Create a Windows Modbus Master Program using Microsoft .NET

Create your own custom Windows Modbus Master and Basic Human Machine Interface (HMI) using Microsoft .NET programming

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

What Will I Learn?

• Have an understanding of the Visual Studio 2017 Integrated Development Environment
• Create a Windows Forms application
• Write VB.NET program code to communicate with a Modbus Server via TCP/IP
• Write VB.NET program code to communicate with a Modbus Slave via a Serial Connection
• Display data values read via Modbus within the Windows Application
• Design user input to allow a user to set data values in a Modbus Server/Slave via the Windows Application
• Implement basic graphical objects in the Windows Application for display of data
• Build a very basic but custom Human Machine Interface

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 "BASIC" programming language

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