Arduino throwing error while using modbus RS485 code

Question

I have been trying to make a communication with my industrial drive. All I want to do is read a few values of drive, like current, voltage etc. For that I am using a library:

I don't understand why it's happening. When the same code I have used before and the sketch was uploaded on the board, very well.

Here's the code from an example:

#include <SimpleModbusMaster.h>

// led to indicate that a communication error is present
#define connection_error_led 13

//////////////////// Port information ///////////////////
#define baud 9600
#define timeout 1000
#define polling 200 // the scan rate

// If the packets internal retry register matches
// the set retry count then communication is stopped
// on that packet. To re-enable the packet you must
// set the "connection" variable to true.
#define retry_count 10 

// used to toggle the receive/transmit pin on the driver
#define TxEnablePin 2 

// This is the easiest way to create new packets
// Add as many as you want. TOTAL_NO_OF_PACKETS
// is automatically updated.
enum
{
  PACKET1,
  PACKET2,
  // leave this last entry
  TOTAL_NO_OF_PACKETS
};

// Create an array of Packets for modbus_update()
Packet packets[TOTAL_NO_OF_PACKETS];

// Create a packetPointer to access each packet
// individually. This is not required you can access
// the array explicitly. E.g. packets[PACKET1].id = 2;
// This does become tedious though...
packetPointer packet1 = &packets[PACKET1];
packetPointer packet2 = &packets[PACKET2];

// The data from the PLC will be stored
// in the regs array
unsigned int regs[9];

void setup()
{
  // read 3 registers starting at address 0
  packet1->id = 2;
  packet1->function = READ_HOLDING_REGISTERS;
  packet1->address = 0;
  packet1->no_of_registers = 3;
  packet1->register_array = regs;

  // write the 9 registers to the PLC starting at address 3
  packet2->id = 2;
  packet2->function = PRESET_MULTIPLE_REGISTERS;
  packet2->address = 3;
  packet2->no_of_registers = 9;
  packet2->register_array = regs;

  // P.S. the register_array entries above can be different arrays

  // Initialize communication settings etc...
  modbus_configure(baud, timeout, polling, retry_count, TxEnablePin, packets, TOTAL_NO_OF_PACKETS);

  pinMode(connection_error_led, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
{
  unsigned int connection_status = modbus_update(packets);

  if (connection_status != TOTAL_NO_OF_PACKETS)
  {
    digitalWrite(connection_error_led, HIGH);
    // You could re-enable the connection by:
    //packets[connection_status].connection = true;
  }
  else
    digitalWrite(connection_error_led, LOW);

  // update the array with the counter data
  regs[3] = packet1->requests;
  regs[4] = packet1->successful_requests;
  regs[5] = packet1->total_errors;
  regs[6] = packet2->requests;
  regs[7] = packet2->successful_requests;
  regs[8] = packet2->total_errors; 
}

Also, here is the error I am receiving upon uploading the sketch

This report would have more information with
  "Show verbose output during compilation"
  enabled in File > Preferences.
Arduino: 1.0.6 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino Uno"
SimpleModbusMasterExample:110: error: 'packetPointer' does not name a type
SimpleModbusMasterExample:111: error: 'packetPointer' does not name a type
SimpleModbusMasterExample.ino: In function 'void setup()':
SimpleModbusMasterExample:120: error: 'packet1' was not declared in this scope
SimpleModbusMasterExample:127: error: 'packet2' was not declared in this scope
SimpleModbusMasterExample:136: error: invalid conversion from 'int' to 'HardwareSerial*'
SimpleModbusMasterExample:136: error: invalid conversion from 'Packet*' to 'unsigned char'
C:\Users\xyz\Documents\Arduino\libraries\SimpleModbusMasterV2rev2/SimpleModbusMaster.h:143: error: too few arguments to function 'void modbus_configure(HardwareSerial*, long int, unsigned char, long int, long int, unsigned char, unsigned char, Packet*, unsigned int, unsigned int*)'
SimpleModbusMasterExample:136: error: at this point in file
C:\Users\xyz\Documents\Arduino\libraries\SimpleModbusMasterV2rev2/SimpleModbusMaster.h: In function 'void loop()':
C:\Users\xyz\Documents\Arduino\libraries\SimpleModbusMasterV2rev2/SimpleModbusMaster.h:125: error: too many arguments to function 'void modbus_update()'
SimpleModbusMasterExample:143: error: at this point in file
SimpleModbusMasterExample:143: error: void value not ignored as it ought to be
SimpleModbusMasterExample:155: error: 'packet1' was not declared in this scope
SimpleModbusMasterExample:158: error: 'packet2' was not declared in this scope

Answer 1

The code you are using is the example provided with the SimpleModbusMaster library found on GitHub: https://github.com/angeloc/simplemodbusng

It appears that the SimpleModbusMaster library isn't installed. This can happen if you install a new version of the Arduino IDE.

To install this library:

1. Go to the link above and download the zip of the code.
2. Extract the contents and then copy the folder "SimpleModbusMaster".
3. Paste the folder into the Arduino/libraries folder located on your computer. (On my computer it is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries).
4. Restart the Arduino IDE. You can go straight to the example code by selecting: File > Examples > SimpleModbusMaster > SimpleModbusMasterExample

This procedure compiled for me with no errors.