "3" "05/26/2012" "libmodbus 3\&.0\&.3" "Libmodbus Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
modbus_reply_exception \- send an exception reponse
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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*int modbus_reply_exception(modbus_t *\fIctx\fR, const uint8_t *\fIreq\fR, unsigned int \fIexception_code\fR);
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fImodbus_reply_exception()\fR function shall send an exception response based on the \fIexception_code\fR in argument\&.
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The libmodbus provides the following exception codes:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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MODBUS_EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_FUNCTION (1)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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MODBUS_EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_DATA_ADDRESS (2)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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MODBUS_EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_DATA_VALUE (3)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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MODBUS_EXCEPTION_SLAVE_OR_SERVER_FAILURE (4)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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MODBUS_EXCEPTION_ACKNOWLEDGE (5)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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MODBUS_EXCEPTION_SLAVE_OR_SERVER_BUSY (6)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
MODBUS_EXCEPTION_NEGATIVE_ACKNOWLEDGE (7)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
MODBUS_EXCEPTION_MEMORY_PARITY (8)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
MODBUS_EXCEPTION_NOT_DEFINED (9)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
MODBUS_EXCEPTION_GATEWAY_PATH (10)
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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MODBUS_EXCEPTION_GATEWAY_TARGET (11)
.RE
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The initial request \fIreq\fR is required to build a valid response\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fImodbus_reply_exception()\fR function shall return the length of the response sent if successful\&. Otherwise it shall return \-1 and set errno\&.
.SH "ERRORS"
.PP
\fBEINVAL\fR
.RS 4
The exception code is invalid
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBmodbus_reply\fR(3) \fBlibmodbus\fR(7)
.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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