Server (slave) configuration

The station acts as a Modbus slave (server) to queries received from a connected Modbus master device. In each uniquely-addressed ModbusSlaveDevice, you specify the ranges for available Modbus data items (coils, inputs, input registers, and holding registers). In some cases, only a single child ModbusSlaveDevice may exist to represent the station.

Modbus server (slave) devices include: ModbusSlaveDeviceand ModbusTcpSlaveDevice. Both represent the station as a virtual Modbus slave, that is, the station listens for Modbus queries from a remote Modbus master, and sends responses.

Both Modbus server devices are similar, having a single frozen Points device extension, with the default Modbus Server Point Manager view. The same type of Modbus server proxy points are used under Points device extensions.

In addition to common device slots, both types of Modbus server devices have similar properties for Modbus configuration. This includes overrides of network level device data settings and register range configurations for Modbus data items.