Version History
September 24, 2008
- Minor Update.
- Fixed TCP issue with temporarily locking application.
- Enable / Disable Connect buttons depending on selection.
- This alpha release expires October 31, 2008.
September 1, 2008
- Minor Update.
- Complete the application help book.
- This alpha release expires September 30, 2008.
August 5, 2008
- Minor Update.
- Addition of application icon (Thanks to Jordan Langille of OneToad.com).
- Addition of help books (partially complete).
- This alpha release expires August 31, 2008.
July 4, 2008
- First public release.
- TCP and serial protocol supported.
- Reading of Coils, Discrete Inputs, Holding Registers, and Input Registers supported, writing coming soon.
- Uses a connection list with name, type, and device ID (IP address or serial port) for maintaining connections, and list is saved with every quit.
- Uses zero or one based addressing, with check box for toggling.
- Displays data in integer, hexadecimal, decimal, with binary coming soon.
- Displays number of polls and successful responses.
- Displays register prefix (10000x etc).
- Displays Warning dialog box if it can't connect to the ModBus TCP server; working on shortening the TCP timeout.
- Checks for updates via Sparke Framework.
- This alpha release expires August 31, 2008.
MODBUS® is a registered trademark of Modbus Organization, Inc.
About ModBusProbe
ModBusProbe
, which supports ModbusRTU and ModbusTCP (ModbusASCII will be considered for future releases), is used to communicate to industrial logic solving devices. ModBusProbe is able to connect using both a serial connectition using USB serial adapters and by ethernet, and is able to display the resulting data in decimal, hexadecimal, or binary format. Multiple polling windows can be openned up simmultaneously to either poll multiple sets of registers from either the same device or multiple devices.
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Registration & Pricing Information
ModBusProbe is presently in Alpha release and is offered free of charge to those that would like to test the application and provide feedback. It is expected that when the application becomes viable, that the shareware price will be approximatley US$100.
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Requirements
ModBusProbe requires Mac OS X 10.4.9+ and a MODBUS® enabled device. If a serial connection will be used, then a USB Serial Converter is also required. Note that one popular converter is the Keyspan USA19HS High Speed Serial Adpater.