CoolGate Reference Manual

CoolGate
CoolGate PRO
Interface Adapter
MODBUS to VRV,VRF
Air Conditioning
Systems

PRELIMINARY DATA
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Contents

Table of Contents
1 Release Notes

2 CoolGate Layout

3 General Address Allocation

4 Indoor System Parameters Map

5 Outdoor Systems

6 Outdoor Units

10

7 Indoors Address Map

12

8 Indoor Group Operations

15

9 Failure Codes

16

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Release Notes

Release Notes
Document revision 0.5 Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Type
1000D
2000S
3000T
4000M

Compatible FW version
CoolGate
CoolGate PRO
2.3.8
2.3.8
2.3.8
n.a.
2.3.8
n.a
2.3.9
n.a.

Document revision history

0.5
- Fixed failure translation table for CoolGate S type
- Added Modbus frame format definition
0.4
- Added failure code translation for CoolGate S and T types

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CoolGate Layout

CoolGate Layout

CoolGate supports Modbus RTU Transmission Mode with following byte format:
Baud Rate
Start Bits
Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits

9600
1
8
No
1

Physical bytes transmission is done over Two-Wire electrical interface in accordance with
EIA/TIA-485 standard via 485-A and 485-B terminals.
CoolGate Modbus address is reported on LCD. It can be changed via RS232 terminal with set
modaddr <ADDR> command. For details see CoolMaster Programmers Reference Manual (PRM).

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General Address Allocation

General Address Allocation

Coils,Registers,
Address
Access To
Address Range Zone Size
(hex)
128x16=0x800 Indoor System Parameters
0001 - 0800
via AirNet 000-127
16x16=0x100 Outdoor System Parameters 0-15
0801 - 0900
0901 - 0B00

32x16=0x200 Outdoor Unit 0-15

0B01 - 1000
1001 - F640

0x500
0xE640

Reserved
Indoor Units 1-00 - 15-99

F641 - F700
F701 - F800
F801 - FFFF

0xC0
0x100
0x800

Reserved
Indoor Group Operations
Reserved

Translation

AirNet = (Address-1 >> 4)

Outdoor System =
(Address-1-0x800)>>4
Outdoor Unit =
(Address-1-0x900)>>5
Indoor System =
(Address-1-0x1000) >> 12 + 1
Indoor Unit =
((Address-1-0x1000) >> 4) & 0xFF

Backward conversion
Indoor System Parameters via AirNet 000-127
Outdoor System 0-15

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Address = AirNet << 4 +1

Address = (OutdoorSystem << 4)+0x800 +1

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Indoor System Parameters Map

Indoor System Parameters Map

Access to Indoor system parameters available in CoolGate PRO only.

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AirNet
Base
Discrete
Address Address Inputs (hex)
(hex)
000
0001

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Coils (hex)

Indoor System Parameters Map

Holding Registers
(hex)

Input Registers (hex)

0001
0002
0003
0004
0005

Suction Temperature
Liquid Pipe Temperature

Gas Pipe Temperature

EV Opening
Failure Code

...
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07F1

07F1
07F2
07F3
07F4
07F5

Suction Temperature
Liquid Pipe Temperature

Gas Pipe Temperature

EV Opening
Failure Code

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Outdoor Systems

Outdoor Systems
Access to Outdoor system parameters available in CoolGate PRO only.

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Outdoor Base
Discrete
System Address Inputs (hex)
(hex)
0
0801

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Coils (hex)

Outdoor Systems

Holding Registers
(hex)

Input Registers (hex)

0801
0802
0803
0804
0805

System HP
System Current in 0.1A units

08F1
08F2
08F3
08F4
08F5

System HP
System Current in 0.1A units

Evaporation Temperature
Condensing Temperature
System Failure

...
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08F1

Evaporation Temperature
Condensing Temperature
System Failure

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Outdoor Units

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Outdoor Units
Access to Outdoor system parameters available in CoolGate PRO only.

