GY-WT208 User Manual
This manual introduces a non-locating water leak monitoring and alarm controller. It covers operating principles, specifications, interfaces, sensing cable connections and relay integration, with Modbus RTU frame definitions, status-reading and configuration examples, dimensions, mounting methods and communication troubleshooting.
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ProductManual
NonlocatingWaterDetectionUnit
ProductModel:WT208
Releasedate:August5,2026
Version:V1.0
DongguanYunjieIntelligentTechnologyCo.,Ltd.

1.ProductOverview
Understandthebasicinformation,characteristicsandworking
principleoftheproduct
Product
Overview
Ournonlocationbasedwaterleakdetectorisspecificallydesignedforenvironmentssuchascomputerrooms
andwarehouseswherewaterisnotpresent.Itcontinuouslymonitorsforleakswithinthefacilityand,when
usedinconjunctionwithathreecoreleakdetectioncable,canquicklyandaccuratelydetectleaksacross
multiplezones.Whentheleakdetectionropedetectsliquid,thedeviceimmediatelytriggersanalarmand
activatestherelay;therelaycanbeconnectedtoanexternalaudibleandvisualalarm.
ThisdeviceusesthestandardModbusRTUprotocolandcanbeeasilyconnectedtoanintegratedterminalforcentralizedmanagement.
Itcanfunctionnotonlyasastandaloneoperatingunitbutalsointerfacewithothercontrollerssuch
asPLCs,facilitatingdataacquisitionandprogramming.Thedeviceiscompactinsize,featuresa
welldesignedlayout,andiseasytoinstallanddeploy.Therelaysupportsuserselectabledefault
on/offmodestoaccommodatetheconfigurationrequirementsofvariousaudibleandvisualalarms.
Applicable
scenarios
Product
Features
Thisproductiswidelyapplicableforleakdetectionincriticalenvironmentssuchasdatacenters,
communicationbasestations,warehouses,andlibraries,providinguserswithasecureandreliable
environmentalmonitoringsolution.
Working
principle
Thecabletypewaterimmersionalarmconsistsofasensingcableandacontroller.Therearetwotestwiresinsidethecable.
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Warehouse
Factory
IGENGYUN&Jie
NonlocatingLeakDetection
Controller
Pumproom
Archive
Datacenter
Data
Center
Highsensitivity
Alarm
notification
Stronganti
interference
Rapidresponse,alarmtime≤3seconds
Soundandlightdoublealarm,abnormalprompt
Resistenvironmentalinterferenceandreduce
misoperation
Easytoinstall
Easy
maintenance
Wide
compatibility
DIN35railinstallation
Removableforcleaning.Theleakdetectioncableisreusableafterdrying.
Supportaccesstothirdpartymonitoringsystems

Atordinarytimes,theydonotconducteachother;oncethecableencounterswateratanyposition,thewater
penetratesintothetwodetectionlinestoconduct,generatecurrentsignals,andthecontrollerimmediately
alarms.Thepositioningtypecanalsoautomaticallycalculatetheleakagepositionaccordingtotheresistance
ofthecurrentloop,withanaccuracyofabouthalfameter.Thecableautomaticallyrecoversafterdrying,can
bereused,andissuitableforlayinglargeareasalongpipesorunderthefloor.
2.technicalparameters
Productdetailedtechnicalspecificationsand
performanceindicators
Product
parameters
ProductName
NonlocatingWaterDetection
Controller
Model
Detectionsensor
TwocoreLeak
DetectionCable
WaterImmersionDetector
HousingMaterial
ABS/Black
Perceived
distance
Powerindicator
light
Green
light
Alarmindicator
Red
light
Communication
Indicator
Blue
light
Relay
Normallyopen/
Normallyclosed
Buzzer
There
is
Communication
method
WiredRS485
Baudrate
2400/4800/9600/19200/38400/115200canbeset,factorydefault9600bit/s
Operating
voltage
Operating
current
Operatingtemperature
range
40℃~85℃(industrialgrade)
Antiinterference
requirements
CanmeettheEMCelectromagneticcompatibilitytest,electrostatictest
requirements
Thedataarealllaboratorymeasurements,butduetochangesintheobjectiveenvironment,thedatawillbe
slightlybiased.
Function
Type
Project
Description
Input
TwocoreLeak
DetectionCable
The0.11000mimmersionpositioningdetectioncableleavesthefactory
accordingtothelengthrequiredbythecustomer.Whenoneormorepartsin
themiddleoftheleakingropecomeintocontactwithwater,itwillbeshort.
Thealarmisjudgedbydetectingthevoltage.
Output
RS485Wired
StandardMODBUSRTUcommunicationmethods;
Relay
Detectionofwaterdrive,NOconnectionstatechange;
Display
PowerOnStatusGreenCommunicationStatusBlueAlarm
StatusRed
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Buzzer
Alarmstatus:theredlightisalwaysonandthebuzzeris
alwaysringing;
Breakingalarm:redlightandbuzzer0.5secondscyclesoundindication;
port
Powersupplypositive,powersupply
negative,A,B;
Relay
Leakage
rope
L1(white),L2(blue),L3(red)
3.productstructure
FunctionalDescriptionandLocationSchematicof
ProductComponents
Productdimension
drawing
Optionallengthsfortheleakdetectioncable:3m/5m/7.5m/10m/20m/30m/40m/50m
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Relay
NonlocatingLeakDetectionController
Leakage
rope
2000mmmain50mm

