by James Powell | May 27, 2024 | How things work
Introduction Modbus RTU and TCP are, when compared to PROFINET, PROFIBUS and EtherNet/IP, slow protocols. Therefore, it is not suited for ‘real-time’ control in most cases. However, if the process is also very slow, then Modbus can be fast enough. If things change in...
by James Powell | May 24, 2023 | General
Modbus is the Grand-daddy of industrial protocols. It has been around since the mid-70s. One would think it had gone the way of the Eight-track tape by now. I have heard, ‘Oh Modbus, it is dead – isn’t it?’ Well, No, it is not. As I have...