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Outdoor Base
Discrete
Unit
Address Inputs (hex)
(hex)
0
0901

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Coils (hex)

Outdoor Units

Holding Registers
(hex)

11

Input Registers (hex)

0901
0902
0903
0904
0905
0906
0907
0908
0909
090A
090B
090C

System Number
HP

Ambient Temperature
Suction Temperature
Evaporation Temperature
Condensing Temperature
Inverter Revolution Speed
EV Opening 1
EV Opening 2
STD1
STD2
Fan Step

...
Outdoor Base
Discrete
Unit
Address Inputs (hex)
(hex)
15
0AE1

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Coils (hex)

Holding Registers
(hex)

Input Registers (hex)

0AE1
0AE2
0AE3
0AE4
0AE5
0AE6
0AE7
0AE8
0AE9
0AEA
0AEB
0AEC

System Number
HP

Ambient Temperature
Suction Temperature
Evaporation Temperature
Condensing Temperature
Inverter Revolution Speed
EV Opening 1
EV Opening 2
STD1
STD2
Fan Step

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Indoors Address Map

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Indoors Address Map

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Indoor Base
Discrete Inputs
Unit Address
(hex)
(hex)
1-00
1001
1001
Present

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Coils (hex)

Indoors Address Map

Holding Registers
(hex)

1001
1002

On/Off
Filter Sign

1-01

1011

1011

Present

1011
1012

On/Off
Filter Sign

1-02

1021

1021

Present

1021
1022

On/Off
Filter Sign

2-00

2001

2001

Present

2001
2002

On/Off
Filter Sign

3-00

3001

3001

Present

3001
3002

On/Off
Filter Sign

4-00

4001

4001

Present

4001
4002

On/Off
Filter Sign

4-15

40F1

40F1

Present

40F1
40F2

On/Off
Filter Sign

1001
1002
1003
1011
1012
1013
1021
1022
1023

Mode
Fan Speed
Temperature
Mode
Fan Speed
Temperature
Mode
Fan Speed
Temperature

2001
2002
2003

13

Input Registers (hex)

1001
1002

Room Temperature
Failure Code

1011
1012

Room Temperature
Failure Code

1021
1022

Room Temperature
Failure Code

Mode
Fan Speed
Temperature

2001
2002

Room Temperature
Failure Code

3001
3002
3003

Mode
Fan Speed
Temperature

3001
3002

Room Temperature
Failure Code

4001
4002
4003

Mode
Fan Speed
Temperature

4001
4002

Room Temperature
Failure Code

40F1
40F2
40F3

Mode
Fan Speed
Temperature

40F1
40F2

Room Temperature
Failure Code

...

...

...

...

Indoor Unit - Indoor Unit number same as in stat command.

CoolGate Type
1000D

2000S
3000T

4000M

Indoor Unit number

1-00 .. 1-15
2-00 .. 2-15
3-00 .. 3-15
4-00 .. 4-15
1-01 .. 1-99
2-01 .. 2-99
...
F-01 .. F-99
001 .. 050

Modbus Map Base Address

0x1001 .. 0x10F1
0x2001 .. 0x20F1
0x3001 .. 0x30F1
0x4001 .. 0x40F1
0x1011 .. 0x1631
0x2011 .. 0x2631
...
0xF011 .. 0xF631
0x1011 .. 0x1321

Mode Encoding
Cool
0
Heat
1
Auto
2
Dry
3
Haux
4
Fan
5
Fan Speed Encoding
Low
0
Medium
1
High
2
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Indoor Group Operations

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Indoor Group Operations

Discrete Inputs (hex)

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Coils (hex)
F701
All On/Off
(Write Only)

Holding Registers (hex)

Input Registers (hex)

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Failure Codes

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Failure Codes
Below is a translation table between failure code register value and failure code used by A/C
manufacturer. For M model register value and failure code are the same and requires no translation.
For CoolGate D type
000
004
008
012
016
020
024
028
032
036
040
044
048
052
056
060
064
068
072
076
080
084
088
092
096
100
104
108
112
116
120
124
128
132
136
140
144
148
152
156
160
164
168
172
176
180
184
188
192
196
200
204
208
212
216
220
224
228
232
236
240
244
248
252

(0x00)
(0x04)
(0x08)
(0x0C)
(0x10)
(0x14)
(0x18)
(0x1C)
(0x20)
(0x24)
(0x28)
(0x2C)
(0x30)
(0x34)
(0x38)
(0x3C)
(0x40)
(0x44)
(0x48)
(0x4C)
(0x50)
(0x54)
(0x58)
(0x5C)
(0x60)
(0x64)
(0x68)
(0x6C)
(0x70)
(0x74)
(0x78)
(0x7C)
(0x80)
(0x84)
(0x88)
(0x8C)
(0x90)
(0x94)
(0x98)
(0x9C)
(0xA0)
(0xA4)
(0xA8)
(0xAC)
(0xB0)
(0xB4)
(0xB8)
(0xBC)
(0xC0)
(0xC4)
(0xC8)
(0xCC)
(0xD0)
(0xD4)
(0xD8)
(0xDC)
(0xE0)
(0xE4)
(0xE8)
(0xEC)
(0xF0)
(0xF4)
(0xF8)
(0xFC)

