Modbus Communication

MODBUS

What is Modbus? 

=> Modbus is a serial communication protocol developed by Modicon published by Modicon (now Schneider Electric) in 1979 for use with its programmable logic controllers (PLCs). In simple terms, it is a method used for transmitting information over serial lines between electronic devices. Modbus has Master device and Slave devices.

=> Modbus has become a standard communications protocol in industry, and is now the most commonly available means of connecting industrial electronic devices. It is used widely by many manufacturers throughout many industries. Modbus is typically used to transmit signals from instrumentation and control devices back to a main controller or data gathering system, for example a system that measures temperature and humidity and communicates the results to a computer.

What is Master & Slave Device? 

=> The device requesting the information is called the Modbus Master and the devices supplying information are Modbus Slaves. In a standard Modbus network, there is one Master and up to 256 Slaves, each with a unique Slave Address from 0 to 255. The Master can also write information to the Slaves. We have to define every device as a master or slaves as per its work.

=> Slave devices can supply information to only one Master device at a time. One slave can't response to more then one master device.

Communication protocol used in Modbus =

=> RS485 is mostly used communication protocol in industry and instruments thereafter RS232, RS422 and TCP/IP (Ethernet) used in Modbus.

What is Slave ID?

=> Each slave in a network is assigned a unique unit address from 0 to 255. When the master requests data, the first byte it sends is the Slave address. This way each slave knows after the first byte whether or not to ignore the message.

=> Slave Id also known as Device ID or Node Address

What is Function Code?

=> The second byte sent by the Master is the Function code. This number tells the slave which table to access and whether to read from or write to the table. Most common function code details are given bellow.

1) Function Code 01 - We can read Input Register (0xxxxx)

2) Function Code 03 - We can read Holding Registers (4xxxxx)

3) Function Code 05 - We can write Input Register (0xxxxx)

4) Function Code 06 - We can write Single Holding Register (4xxxxx)

5) Function Code 16 - We can write Multiple Holding Register (4xxxxx)

Data Stored in Modbus? (Addressing)

=> Status are single Bit address where Digital bit can stored

1] Coil Status - (00001) to (09999)

2] Input Status - (10001) TO (19999)

=> Register are 16 Bit address where Analog Value can stored

3] Holding Register - (40001) To (49999)

4] Input Register - (30001) To (39999)

Software used for Modbus -

=> 'Modbus Data Scanner' is unique software for read/write addresses from computer where your computer will work as Master devices and your PLC or any other device will work as a slave.

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