diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs
index 393f7ca..b7e6be2 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,24 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7;
 ///     </para>
 /// </remarks>
 public sealed class S7Driver(S7DriverOptions options, string driverInstanceId)
-    : IDriver, IDisposable, IAsyncDisposable
+    : IDriver, IReadable, IWritable, IDisposable, IAsyncDisposable
 {
+    /// <summary>OPC UA StatusCode used when the tag name isn't in the driver's tag map.</summary>
+    private const uint StatusBadNodeIdUnknown = 0x80340000u;
+    /// <summary>OPC UA StatusCode used when the tag's data type isn't implemented yet.</summary>
+    private const uint StatusBadNotSupported = 0x803D0000u;
+    /// <summary>OPC UA StatusCode used when the tag is declared read-only.</summary>
+    private const uint StatusBadNotWritable = 0x803B0000u;
+    /// <summary>OPC UA StatusCode used when write fails validation (e.g. out-of-range value).</summary>
+    private const uint StatusBadInternalError = 0x80020000u;
+    /// <summary>OPC UA StatusCode used for socket / timeout / protocol-layer faults.</summary>
+    private const uint StatusBadCommunicationError = 0x80050000u;
+    /// <summary>OPC UA StatusCode used when S7 returns <c>ErrorCode.WrongCPU</c> / PUT/GET disabled.</summary>
+    private const uint StatusBadDeviceFailure = 0x80550000u;
+
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, S7TagDefinition> _tagsByName = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, S7ParsedAddress> _parsedByName = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
     private readonly S7DriverOptions _options = options;
     private readonly SemaphoreSlim _gate = new(1, 1);
 
@@ -68,6 +84,19 @@ public sealed class S7Driver(S7DriverOptions options, string driverInstanceId)
             await plc.OpenAsync(cts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             Plc = plc;
+
+            // Parse every tag's address once at init so config typos fail fast here instead
+            // of surfacing as BadInternalError on every Read against the bad tag. The parser
+            // also rejects bit-offset > 7, DB 0, unknown area letters, etc.
+            _tagsByName.Clear();
+            _parsedByName.Clear();
+            foreach (var t in _options.Tags)
+            {
+                var parsed = S7AddressParser.Parse(t.Address); // throws FormatException
+                _tagsByName[t.Name] = t;
+                _parsedByName[t.Name] = parsed;
+            }
+
             _health = new DriverHealth(DriverState.Healthy, DateTime.UtcNow, null);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -106,6 +135,165 @@ public sealed class S7Driver(S7DriverOptions options, string driverInstanceId)
 
     public Task FlushOptionalCachesAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
 
+    // ---- IReadable ----
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<DataValueSnapshot>> ReadAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<string> fullReferences, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var plc = RequirePlc();
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        var results = new DataValueSnapshot[fullReferences.Count];
+
+        await _gate.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        try
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < fullReferences.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var name = fullReferences[i];
+                if (!_tagsByName.TryGetValue(name, out var tag))
+                {
+                    results[i] = new DataValueSnapshot(null, StatusBadNodeIdUnknown, null, now);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                try
+                {
+                    var value = await ReadOneAsync(plc, tag, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    results[i] = new DataValueSnapshot(value, 0u, now, now);
+                    _health = new DriverHealth(DriverState.Healthy, now, null);
+                }
+                catch (NotSupportedException)
+                {
+                    results[i] = new DataValueSnapshot(null, StatusBadNotSupported, null, now);
+                }
+                catch (global::S7.Net.PlcException pex)
+                {
+                    // S7.Net's PlcException carries an ErrorCode; PUT/GET-disabled on
+                    // S7-1200/1500 surfaces here. Map to BadDeviceFailure so operators see a
+                    // device-config problem (toggle PUT/GET in TIA Portal) rather than a
+                    // transient fault — per driver-specs.md §5.