Component
Description
4.CommunicationProtocol
Specifications
ModbusRTUcommunicationprotocol
standard
Basic
Agreement
Encoding
8bitbinary
Databit
8Bits
paritybit
None
Stopbit
1st
place
errorcheck
CRC(RedundancyCheck)
Dataframeformat
UsingtheModbusRTUcommunicationprotocol,theformatisas
follows:
Initialstructure≥4bytesintime
Addresscode=1byte
Functioncode=1byte
DataArea=Nbytes
Errorchecking=16bitCRCcode
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Powerconnector
RelayInterface
Sensitivityadjustment
Leakagecontroller
Power/Communication/
Alarm
Leakdetection
cable
Indicator
light
485interface
Inspectionline
interface

Endstructure≥4bytesoftime
Addresscode:istheaddressofthetransmitter,whichisuniqueinthecommunicationnetwork
(factorydefault0x05),thebroadcastaddressis0xFE,andthebroadcastaddresscanbe
usedforqueryandsettingwhenthereisonlyonedeviceonthebus.Thedefaultbaudrateis
9600,noverification,1stopbitdeviceframereplytimeisgreaterthan3.5charactertime
Dataframeformatdefinition
UsingtheModbusRTUcommunicationprotocol,theformatisasfollows:
Addresscode=1byte
Functioncode=1byte
DataArea=Nbytes
CRCcode:atwobytecheckcode.
Addresscode:theaddressofthedetector,thefactorydefaultis0x01,andtheaddresscanbemodifiedby
instructions.
Functioncode:instructionfunctioninstructionissuedbythehost,
0x03(readregisterdata),0x06(writeregisterdata).
Dataarea:Thedataareaisspecificcommunicationdata.Notethatthehighbyteof16bitsdataisfirst!
Registeraddress
Registeraddress
Content
Operation
Function
code
Definition
Explanation
Queryanalog
quantity
read
Normalvalueisgenerallyabout700
Alarm:Readingbelowsensitivity
threshold
Queryalarmstatus
read
0indicatesnormal,1indicatesalarm
Querysensitivity
read
Querydeviceaddress
read
DeviceAddressInquiry,1253
Querybaudrate
read
Scope16detailsbelow
QueryDelayAlarmTime
read
065535seconds(default0)
Setsensitivity
write
200500(thelargerthevalue,themore
sensitive)
Deviceaddresssetting
write
DeviceAddressSetting,1253
SetBaudRate
write
Setthebaudrate,16arerepresentedasfollows
Setdelayalarmtime
write
065535seconds
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Registeraddress
Content
Operation
Function
code
Definition
Explanation
QueryLeakDetection
CableStatus
read
0meansnormal,1meansbrokenline
Queryusingthe
command
1.Querythealarmstatuswiththedeviceaddressof0x05(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
ReadQuantity
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Querythenormalresponseframeof
thedevice
Address
code
Function
code
Numberofdata
Data
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Queryresponseframesfordevice
alarms
Address
code
Function
code
Numberofdata
Data
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
2.Querytheanalogvaluewiththedeviceaddressof0x05(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)toinquirethe
addresscodeoftheframe
Function
code
Registeraddress
ReadQuantity
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Responseframe:Analogvalue=02D3(hexadecimal),723(decimal)
Function
code
Numberofdata
Data
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
3.Querythesensitivityvaluewiththedeviceaddressof0x05(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
ReadQuantity
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Responseframe:Sensitivity=0199(hexadecimal),409(decimal)
Function
code
Numberofdata
Data
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
4.Querythedeviceaddressvaluewiththedeviceaddressof0x05(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
ReadQuantity
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Replyframe:Deviceaddressvalueis5
Address
code
Function
code
Numberofdata
Data
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
5.Querythebaudratevaluewiththedeviceaddressof0x05(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
ReadQuantity
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
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Address
code
Address
code
Address
code
Address
code
Address
code
Address
code
Address
code

Answerframe:baudratevalueof3is9600
Address
code
Function
code
Numberofdata
Data
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
6.Querythedelayalarmtimewiththedeviceaddressof0x05(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
ReadQuantity
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Answerframe:delayalarmtimeis0(default)
Address
code
Function
code
Numberofdata
Data
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
7.Setthesensitivityvalueofthedeviceaddressto0x05to300(hexadecimalis
012C)(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Answerframe:setsuccessfully
Address
code
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
8.Setthedeviceaddressvaluewiththedeviceaddress0x05to1(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Answerframe:setsuccessfully
Address
code
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
9.Setthebaudratewiththedeviceaddressof0x05to19200(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Answerframe:setsuccessfully
Address
code
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
10.Setthedelayalarmtimewiththedeviceaddress0x05to3(thefollowingcodesareallhexadecimal)
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Answerframe:setsuccessfully
Address
code
Function
code
Registeraddress
WriteData
lowbitofcheck
code
Highbitofcheck
code
Commonproblemsandsolutions
Possiblecausesofnooutputoroutputerrors:
ThecomputerhasaCOMmouth,andthemouthselectedis
incorrect.
Thebaudrateiswrong.
The485busisdisconnected,ortheandBlinesareconnected
reversely.
Iftherearetoomanydevicesorthewiringistoolong,supplypowernearby,adda485booster,andincreasethe120Ωterminalresistance.
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Address
code
Address
code
Address
code
Address
code
Address
code

