Lkics2Gw Modbus Register 1004: Friendly name Link Quality Zone 1

Technical Definition

The register friendly name Link Quality Zone 1 at address 1004 is used to monitor friendly name link quality zone 1 on the Lkics2Gw.

• Protocol: Modbus RTU
• Data Type: S WORD
• Unit: %
• Access: Read Only

How to Read (Python pymodbus)

Use this code snippet to read this specific value via RS485:

from pymodbus.client.sync import ModbusSerialClient

client = ModbusSerialClient(method='rtu', port='/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate=9600)
client.connect()

# Read friendly_name Link Quality Zone 1 (Address: 1004)
# Note: Check if your device uses 0-based or 1-based addressing
result = client.read_input_registers(address=1004, count=2, unit=1)

if not result.isError():
    print(f"Raw Value: {result.registers}")
else:
    print("Error reading register")

client.close()

Integration (Home Assistant)

Paste this into your configuration.yaml:

- platform: modbus_controller
  name: "friendly_name Link Quality Zone 1"
  address: 1004
  value_type: S_WORD
  unit_of_measurement: "%"

Connection Diagram

Here is the standard RS485 wiring for this configuration:

graph TD
    PLC[Host Controller / Home Assistant]
    Device[Lkics2Gw]

    PLC -- "A+ (D+)" --> Device
    PLC -- "B- (D-)" --> Device
    PLC -- GND --> Device

💡 Engineer's Insight

Analysis: Wireless link quality (RSSI/signal strength) for Zone 1. Units typically dBm or percentage.

Troubleshooting: Zero/low value suggests poor signal, interference, distance issue, or antenna problem.