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00
04
08
0C
A0
A4
A8
AC
C0
C4
C8
CC
E0
E4
E8
EC
H0
H4
H8
HC
F0
F4
F8
FC
J0
J4
J8
JC
L0
L4
L8
LC
P0
P4
P8
PC
U0
U4
U8
UC
M0
M4
M8
MC
30
34
38
3C
40
44
48
4C
50
54
58
5C
60
64
68
6C
?0
?4
?8
?C

001
005
009
013
017
021
025
029
033
037
041
045
049
053
057
061
065
069
073
077
081
085
089
093
097
101
105
109
113
117
121
125
129
133
137
141
145
149
153
157
161
165
169
173
177
181
185
189
193
197
201
205
209
213
217
221
225
229
233
237
241
245
249
253

(0x01)
(0x05)
(0x09)
(0x0D)
(0x11)
(0x15)
(0x19)
(0x1D)
(0x21)
(0x25)
(0x29)
(0x2D)
(0x31)
(0x35)
(0x39)
(0x3D)
(0x41)
(0x45)
(0x49)
(0x4D)
(0x51)
(0x55)
(0x59)
(0x5D)
(0x61)
(0x65)
(0x69)
(0x6D)
(0x71)
(0x75)
(0x79)
(0x7D)
(0x81)
(0x85)
(0x89)
(0x8D)
(0x91)
(0x95)
(0x99)
(0x9D)
(0xA1)
(0xA5)
(0xA9)
(0xAD)
(0xB1)
(0xB5)
(0xB9)
(0xBD)
(0xC1)
(0xC5)
(0xC9)
(0xCD)
(0xD1)
(0xD5)
(0xD9)
(0xDD)
(0xE1)
(0xE5)
(0xE9)
(0xED)
(0xF1)
(0xF5)
(0xF9)
(0xFD)

01
05
09
0J
A1
A5
A9
AJ
C1
C5
C9
CJ
E1
E5
E9
EJ
H1
H5
H9
HJ
F1
F5
F9
FJ
J1
J5
J9
JJ
L1
L5
L9
LJ
P1
P5
P9
PJ
U1
U5
U9
UJ
M1
M5
M9
MJ
31
35
39
3J
41
45
49
4J
51
55
59
5J
61
65
69
6J
?1
?5
?9
?J

002
006
010
014
018
022
026
030
034
038
042
046
050
054
058
062
066
070
074
078
082
086
090
094
098
102
106
110
114
118
122
126
130
134
138
142
146
150
154
158
162
166
170
174
178
182
186
190
194
198
202
206
210
214
218
222
226
230
234
238
242
246
250
254

(0x02)
(0x06)
(0x0A)
(0x0E)
(0x12)
(0x16)
(0x1A)
(0x1E)
(0x22)
(0x26)
(0x2A)
(0x2E)
(0x32)
(0x36)
(0x3A)
(0x3E)
(0x42)
(0x46)
(0x4A)
(0x4E)
(0x52)
(0x56)
(0x5A)
(0x5E)
(0x62)
(0x66)
(0x6A)
(0x6E)
(0x72)
(0x76)
(0x7A)
(0x7E)
(0x82)
(0x86)
(0x8A)
(0x8E)
(0x92)
(0x96)
(0x9A)
(0x9E)
(0xA2)
(0xA6)
(0xAA)
(0xAE)
(0xB2)
(0xB6)
(0xBA)
(0xBE)
(0xC2)
(0xC6)
(0xCA)
(0xCE)
(0xD2)
(0xD6)
(0xDA)
(0xDE)
(0xE2)
(0xE6)
(0xEA)
(0xEE)
(0xF2)
(0xF6)
(0xFA)
(0xFE)

02
06
0A
0E
A2
A6
AA
AE
C2
C6
CA
CE
E2
E6
EA
EE
H2
H6
HA
HE
F2
F6
FA
FE
J2
J6
JA
JE
L2
L6
LA
LE
P2
P6
PA
PE
U2
U6
UA
UE
M2
M6
MA
ME
32
36
3A
3E
42
46
4A
4E
52
56
5A
5E
62
66
6A
6E
?2
?6
?A
?E

