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The latest PLC Allen Bradley Micrologix 1400 is provided with Modbus TCP and RTU. This is a powerful feature and with this post i
explain how to enable and how to use it. PLC-PC communication with
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To configure the Modbus communication you need to know at least the basic information about Modbus protocol. libraries
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Modbus protocol can be used with serial cables (Modbus RTU: RS232 or RS485) or with ethernet cable(Modbus TCP).
Modbus TCP architecture is client server (like for websites, you with the browser are the client that ask information to the Real-time Line charts with W
server, and the server reply). Modbus TCP devices can be both client-server and the protocol is multi-master, so every device can Dynamic Data Display
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Modbus RTU architecture is master slave (master is the client, slave is the server). The only device that can start a
communication is the master and there can be only one master (usually a supervisor) and as many slave as you want. Every slave
has a Node address, so the master can send packet to a single slave. Master does not have the Node address. 1 ON 1 MENTORING
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Boolean block es. B3:

Read Only registers are called Contacts.
Read/Write registers are called Coils.
Numeric block es. N7:

Read Only registers are called Input Registers.
Read/Write registers are called Holding Registers.
Enabling Modbus TCP:
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Expanded flag: this flag permit to use 4 more N registers contigous to N15 in order to expand the holding registers area.
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gray
September 18, 2012 at 00:01
Hi Mesta
Thanks for the notes much appreciated.
What version of RSLogix500 are you running? I am running 8.10.00 and noticed that the Modbus selection is not available. I
havent installed a modbus software driver into the PLC, not sure if I have to.
Regards
Gray
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mesta
I was running RsLogix 500 version 8.40.00.

Please note that Modbus protocol is available only on Micrologix 1400 Ser. B.
Micrologix 1400 Ser. A doesnt provide Modbus communication.
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shridhar
November 20, 2013 at 07:05
8.3 r later
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ducsi
Hello Mesta,
Do you know how many client connections a Micrologix 1400 Ser. B. can handle?
I try to connect to a PLC from a 2nd PC and it does not work.
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mesta
It depends if its Modbus TCP or RTU.

For Modbus TCP i connected up to 3 computers time ago, but i never tried with more.
For Modbus RTU it depends if the Micrologis is set as master or slave.
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sarang
Hi mesta,
I have Micrologix 1400 Ser B PLC.I have to establish a communication with Modbus TCP & RTU.How to use RSLinx Classic to
configure driver for the same?
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mesta
RsLinx cant communicate in Modbus, it uses the proprietary protocols of RA.
The ethernet port of Micrologix can communicate with 2 or 3 protocols simultaneously, and the simil-Ethernet/IP is
the default, and you can choose what other protocol you want to communicate with, in your case Modbus.
So with RsLinx you set Ethernet Devices (not Ethernet/IP, it will not work) and you can communicate with RsLogix,
while with your applications and other plcs you communicate in Modbus.
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sarang
October 16, 2013 at 10:07
Hi Mesta,
What about Modbus RTU???What I am supposed to select in Rs-Linx while configuring ML1400 Ser B through
Modbus-RTU?I have done channel configuration through RS-Logix 500.But it is unable to establish a
communication link.
Kindly revert back.
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mesta
October 16, 2013 at 12:25
I dont remember if the serial port of Micrologix can talk 2 different protocols. If it does, then you
have to select DF1 in RsLinx. If it can communicate only Modbus RTU, you have to use the other
serial port or connect through the ethernet port.
krishna
Hi Mesta,
Iam an newbie in .net,basically from PLC,SCADA domain.
Big fan of ADVHMI, Now can some one share me a project where the real time data from PLC can be logged to sql server.
I want to make a screen for data and another one for reports.
Does someone have done this in advanced hmi.
Thanks
Krishnamoorthy
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Hector Quiroz
October 22, 2013 at 17:37
Hello Mesta:
Im working with web server embed on Micrologix 1400 PLC and RSLogix 8.40.
I monitored directory enabled and N7: 0, (eg)
Using codes <ABDRT-xxx) but only for reading, my question is:
Is there any code with which I can now write to that block (N7: 0)?
Thank you.
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mesta
October 22, 2013 at 19:11
I have no experience of working with embedded webserver of Micrologix 1400. In the projects based on ML-1400 was
using Ethernet/IP, OPC client or Modbus TCP protocols; with all of them i was using C# or ANSI-C compilers.
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shridhar
November 20, 2013 at 07:11
HI mesta
do you have a sample rslogix500 plc program for modbus TCP/IP communication pls send me on
shridharhanamannavar@gmail.com
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mesta
November 20, 2013 at 10:56
Actually i dont have a working sample, but you can test that if your program works by using the Modbus client that
you can find on http://www.plcsimulator.org/
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Have you got solution for your above said question? i am working on the sameif you have any details please share
with me also.
Thankx
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mesta
August 26, 2014 at 10:56
Actually I dont have the hardware needed to make tests, so i cant make a program and assure you 100% it
works. At the time that i wrote the article, i was working on a project where the ML1400 was connected via
Modbus TCP with other PLCs and it was working.
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Rohan
August 18, 2014 at 09:10
My mail address is rohan_984@yahoo.com

