Settings Load Modbus Register 36965: Length of night

Technical Definition

The register Length of night at address 36965 is used to monitor length of night on the Settings Load.

• Protocol: Modbus RTU
• Data Type: U WORD
• Unit: m
• 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 Length of night (Address: 36965)
# Note: Check if your device uses 0-based or 1-based addressing
result = client.read_input_registers(address=36965, 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: "Length of night"
  address: 36965
  value_type: U_WORD
  unit_of_measurement: "m"

Connection Diagram

Here is the standard RS485 wiring for this configuration:

graph TD
    PLC[Host Controller / Home Assistant]
    Device[Settings Load]

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

💡 Engineer's Insight

Analysis: Defines the duration of the 'night' period, likely in hours for operational or logging cycles.

Troubleshooting: Zero indicates an inactive or unconfigured night period. Check system settings and intended functionality.