003
007
011
015
019
023
027
031
035
039
043
047
051
055
059
063
067
071
075
079
083
087
091
095
099
103
107
111
115
119
123
127
131
135
139
143
147
151
155
159
163
167
171
175
179
183
187
191
195
199
203
207
211
215
219
223
227
231
235
239
243
247
251
255

(0x03)
(0x07)
(0x0B)
(0x0F)
(0x13)
(0x17)
(0x1B)
(0x1F)
(0x23)
(0x27)
(0x2B)
(0x2F)
(0x33)
(0x37)
(0x3B)
(0x3F)
(0x43)
(0x47)
(0x4B)
(0x4F)
(0x53)
(0x57)
(0x5B)
(0x5F)
(0x63)
(0x67)
(0x6B)
(0x6F)
(0x73)
(0x77)
(0x7B)
(0x7F)
(0x83)
(0x87)
(0x8B)
(0x8F)
(0x93)
(0x97)
(0x9B)
(0x9F)
(0xA3)
(0xA7)
(0xAB)
(0xAF)
(0xB3)
(0xB7)
(0xBB)
(0xBF)
(0xC3)
(0xC7)
(0xCB)
(0xCF)
(0xD3)
(0xD7)
(0xDB)
(0xDF)
(0xE3)
(0xE7)
(0xEB)
(0xEF)
(0xF3)
(0xF7)
(0xFB)
(0xFF)

03
07
0H
0F
A3
A7
AH
AF
C3
C7
CH
CF
E3
E7
EH
EF
H3
H7
HH
HF
F3
F7
FH
FF
J3
J7
JH
JF
L3
L7
LH
LF
P3
P7
PH
PF
U3
U7
UH
UF
M3
M7
MH
MF
33
37
3H
3F
43
47
4H
4F
53
57
5H
5F
63
67
6H
6F
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?7
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Failure Codes

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For CoolGate S or T type

000
004
008
012
016
020
024
028
032
036
040
044
048
052
056
060
064
068
072
076
080
084
088
092
096
100
104
108
112
116
120
124
128
132
136
140
144
148
152
156
160
164
168
172
176
180
184
188
192
196
200
204
208
212
216
220
224
228
232
236
240
244
248
252

(0x00)
(0x04)
(0x08)
(0x0C)
(0x10)
(0x14)
(0x18)
(0x1C)
(0x20)
(0x24)
(0x28)
(0x2C)
(0x30)
(0x34)
(0x38)
(0x3C)
(0x40)
(0x44)
(0x48)
(0x4C)
(0x50)
(0x54)
(0x58)
(0x5C)
(0x60)
(0x64)
(0x68)
(0x6C)
(0x70)
(0x74)
(0x78)
(0x7C)
(0x80)
(0x84)
(0x88)
(0x8C)
(0x90)
(0x94)
(0x98)
(0x9C)
(0xA0)
(0xA4)
(0xA8)
(0xAC)
(0xB0)
(0xB4)
(0xB8)
(0xBC)
(0xC0)
(0xC4)
(0xC8)
(0xCC)
(0xD0)
(0xD4)
(0xD8)
(0xDC)
(0xE0)
(0xE4)
(0xE8)
(0xEC)
(0xF0)
(0xF4)
(0xF8)
(0xFC)

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000
004
008
012
016
020
024
028
100
104
108
112
116
120
124
128
200
204
208
212
216
220
224
228
F00
F04
F08
F12
F16
F20
F24
F28
400
404
408
412
416
420
424
428
500
504
508
512
516
520
524
528
L00
L04
L08
L12
L16
L20
L24
L28
P00
P04
P08
P12
P16
P20
P24
P28

001
005
009
013
017
021
025
029
033
037
041
045
049
053
057
061
065
069
073
077
081
085
089
093
097
101
105
109
113
117
121
125
129
133
137
141
145
149
153
157
161
165
169
173
177
181
185
189
193
197
201
205
209
213
217
221
225
229
233
237
241
245
249
253