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padmaraj
April 25, 2014 at 02:23
I make. All the configuration as you said but there is connection timeout by a network this message is coming out
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padmaraj
April 25, 2014 at 02:26
Is this possible the Chanel 0 make mod bus RTU and Chanel 1 make mod bus TCP in same plc
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Anonymous
April 30, 2014 at 16:52
Mesta, same question as pdmaraj: is it possible to use both Channel 0 (Modbus RTU) and Channel 1 (Modbus TCP) at the
same time? My goal is to read/write data on both channels as I do have a RS485 network and the PLC communicates with the
scada using modbus TCP THANKS!
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mesta
May 2, 2014 at 13:22
According to RsLogix, it seems that you can use Modbus RTU on channel 0. At least in my version you can set
Modbus on the protocol instead of DF1.
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Phill McKie
May 20, 2014 at 11:28
Hi, do you have any examples showing the use of Modbus RTU Master? I have an A series 1400 and Im trying to configure a
RTU master
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Anonymous
February 11, 2015 at 10:33
hi i want to take Delta DTA4848 Temperature Controller Data on Allen Brdley ML1400 or ML1100 PLC..Any Body can please
tell me the full procedure
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mesta
February 14, 2015 at 11:47
You have to set up messages. Google for micrologix messaging modbus, there are plenty of examples.
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While using a MicroLogix 1400 as a serial Modbus RTU slave I am not able to find the location of the discrete inputs
(contacts). They are not showing up in the 10001-19999 range as documentation suggested. Do you have any ideas? Thanks.
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mesta
April 7, 2015 at 07:55
Did you try to check the address from 0000 to 9999? Because usually the first number is the function identifier, and 1
means contact address area.
There are different functions for each address area (1-2-3-4-etc).
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Singh
April 26, 2015 at 10:09
DEAR ALL,
i am facing problem to access data of masibus temperature scanner through modbus TCP/IP on ML1400. If any one of you
have sample application of ML1400 communication with any device on modbus TCP/IP please send me at
chauhan.singhraj@gmail.com
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kristopher
May 8, 2015 at 20:24
Please help me!!!

how to set up the Ml 1400 rev. b by modbus TCP like a client?
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mesta
May 11, 2015 at 19:22
If ML1400 has to read from a Modbus server, you can do it with messages. It shouldnt be difficult, just run a search
on google.
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Anonymous
January 18, 2016 at 23:01
hi
i want to communicate Micrologix 1400 to compact Logix on prosoft wireless is it possible
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Anonymous
February 25, 2016 at 22:56
yep just use the MSG instruction.

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yasssine
May 25, 2016 at 14:54
hi Mesta .
My goal is to read/write data , i have a Modem network and the PLC communicates with the scada using modbus TCP
ethernet
My PLC micro 850the rockwell .
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vijay
January 16, 2017 at 10:28
how to connect micrologix 1400 with vegacontrol input/output modules via modbus?
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Anonymous
March 1, 2017 at 20:26
Hi Mesta,
I wont help
I am using 1400 series B
And on that I am doing barcode scanner preject
South how can I configure barcode scanner to plc using RS232 cable
Plz send me information about that..
Email
rohan.tamboli07@gmail.com
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rama
April 12, 2017 at 08:03
i want to connect ML1200 to scada software using modbus address. how can i do it?
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mesta
April 12, 2017 at 22:21
Manuals from Allen Bradley are really good.

http://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/rm/1762-rm001_-en-p.pdf
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Anonymous
May 4, 2017 at 07:08
HI,
I Have a ML1200 series C PLC. can i configure modbus communication for this? If yes then How?
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Anonymous
May 6, 2017 at 09:05
i want connect ml1200 with modbus communication

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mesta
May 7, 2017 at 22:08
http://vdt-automation.de/docs/ml1500_modbus.pdf
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Anonymous
June 4, 2017 at 07:28
i have use this pdf but i cant read values from plc to modscan 32
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Lev Shlomo
I have a ML1400 Class B. I have data on it I can see the data on the WEB I try to read the data. I used for a test code from Ni
and others too. In all cases I can connect to the PLC. But always get an error of wrong address. How I can know the data
address for N38:45 Etc. I need the starting address. I can provide a screen shot from Both the Web and from the program I
tried. Can anyone help please ?
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I was running RsLogix 500 version 8.40.00.

It depends if its Modbus TCP or RTU.

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Please help me!!!

yep just use the MSG instruction.

Manuals from Allen Bradley are really good.

i want connect ml1200 with modbus communication

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