TheUSB485driverisnotinstalledorisdamaged.
Damagetoequipment.
5.installationmethod
Standardizetheinstallationprocessandlowerthe
operatingthreshold
ProductUsage
Topology
Whenusingtheequipment,itneedstobeusedtogetherwiththepositioningwaterleakageaccessorypackage.Theaccessory
packageincludes:nonpositioningwaterleakageinductionline,nonpositioningwaterleakageleadwire,fixedadhesiveclip
andnonpositioningwaterleakageterminationend.Thefollowingfigureisthetopologydiagramofequipmentuse:
Nonpositioningtwocore
inductionline
LeakDetection
LeadCable
Terminal
Fixedadhesive
paste
Note:Itisonlyusedtoindicatetheinstallationmethodoftheproduct.Detailssuchasportsare
subjecttotheactualproduct.
Wallmounting/DIN35railmounting
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Relay
DIN35mmrail
Nonlocating
LeakDetection
Controller
Leak
detection
cable

Installationprecautions
Groundcleaning:cleanupdustandoilonthegroundbeforeinstallationtoensuregoodcontactbetweentheprobe
andtheground.
Fixfirmly:thesensorandcableshallbefixedwithbuckleoradhesivetapetopreventdisplacement.
Avoidfalsepositives:Donotinstallinplaceswherewaterstainsandcondensateoftenoccur(suchasdirectlybelowtheair
outletoftheairconditioner).
Wiringspecification:powerlinesandsignallinesawayfromstrongcablestoavoid
interference.
Waterprooftreatment:theterminaliswaterproofandsealedtopreventpoorcontactcausedbywatervapor
corrosion.
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Warehouse
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Factory
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IGENGYUN&Jie
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NonlocatingLeakDetectionController
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Pumproom
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DataCenter
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Highsensitivity
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Alarmnotification
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Strongantiinterference
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Rapidresponse,alarmtime≤3seconds
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Soundandlightdoublealarm,abnormalprompt
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Resistenvironmentalinterferenceandreducemisoperation
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Easytoinstall
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Easymaintenance
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Widecompatibility
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DIN35railinstallation
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Removableforcleaning.Theleakdetectioncableisreusableafterdrying.

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Supportaccesstothirdpartymonitoringsystems
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NonlocatingWaterDetectionController
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TwocoreLeakDetectionCable
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WaterImmersionDetectorHousingMaterial
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Perceiveddistance
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Powerindicatorlight
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Greenlight
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Redlight
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CommunicationIndicator
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Bluelight
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Normallyopen/Normallyclosed
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Thereis
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Communicationmethod
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Operatingvoltage
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Operatingcurrent
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Operatingtemperaturerange
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Antiinterferencerequirements
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CanmeettheEMCelectromagneticcompatibilitytest,electrostatictestrequirements
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Description
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TwocoreLeakDetectionCable
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StandardMODBUSRTUcommunicationmethods;
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PowerOnStatusGreenCommunicationStatusBlueAlarmStatusRed
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Alarmstatus:theredlightisalwaysonandthebuzzerisalwaysringing;
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Powersupplypositive,powersupplynegative,A,B;
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Leakagerope
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Relay
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NonlocatingLeakDetectionController
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Leakagerope
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2000mmmain50mm
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Encoding
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None
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1stplace
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Powerconnector
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Sensitivityadjustment
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Leakagecontroller
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Power/Communication/Alarm
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Leakdetectioncable
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Indicatorlight
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Inspectionlineinterface
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Operation
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Functioncode
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Queryanalogquantity
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read
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Normalvalueisgenerallyabout700
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Alarm:Readingbelowsensitivitythreshold
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read
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read
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write
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200500(thelargerthevalue,themoresensitive)
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Deviceaddresssetting
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write
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write
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Setthebaudrate,16arerepresentedasfollows
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write
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065535seconds
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Operation
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Functioncode
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DefinitionExplanation
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QueryLeakDetectionCableStatus
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read
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Functioncode
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lowbitofcheckcode
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Highbitofcheckcode
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Addresscode
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Functioncode
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Numberofdata
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lowbitofcheckcode
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Highbitofcheckcode
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Addresscode
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Functioncode
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Highbitofcheckcode
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Addresscode
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Functioncode
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lowbitofcheckcode
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Functioncode
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lowbitofcheckcode
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Addresscode
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lowbitofcheckcode
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Nonpositioningtwocoreinductionline
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LeakDetectionLeadCable
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Fixedadhesivepaste
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Leakdetectioncable
