Modbus Master Driver v2

Add-on for Eclipse Kura™ and its commercially supported, enterprise-ready edition Everyware™ Software Framework (ESF) by Eurotech.

This driver enables Eclipse Kura or ESF to communicate with Modbus slaves using the Modbus TCP, UDP, and RTU protocols.

To install the package, simply drag and drop the Eclipse Marketplace link into the ESF Packages section of the Web UI (see Screenshots section).

Supported Operating Systems

• Linux

Supported Architectures

• x86_64
• ARMv7 (hard-float ABI)
• AArch64

Bug Fixes

• RS485 mode configured through the ESF RS485 Service is not honored; resolved downgrading jSerialComm (and j2mod)
• Channels with LSW-first data order causes failures in channel record value/status update in case of connection problems and/or write operations

Third-party Content

j2mod: Enhanced Modbus library implemented in the Java programming language, 2.5.5
https://https://github.com/steveohara/j2mod/
Apache License, Version 2.0

jSerialComm: Platform-independent serial port access for Java, 2.5.1
https://fazecast.github.io/jSerialComm/
Dual License:

• Apache License, Version 2.0
• GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 3

Compatibility

The bundle requires ESF 6.1.0+ or Kura 4.1.0+.

The bundle is signed with a new Eurotech Leaf certificate for add-ons (DN: EUROTECH S.p.A. ESF Add-On Bundle Signing 2022). Please check the following references to verify if an update to the security policy is needed when ESF runs in Production Mode:

• https://esf.eurotech.com/docs/bundle-signing#eurotech-certificates

Everyware Software Framework End User License Agreement (EULA)

This ESF package is provided by Eurotech to the Eclipse Kura community only for the non-professional purpose of developing, testing, prototyping, or demonstrating; read the EULA carefully before installing the package.

For commercial use contact your Eurotech local sales representative.