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title: "Modbus"
description: "Instructions on how to integrate Modbus within Home Assistant."
date: 2015-04-25 9:16
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logo: modbus.png
ha_category: Hub
ha_release: pre 0.7
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[Modbus](http://www.modbus.org/) is a serial communication protocol to control PLCs (Programmable logic controller). It currently supports sensors and switches which can be controlled over serial, TCP, and UDP connections.

## {% linkable_title Configuration %}

To add modbus to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

For a network connection:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry for a TCP connection
modbus:
  type: tcp
  host: IP_ADDRESS
  port: 2020
```

Configuration variables:

- **type** (*Required*): Type of the connection to Modbus. Possible values are:
  - *tcp*: Modbus TCP protocol according to "MODBUS Messaging Implementation Guide version 1.0b" provided by Schneider Automation, 
  - *udp*: Modbus TCP form, but using UDP for transport (removes the overheads required for TCP),
  - *rtuovertcp*: Modbus RTU message transmitted with a TCP/IP wrapper and sent over a network instead of serial lines.
- **host** (*Required*): The IP address of your Modbus device, eg. 192.168.1.1.
- **port** (*Required*): The port for the communication.
- **timeout** (*Optional*): Timeout for slave response in seconds. (default: 3)

For a serial connection:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry for a serial connection
modbus:
  type: serial
  method: rtu
  port: /dev/ttyUSB0
  baudrate: 9600
  stopbits: 1
  bytesize: 8
  parity: N
```

Configuration variables:

- **type** (*Required*): Type of the connection to Modbus.
- **method** (*Required*): Method of the connection to Modbus.
- **port** (*Required*): The port where your Modbus device is connected to your Home Assistant host.
- **baudrate** (*Required*): The speed for the serial connection.
- **stopbits** (*Required*): The stopbits for the serial connection.
- **bytesize** (*Required*): The bytesize for the serial connection.
- **parity** (*Required*): The parity for the serial connection.
- **timeout** (*Optional*): Timeout for slave response in seconds. (default: 3)

### {% linkable_title Services %}


| Service | Description |
| ------- | ----------- |
| write_register | Write register. Requires `unit`, `address` and `value` fields. `value` can be either single value or an array |


## {% linkable_title Building on top of Modbus %}

 - [Modbus Binary Sensor](/components/binary_sensor.modbus/)
 - [Modbus Sensor](/components/sensor.modbus/)
 - [Modbus Switch](/components/switch.modbus/)
