tobbbbe
(Tobias)
August 6, 2022, 8:40pm
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Hi, I am trying to send the value from a sensor to a plc via modbus TCP.
Am new to this. what do I need to add to the config file and how do I connect the value from the sensor to the modbus tag?
Think you might want to look at Node red for this one as HA doesn’t work as a Modbus slave.
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← yury-sannikov:modbus-testing
opened 10:32AM - 25 Feb 21 UTC
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Sometimes it makes sense to keep PLC or Programmable Relay as a Modbus master for reliability reasons. To connect with the Home Assistant one have to use an additional RS485 port and set up PLC as a slave. Sometimes this is not possible.
This PR adds the following features to the HomeAssistant:
Acts as a Modbus Slave device over the TCP RTU
Multiple virtual slave devices with the different unit address
Support multiple Modbus sensor entities on the same address using a bitmask
Support Modbus sensor to expose all supported data types as a slave
Support binary sensor
The idea is to keep the existing sensor code as-is and route read and write register methods to the Modbus Slave. That way, the Modbus Master can pull the data from the Slave and execute necessary actions. Also, Modbus Master can write data to the Slave sending any necessary telemetry.
Having both Master and Slave support enable Home Assistant to act as a Modbus switch, routing some of the actions between isolated Modbus networks.
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```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml
# You may notice the `type: tcpserver`
modbus:
name: power_main
type: tcpserver
host: 0.0.0.0
port: 5020
# senor.yaml
# sensor configuration stays as is
- platform: modbus
scan_interval: 1
registers:
- name: button_1
hub: power_main
slave: 77
register: 2
data_type: uint
# switch.yaml
- platform: modbus
registers:
- name: modbus_bit_switch
hub: power_main
slave: 77
register: 3
# having a state_bit_mask changes the switch behavior
# instead of writing command_on/command_off and comparing against state_on/state_off
# it applies a bit mask before do a state compare
# for the commands, command_on ORed and command_off ANDed with the register value before
# writing back to the slave state
# a bit mask to be applied to the register value
# ha_status = slave(register).value & state_bit_mask == state_on
state_bit_mask: 32
state_on: 32
state_off: 0
# Turn ON: slave(register) <== slave(register).value | command_on
command_on: 32
# Turn OFF: slave(register) <== slave(register).value & command_off
command_off: 65503
```
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cc @adamchengtkc @janiversen @vzahradnik
But Node red can pull the data from HA and either act as a Modbus slave or if it’s an Allen Bradley PLC, it can write to the tag directly.