+                    results[i] = new DataValueSnapshot(null, StatusBadDeviceFailure, null, now);
+                    _health = new DriverHealth(DriverState.Degraded, _health.LastSuccessfulRead, pex.Message);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    results[i] = new DataValueSnapshot(null, StatusBadCommunicationError, null, now);
+                    _health = new DriverHealth(DriverState.Degraded, _health.LastSuccessfulRead, ex.Message);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        finally { _gate.Release(); }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<object> ReadOneAsync(global::S7.Net.Plc plc, S7TagDefinition tag, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var addr = _parsedByName[tag.Name];
+        // S7.Net's string-based ReadAsync returns object where the boxed .NET type depends on
+        // the size suffix: DBX=bool, DBB=byte, DBW=ushort, DBD=uint. Our S7DataType enum
+        // specifies the SEMANTIC type (Int16 vs UInt16 vs Float32 etc.); the reinterpret below
+        // converts the raw unsigned boxed value into the requested type without issuing an
+        // extra PLC round-trip.
+        var raw = await plc.ReadAsync(tag.Address, ct).ConfigureAwait(false)
+            ?? throw new System.IO.InvalidDataException($"S7.Net returned null for '{tag.Address}'");
+
+        return (tag.DataType, addr.Size, raw) switch
+        {
+            (S7DataType.Bool, S7Size.Bit, bool b) => b,
+            (S7DataType.Byte, S7Size.Byte, byte by) => by,
+            (S7DataType.UInt16, S7Size.Word, ushort u16) => u16,
+            (S7DataType.Int16, S7Size.Word, ushort u16) => unchecked((short)u16),
+            (S7DataType.UInt32, S7Size.DWord, uint u32) => u32,
+            (S7DataType.Int32, S7Size.DWord, uint u32) => unchecked((int)u32),
+            (S7DataType.Float32, S7Size.DWord, uint u32) => BitConverter.UInt32BitsToSingle(u32),
+
+            (S7DataType.Int64, _, _)   => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 Int64 reads land in a follow-up PR"),
+            (S7DataType.UInt64, _, _)  => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 UInt64 reads land in a follow-up PR"),
+            (S7DataType.Float64, _, _) => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 Float64 (LReal) reads land in a follow-up PR"),
+            (S7DataType.String, _, _)  => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 STRING reads land in a follow-up PR"),
+            (S7DataType.DateTime, _, _) => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 DateTime reads land in a follow-up PR"),
+
+            _ => throw new System.IO.InvalidDataException(
+                $"S7 Read type-mismatch: tag '{tag.Name}' declared {tag.DataType} but address '{tag.Address}' " +
+                $"parsed as Size={addr.Size}; S7.Net returned {raw.GetType().Name}"),
+        };
+    }
+
+    // ---- IWritable ----
+
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<WriteResult>> WriteAsync(
+        IReadOnlyList<WriteRequest> writes, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var plc = RequirePlc();
+        var results = new WriteResult[writes.Count];
+
+        await _gate.WaitAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        try
+        {
+            for (var i = 0; i < writes.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var w = writes[i];
+                if (!_tagsByName.TryGetValue(w.FullReference, out var tag))
+                {
+                    results[i] = new WriteResult(StatusBadNodeIdUnknown);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!tag.Writable)
+                {
+                    results[i] = new WriteResult(StatusBadNotWritable);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                try
+                {
+                    await WriteOneAsync(plc, tag, w.Value, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    results[i] = new WriteResult(0u);
+                }
+                catch (NotSupportedException)
+                {
+                    results[i] = new WriteResult(StatusBadNotSupported);
+                }
+                catch (global::S7.Net.PlcException)
+                {
+                    results[i] = new WriteResult(StatusBadDeviceFailure);
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                {
+                    results[i] = new WriteResult(StatusBadInternalError);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        finally { _gate.Release(); }
+        return results;
+    }
+
+    private async Task WriteOneAsync(global::S7.Net.Plc plc, S7TagDefinition tag, object? value, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        // S7.Net's Plc.WriteAsync(string address, object value) expects the boxed value to
+        // match the address's size-suffix type: DBX=bool, DBB=byte, DBW=ushort, DBD=uint.
