Modbus and Modbus Plus Services
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Modbus and Modbus Plus Services Table
The following table shows the Quantum Modbus and Modbus Plus services.
Type
Service Description
Native CPU Ports
NOM 1-2 Ports
NOM 3-6 Ports1
Modbus
Modbus Plus
Modbus
Modbus Plus
Modbus
Modbus Plus
Modbus Services
Default Modbus Port Parameters
Yes
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
Configurable Modbus Port Parameters
Yes
-
Yes
-
Yes(5)
-
Modbus to Modbus Plus Bridging
Yes(1)
-
Yes(2)
-
Yes(2)
-
Local CPU Programming
Yes(3)
-
Yes(3)
-
No
-
Remote CPU Programming over Modbus Plus
Yes(3)
-
Yes(3)
-
Yes(1)
-
Modbus access to local CPU
Yes
-
Yes
-
No
-
Modbus access to remote CPU over Modbus Plus
Yes
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
Modbus Network Slave Support
Yes
-
No
-
No
-
Modbus Master support with XMIT block
Yes
-
No
-
No
-
Executive Firmware Loading Support
Yes
-
No
-
No
-
Modbus Plus services
MSTR read/write register messaging(4)
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
Yes
MSTR read/write Global Data messaging
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
Yes
MSTR get/clear local/remote statistics
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
Yes
Config Extension Global Data Support
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
No
Config Extension Peer Cop Support
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
No
Distributed I/O Support
-
Yes
-
Yes
-
No
CPU Programming
-
Yes(3)
-
Yes(3)
-
Yes(3)
Executive Firmware Loading Support
-
Yes
-
No
-
No
(1) 
The native CPU Modbus port can be disabled from bridge mode operation with the native Modbus Plus Port.
(2) 
Modbus ports on NOMs are in bridge mode with their associated Modbus Plus port.
(3) 
Only one programmer connection can be logged in at a time to any CPU, and only one program monitor can be attached at a time to any CPU.
(4) 
Up to 4 MSTR read/write register instructions can be serviced per CPU scan per Modbus Plus port.
(5) 
Modbus port parameters on NOMs 3-6 are defined by Modbus Port 3 when the comm parameter selector switch is in mem.