• MODBUS

MODBUS

Overview

MODBUS is a Dyalog namespace that builds the sequence of bytes required for the MODBUS protocol using the RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) frame format that is commonly used for connecting industrial electronic devices with computers. Those bytes can be communicated to the industrial device via a Serial Port or a serial device over TCP/IP while using those already made communication Dyalog classes. Modbus devices can be reliably used for home automation, data acquisition and process control. The Modicon Modbus Protocol Reference Guide is available at this link.

Here is the list of available commands from this namespace:

FORCE_COIL_ON Detailed Example

If you want to Force the Coil no 1 to ON on the Modbus serial slave device no 17 using the serial port no 2 at 9600 baud, 8 Data Bits, Even Parity and 1 Stop Bit:

      ⍝ Get a communication object. For serial use COM
      com ← ⎕NEW COM                 ⍝ Instantiate the class
      com.Open 2 9600 8 2 1          ⍝ Setup the serial communication

      ⍝ Send the Modbus command using the COM object:
      com MODBUS.FORCE_COIL_ON 17 1  ⍝ modbusAddr coilNumber

If you want to Force the Coil no 1 to ON on the Modbus serial slave device no 17 located at IP address '192.168.1.10' and port 22500 (in this case the baud rate, data bits, parity and stop bit will have to be setup separately according to the IP device):

      ⍝ Get a communication object. For serial over TCP/IP use TCP
      tcp ← ⎕NEW TCP                     ⍝ Instantiate the class
      tcp._SwitchingDelay ← 100          ⍝ Adjust according to the speed of the serial device
      tcp.Connect '192.168.1.10' 22500   ⍝ Connect with the serial device
                                         ⍝ Setup the serial communication (particular for each IP device)

      ⍝ Send the command using the TCP object:
      tcp MODBUS.FORCE_COIL_ON 17 1      ⍝ modbusAddr coilNumber

Internally FORCE_COIL_ON will use the SendReceive method that is common to the COM and TCP communication object. All the other methods of the namespace MODBUS are following the same scheme, see the comments of their corresponding individual methods for more information.

How to install MODBUS in your workspace

1. Download MODBUS.v1.0.txt

2. Do a Select all (Ctrl+A) and a copy (Ctrl+C).

3. In your workspace execute )ed ⍟ MODBUS

4. Paste (Ctrl+V) the text into the Dyalog editor
5. Press Escape and ')save' your workspace

Version Information

     Version 1.0 January 2016, Pierre Gilbert

CategoryDyalog