How to Program an Arduino as a Modbus TCP/IP Client & Server

Learn how to create your own Modbus TCP/IP Client and Server Device using the Arduino Uno Development System

Created by: Emile Ackbarali
Software Developer, Systems Integrator and Entrepreneur

What Will I Learn?

• Understand the Arduino Uno and Ethernet Shield from a Hardware persepctive
• Connect an Arduino Ethernet Shield to an Arduino Uno
• Use the Arduino IDE to develop applications for the Arduino Uno
• Write an Arduino Sketch application to display messages on an LCD display
• Write an Arduino Sketch application to implement a Modbus Client
• Test an Arduino Modbus master using the Modsim32 Modbus server simulator
• Write an Arduino Sketch application to implement a Modbus Server
• Test an Arduino Modbus slave using the Modscan32 Modbus client application

Requirements

• Basic working knowledge of the Modbus RTU protocol.
• Familiarity with the installation of software applications on the Windows OS platform
• Elementary understanding of the "C" programming language
• Basic understanding of elementary electronics

Target audience

• Electrical Engineers
• Electrical Technicians
• Electrical Tech or Engineering Students
• Process Control Technicians and Engineers
• Process Automation Engineers
• Programmers working in the Process Automation field