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Carlo Gavazzi EM271 Modbus register map

Dual three-phase energy meter with split-core current sensors (TCD/TCDMM), RS485 Modbus RTU

  • Official
  • 112 registers
  • Modbus RTU
  • Revision 2 · 2026-10-17
  • Identity: model, firmware

Official: Written from the manufacturer's documentation, but not tested on a device yet. Check the map against the manufacturer's documentation before you write to a live device. Tested it? Report a test.

Communication

Protocol
Modbus RTU
Unit ID
1
Serial
9600 8N1 · 9600 baud, 8 data bits, none parity, 1 stop bit
Byte / word order
CDAB · bytes big-endian, words low first (word swap)
Addresses
0-based
Max read
18 registers per request

Connection values are defaults: the device may be configured differently.

Map

Registers
27 holding registers, 85 input registers
Groups
8
Revision
2 · 2026-10-17
Added
()
File
maps/carlo-gavazzi/em271.mbmap.json · 20 KB · history
SHA-256
94c4f6e6344cc3b335142ae405d1da154c0679fc4c7e7cf336b0d1b804c554bc
Manufacturer
gavazziautomation.com

Device identity

What a tool can read to check that this map fits the connected device (SPEC.md section 4.7). Registers with a role are read like any other register.

Registers
RoleRegisterAddressTypeValues
Model Carlo Gavazzi identification code input 11 uint16 274 = EM271 MV5 (2 pulse outputs), 275 = EM271 MV5 (open collector), 276 = EM271 MV6 (2 pulse outputs), +1 more
Firmware Revision code input 771 uint16

Sources and notes

Source: Carlo Gavazzi, "EM271 Communication Protocol", version 1 revision 2

  • FC03 or FC04 read (the same values), FC06 writes one register; at most 18 registers per read.
  • 32-bit values are low word first (bytes high first in each word).
  • Which variables exist depends on the measuring system (0x1002) and on SUM (0x1007); see table 2.3-1 of the protocol.
  • Firmware from r.d0 unless a register says otherwise.
AreaAddressNameTypeAccessUnitScaleDescription
IR 0 int32 CDAB R V ×0.1 Also the L-N voltage in single-phase systems
IR 2 int32 CDAB R V ×0.1
IR 4 int32 CDAB R V ×0.1
IR 6 int32 CDAB R V ×0.1
IR 8 int32 CDAB R V ×0.1
IR 10 int32 CDAB R V ×0.1
IR 12 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001 Only with SUM on
IR 14 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 16 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 18 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1 Only with SUM on
IR 20 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 22 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1
IR 24 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 26 int32 CDAB R kvarh ×0.1
IR 28 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 30 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 32 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 34 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 36 int32 CDAB R ×0.001 From firmware r.d2; sign per the power quadrant
IR 268 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 270 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 272 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 274 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 276 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 278 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 280 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 282 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 284 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1
IR 286 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 288 int32 CDAB R kvarh ×0.1
IR 290 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 292 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 294 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 296 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 298 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 300 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 302 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 304 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 306 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 308 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 310 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 312 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 314 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 316 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1 From firmware r.d2
IR 318 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1
IR 320 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1
IR 322 int32 CDAB R ×0.001 From firmware r.d2
IR 324 int32 CDAB R ×0.001
IR 326 int32 CDAB R ×0.001
IR 328 int32 CDAB R ×0.001
IR 524 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 526 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 528 int32 CDAB R A ×0.001
IR 530 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 532 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 534 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 536 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 538 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 540 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1
IR 542 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 544 int32 CDAB R kvarh ×0.1
IR 546 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 548 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 550 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 552 int32 CDAB R VA ×0.1
IR 554 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 556 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 558 int32 CDAB R kWh ×0.1
IR 560 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 562 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 564 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 566 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 568 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 570 int32 CDAB R W ×0.1
IR 572 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1 From firmware r.d2
IR 574 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1
IR 576 int32 CDAB R var ×0.1
IR 578 int32 CDAB R ×0.001 From firmware r.d2
IR 580 int32 CDAB R ×0.001
IR 582 int32 CDAB R ×0.001
IR 584 int32 CDAB R ×0.001
IR 11 uint16 R Read alone, one word at a time (the address is inside Voltage L3-L1)
IR 770 uint16 R 0 = A, 1 = B …
IR 771 uint16 R
IR 772 uint16 R
HR 4096 uint16 RW
HR 4098 uint16 RW
HR 4099 uint16 R A 0 = TCDMM detected (primary set at 0x1023)
HR 4100 uint16 R A
HR 4101 uint16 RW ×0.1 Maximum depends on the model (MV5/MV6) and the TCDs, from 9.0 to 999.0
HR 4103 uint16 RW
HR 4112 uint16 RW min
HR 4114 uint16 RW
HR 4128 uint16 RW kWh ×0.01
HR 4130 uint16 RW kWh ×0.01
HR 4131 uint16 RW A Only with a TCDMM sensor; default 60 A
HR 4132 uint16 RW A
HR 4355 uint16 RW
HR 8192 uint16 RW
HR 8193 uint16 RW

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