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    The Modbus communication interface uses a standardized message format that is independent of the physical interface, allowing devices to communicate over different connection types like RS-232 and TCP/IP without changes to software. Modbus messages have a consistent structure with four basic elements in all messages to simplify parsing. A Modbus network is master-slave based, with the master initiating messages and slaves responding or taking action, while addressing allows messages to be targeted to specific devices.

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    The Modbus communication interface uses a standardized message format that is independent of the physical interface, allowing devices to communicate over different connection types like RS-232 and TCP/IP without changes to software. Modbus messages have a consistent structure with four basic elements in all messages to simplify parsing. A Modbus network is master-slave based, with the master initiating messages and slaves responding or taking action, while addressing allows messages to be targeted to specific devices.

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    Modbus message structure

    The Modbus communication interface is built around messages. The format of these Modbus messages is independent of the
    type of physical interface used. On plain old RS232 are the same messages used as on Modbus/TCP over ethernet. This gives
    the Modbus interface definition a very long lifetime. The same protocol can be used regardless of the connection type. Because
    of this, Modbus gives the possibility to easily upgrade the hardware structure of an industrial network, without the need for
    large changes in the software. A device can also communicate with several Modbus nodes at once, even if they are connected
    with different interface types, without the need to use a different protocol for every connection.

    On simple interfaces like RS485 or RS232, the Modbus messages are sent in plain form over the network. In this case the
    network is dedicated to Modbus. When using more versatile network systems like TCP/IP over ethernet, the Modbus messages
    are embedded in packets with the format necessary for the physical interface. In that case Modbus and other types of
    connections can co-exist at the same physical interface at the same time. Although the main Modbus message structure is
    peer-to-peer, Modbus is able to function on both point-to-point and multidrop networks.

    Each Modbus message has the same structure. Four basic elements are present in each message. The sequence of these
    elements is the same for all messages, to make it easy to parse the content of the Modbus message. A conversation is always
    started by a master in the Modbus network. A Modbus master sends a message and—depending of the contents of the
    message—a slave takes action and responds to it. There can be more masters in a Modbus network. Addressing in the message
    header is used to define which device should respond to a message. All other nodes on the Modbus network ignore the message
    if the address field doesn't match their own address.

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