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@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ The behavior depends of network and the role of the device:
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*RTU*::
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Define the slave ID of the remote device to talk in master mode or set the
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internal slave ID in slave mode. According to the protocol, a Modbus device must
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-only accept message holing its slave number or the special broadcast number.
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+only accept message holding its slave number or the special broadcast number.
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*TCP*::
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-The slave number is only required in TCP if the message must reach a device
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-on a serial network. The special value `MODBUS_TCP_SLAVE` (0xFF) can be used in TCP mode to restore
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-the default value.
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+The slave number is only required in TCP if the message must reach a device on a
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+serial network. Some not compliant devices or software (such as modpoll) uses
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+the slave ID as unit identifier, that's incorrect (cf page 23 of Modbus
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+Messaging Implementation Guide v1.0b) but without the slave value, the faulty
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+remote device or software drops the requests! The special value
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+`MODBUS_TCP_SLAVE` (0xFF) can be used in TCP mode to restore the default value.
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The broadcast address is `MODBUS_BROADCAST_ADDRESS`. This special value must be
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use when you want all Modbus devices of the network receive the request.
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