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layout: page
title: "Modbus Sensor"
description: "Instructions how to integrate Modbus sensors into Home Assistant."
date: 2015-08-30 23:38
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
logo: modbus.png
ha_category: Sensor
ha_release: pre 0.7
---
The `modbus` sensor platform allows you to gather data from your [Modbus](http://www.modbus.org/) sensors.
To use your Modbus sensors in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yml entry
sensor:
platform: modbus
slave: 1
registers:
16:
name: My integer sensor
unit: C
24:
bits:
0:
name: My boolean sensor
2:
name: My other boolean sensor
coils:
0:
name: My coil switch
```
Configuration variables:
- **slave** (*Required*): The number of the slave (ignored and can be omitted if not serial Modbus).
- **registers** array (*Required*): The array contains a list of relevant registers to read from.
- **number of register** (*Required*): Listing relevant bits. It must contain a `bits` section.
- **bits** array (*Required*): Listing relevant bits. It must contain a `bits` section.
- **name** (*Required*): Name of the sensor.
- **unit** (*Required*): Unit to attach to value (optional, ignored for boolean sensors).
- **coils** (*Optional*): A list of relevant coils to read from/write to
- **number of coil** array (*Required*):
- **name** (*Required*): Name of the coil.
<p class='note warning'>
Each named register will create an integer sensor and each named bit will create a boolean sensor.
</p>