Create A Windows Modbus Master Program Using Microsoft .Net
Last updated 7/2021
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Create your own custom Windows Modbus Master and Basic Human Machine Interface (HMI) using Microsoft .NET programming
What you'll 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
Description
If you design and implement projects in the area of Process Automation or SCADA, you will know from your experience that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to data acquisition and Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs). There is always some type of customization to be done. Always some feature that the standard HMI software does not offer.
And sometimes, using a very expensive HMI with all sorts of bells and whistles for a small project can just be overkill. There are times when you just need a very simple application that acquires a few data points from a Modbus network and displays them on a computer screen.
These are the reasons for this course!
I teach you how to use FREE TOOLS with some basic programming to create your own Modbus Master...
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