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Appendix D<br />

<strong>Practical</strong>s<br />

SESSION 1: MODBUS PROTOCOL<br />

Overview<br />

The Modbus protocol is still one of the most popular <strong>protocols</strong> used in the world today<br />

<strong>and</strong> is used extensively in industrial automation <strong>and</strong> <strong>SCADA</strong> systems. It is interesting to<br />

compare this with the DNP3 protocol used later on in the exercises. It is preferable to use<br />

a PC setup a protocol analyzer with two active serial ports to monitor the messages<br />

(request <strong>and</strong> response). This is possible by using the existing comport on the PC along<br />

with an add on com port in the form of either a PCMCIA card or USB com port device.<br />

In this practical we will use two computers connected by a Laplink cable to simulate the<br />

transfer of data from an RTU to the monitoring computer. Therefore we will only need one<br />

com port to monitor data in one direction.<br />

Procedure<br />

The hardware required for this practical is as follows:<br />

• Two personal computers running Windo-ws 95/98/ME/XP/2000/NT<br />

• One Laplink cross over cable (two 9-pin connectors/two 25-pin connectors)<br />

for RS-232<br />

The software required is as follows:<br />

• IDC’s Modbus software running on both PCs<br />

• IDC’s protocol analysis software tool (PAT) running on one PC<br />

Hardware setup<br />

• Boot up both computers<br />

• Connect the ends of the Laplink cable to the com 1 port on each computer.

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