Modbus-TCP is a popular Industrial Ethernet network designed to allow industrial equipment such as Programmable Logic Controllers, computers, operator panels, motors, sensors, and other types of physical input/output devices to communicate over an Ethernet network.
A Modbus-TCP network is highly scalable in scope. A collection of devices using Modbus-TCP to communicate can range up thousands on a single switched Ethernet network.
The Modbus-TCP network uses simple configuration tools when adding a new station to a Modbus/TCP network. The network does not require any vendor-proprietary equipment for its operation. Any computer system or microprocessor with Internet style (TCP/IP) networking can use Modbus-TCP.
Modbus-TCP is high performance, limited typically by the ability of the PLC’s operating systems to communicate. Transaction rates of several thousands per second or more are easy to achieve on a single station, and networks can be easily designed to achieve guaranteed response times in the millisecond range.
AMCI manufactures several lines of products utilizing high-speed Modbus-TCP connectivity.