+        // Our S7DataType lets the caller pass short/int/float; convert to the unsigned
+        // wire representation before handing off.
+        var boxed = tag.DataType switch
+        {
+            S7DataType.Bool    => (object)Convert.ToBoolean(value),
+            S7DataType.Byte    => (object)Convert.ToByte(value),
+            S7DataType.UInt16  => (object)Convert.ToUInt16(value),
+            S7DataType.Int16   => (object)unchecked((ushort)Convert.ToInt16(value)),
+            S7DataType.UInt32  => (object)Convert.ToUInt32(value),
+            S7DataType.Int32   => (object)unchecked((uint)Convert.ToInt32(value)),
+            S7DataType.Float32 => (object)BitConverter.SingleToUInt32Bits(Convert.ToSingle(value)),
+
+            S7DataType.Int64   => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 Int64 writes land in a follow-up PR"),
+            S7DataType.UInt64  => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 UInt64 writes land in a follow-up PR"),
+            S7DataType.Float64 => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 Float64 (LReal) writes land in a follow-up PR"),
+            S7DataType.String  => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 STRING writes land in a follow-up PR"),
+            S7DataType.DateTime => throw new NotSupportedException("S7 DateTime writes land in a follow-up PR"),
+            _ => throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unknown S7DataType {tag.DataType}"),
+        };
+        await plc.WriteAsync(tag.Address, boxed, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    private global::S7.Net.Plc RequirePlc() =>
+        Plc ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("S7Driver not initialized");
+
     public void Dispose() => DisposeAsync().AsTask().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
     public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DriverReadWriteTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DriverReadWriteTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36e5d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DriverReadWriteTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Unit tests for <see cref="S7Driver"/>'s <c>IReadable</c>/<c>IWritable</c> surface
+///     that don't require a live PLC — covers error paths (not-initialized, unknown tag,
+///     read-only write rejection, unsupported data types). Wire-level round-trip tests
+///     against a live S7 or a mock-server land in a follow-up PR since S7.Net doesn't ship
+///     an in-process fake and an adequate mock is non-trivial.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class S7DriverReadWriteTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Initialize_rejects_invalid_tag_address_and_fails_fast()
+    {
+        // Bad address at init time must throw; the alternative (deferring the parse to the
+        // first read) would surface the config bug as BadInternalError on every subsequent
+        // Read which is impossible for an operator to diagnose from the OPC UA client.
+        var opts = new S7DriverOptions
+        {
+            Host = "192.0.2.1", // reserved — will never complete TCP handshake
+            Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(250),
+            Tags = [new S7TagDefinition("BadTag", "NOT-AN-S7-ADDRESS", S7DataType.Int16)],
+        };
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(opts, "s7-bad-tag");
+
+        // Either the TCP connect fails first (Exception) or the parser fails (FormatException)
+        // — both are acceptable since both are init-time fail-fast. What matters is that we
+        // don't return a "healthy" driver with a latent bad tag.
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<Exception>(async () =>
+            await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task ReadAsync_without_initialize_throws_InvalidOperationException()
+    {
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(new S7DriverOptions { Host = "192.0.2.1" }, "s7-uninit");
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<InvalidOperationException>(async () =>
+            await drv.ReadAsync(["Any"], TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task WriteAsync_without_initialize_throws_InvalidOperationException()
+    {
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(new S7DriverOptions { Host = "192.0.2.1" }, "s7-uninit");
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<InvalidOperationException>(async () =>
+            await drv.WriteAsync(
+                [new(FullReference: "Any", Value: (short)0)],
+                TestContext.Current.CancellationToken));
+    }
+}