(0x01)
(0x05)
(0x09)
(0x0D)
(0x11)
(0x15)
(0x19)
(0x1D)
(0x21)
(0x25)
(0x29)
(0x2D)
(0x31)
(0x35)
(0x39)
(0x3D)
(0x41)
(0x45)
(0x49)
(0x4D)
(0x51)
(0x55)
(0x59)
(0x5D)
(0x61)
(0x65)
(0x69)
(0x6D)
(0x71)
(0x75)
(0x79)
(0x7D)
(0x81)
(0x85)
(0x89)
(0x8D)
(0x91)
(0x95)
(0x99)
(0x9D)
(0xA1)
(0xA5)
(0xA9)
(0xAD)
(0xB1)
(0xB5)
(0xB9)
(0xBD)
(0xC1)
(0xC5)
(0xC9)
(0xCD)
(0xD1)
(0xD5)
(0xD9)
(0xDD)
(0xE1)
(0xE5)
(0xE9)
(0xED)
(0xF1)
(0xF5)
(0xF9)
(0xFD)

001
005
009
013
017
021
025
029
101
105
109
113
117
121
125
129
201
205
209
213
217
221
225
229
F01
F05
F09
F13
F17
F21
F25
F29
401
405
409
413
417
421
425
429
501
505
509
513
517
521
525
529
L01
L05
L09
L13
L17
L21
L25
L29
P01
P05
P09
P13
P17
P21
P25
P29

002
006
010
014
018
022
026
030
034
038
042
046
050
054
058
062
066
070
074
078
082
086
090
094
098
102
106
110
114
118
122
126
130
134
138
142
146
150
154
158
162
166
170
174
178
182
186
190
194
198
202
206
210
214
218
222
226
230
234
238
242
246
250
254

(0x02)
(0x06)
(0x0A)
(0x0E)
(0x12)
(0x16)
(0x1A)
(0x1E)
(0x22)
(0x26)
(0x2A)
(0x2E)
(0x32)
(0x36)
(0x3A)
(0x3E)
(0x42)
(0x46)
(0x4A)
(0x4E)
(0x52)
(0x56)
(0x5A)
(0x5E)
(0x62)
(0x66)
(0x6A)
(0x6E)
(0x72)
(0x76)
(0x7A)
(0x7E)
(0x82)
(0x86)
(0x8A)
(0x8E)
(0x92)
(0x96)
(0x9A)
(0x9E)
(0xA2)
(0xA6)
(0xAA)
(0xAE)
(0xB2)
(0xB6)
(0xBA)
(0xBE)
(0xC2)
(0xC6)
(0xCA)
(0xCE)
(0xD2)
(0xD6)
(0xDA)
(0xDE)
(0xE2)
(0xE6)
(0xEA)
(0xEE)
(0xF2)
(0xF6)
(0xFA)
(0xFE)

002
006
010
014
018
022
026
030
102
106
110
114
118
122
126
130
202
206
210
214
218
222
226
230
F02
F06
F10
F14
F18
F22
F26
F30
402
406
410
414
418
422
426
430
502
506
510
514
518
522
526
530
L02
L06
L10
L14
L18
L22
L26
L30
P02
P06
P10
P14
P18
P22
P26
P30

003
007
011
015
019
023
027
031
035
039
043
047
051
055
059
063
067
071
075
079
083
087
091
095
099
103
107
111
115
119
123
127
131
135
139
143
147
151
155
159
163
167
171
175
179
183
187
191
195
199
203
207
211
215
219
223
227
231
235
239
243
247
251
255

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(0x0F)
(0x13)
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(0x47)
(0x4B)
(0x4F)
(0x53)
(0x57)
(0x5B)
(0x5F)
(0x63)
(0x67)
(0x6B)
(0x6F)
(0x73)
(0x77)
(0x7B)
(0x7F)
(0x83)
(0x87)
(0x8B)
(0x8F)
(0x93)
(0x97)
(0x9B)
(0x9F)
(0xA3)
(0xA7)
(0xAB)
(0xAF)
(0xB3)
(0xB7)
(0xBB)
(0xBF)
(0xC3)
(0xC7)
(0xCB)
(0xCF)
(0xD3)
(0xD7)
(0xDB)
(0xDF)
(0xE3)
(0xE7)
(0xEB)
(0xEF)
(0xF3)
(0xF7)
(0xFB)
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003
007
011
015
019
023
027
031
103
107
111
115
119
123
127
131
203
207
211
215
219
223
227
231
F03
F07
F11
F15
F19
F23
F27
F31
403
407
411
415
419
423
427
431
503
507
511
515
519
523
527
531
L03
L07
L11
L15
L19
L23
L27
L31
P03
P07
P11
P15
P19
P23
P27
P31

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