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Joseph Doherty
a05b84858d Phase 3 PR 43 — Swap ModbusPal to pymodbus for the integration-test simulator. Replaces the .xmpp profiles shipped in PR 42 with pymodbus 3.13.0 ModbusSimulatorServer JSON configs in tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/Pymodbus/. Substantive reasons for the swap (rationale block in the test-plan doc): ModbusPal 1.6b is abandoned (last release ~2019), Java GUI-only with no headless mode in the official JAR, and only exposes 2 of the 4 standard Modbus tables (holding_registers + coils — no input_registers, no discrete_inputs). pymodbus is current stable, pure Python CLI (pip install pymodbus[simulator]==3.13.0), exposes all four tables, has built-in declarative actions (increment / random / timestamp / uptime) for dynamic registers, supports custom Python actions for anything more complex, and ships an optional aiohttp-based web UI / REST API for live inspection. Pip-installable on Windows; sidesteps the privileged-port admin requirement by defaulting to TCP 5020.
ModbusSimulatorFixture default port bumped from 502 to 5020 to match the pymodbus convention. Override via MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT for a real PLC on its native 502. Skip-message updated to point at the new Pymodbus\serve.ps1 wrapper instead of 'start ModbusPal'. csproj <None Update> rule swapped from ModbusPal/** to Pymodbus/** so the new JSON profiles + serve.ps1 + README copy to test-output as PreserveNewest.
standard.json — generic Modbus TCP server, slave id 1, port 5020, shared blocks=false (independent coils + HR address spaces, more textbook-PLC-like). HR[0..31] seeded with address-as-value via per-register uint16 entries, HR[100] auto-increments via the built-in increment action with parameters minval=0/maxval=65535 (drives subscribe-and-receive integration tests so they have a register that ticks without a write — pymodbus's increment ticks per-access not wall-clock, which is good enough for a 250ms-poll test), HR[200..209] scratch range left at 0 for write tests, coils 0..31 alternating, coils 100..109 scratch. write list covers 0..1023 so any test address is mutable.
dl205.json — AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC DL205/DL260 quirk simulator, slave id 1, port 5020, shared blocks=true (matches DL series memory model where coils/DI/HR overlay the same word address space). Each quirky register seeded with the pre-computed raw uint16 value documented in docs/v2/dl205.md, with an inline _quirk JSON-comment naming the behavior so future-me reading the file knows why HR[1040]=25928 means 'H' lo / 'e' hi (the user's headline string-byte-order finding). Encoded quirks: V0 marker at HR[0]=0xCAFE; V2000 at HR[1024]=0x2000; V40400 at HR[8448]=0x4040; 'Hello' string at HR[1040..1042] first-char-low-byte; Float32 1.5f at HR[1056..1057] in CDAB word order (low word first); BCD register at HR[1072]=0x1234; FC03-128-cap block at HR[1280..1407]; Y0/C0 coil markers at 2048/3072; scratch C-relays at 4000..4007.
serve.ps1 wrapper — pwsh script with a -Profile {standard|dl205} parameter switch. Validates pymodbus.simulator is on PATH (clearer message than the raw CommandNotFoundException), validates the profile JSON exists, builds the right --modbus_server/--modbus_device/--json_file/--http_port arg list, and execs pymodbus.simulator in the foreground. -HttpPort 0 disables the web UI. Foreground exec lets the operator Ctrl+C to stop without an extra control script.
README.md fully rewritten for pymodbus: install command (pip install 'pymodbus[simulator]==3.13.0' — pinned for reproducibility, [simulator] extra pulls aiohttp), per-profile reference tables, the same DL205 quirk → register table from PR 42 but adjusted for pymodbus paths, what's-NEW-vs-ModbusPal section (all four tables, raw uint16 seeding, declarative actions, custom Python action modules, headless, web UI, maintained), trade-offs section (float32-as-two-uint16s for explicit CDAB control, increment ticks per-access not wall-clock, shared-blocks mode for DL205 vs separate for Standard), file-format quick reference for hand-authoring more profiles. References pinned to the pymodbus readthedocs simulator/config + REST API pages.
docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md harness section rewritten with the swap rationale; PR-history list updated to mark PR 42 SUPERSEDED by PR 43 and call out PR 44+ as the per-quirk implementation track. Test-conventions bullet about 'don't depend on ModbusPal state between tests' generalized to 'don't depend on simulator state' and a note added that pymodbus's REST API can reset state between facts if a test ever needs it.
DL205Profile.cs and DL205SmokeTests.cs xml-doc updated to reference pymodbus / dl205.json instead of ModbusPal / DL205.xmpp.
Functional validation deferred — Python isn't installed on this dev box (winget search returned no matches for Python.Python.3 exact). JSON parses structurally (PowerShell ConvertFrom-Json clean on both files), build clean, .json + serve.ps1 + README all copy to test-output as expected. User installs pymodbus when they want to actually run the simulator end-to-end; if pymodbus rejects the config the README's reference link to pymodbus's simulator/config schema doc is the right next stop.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-18 20:35:26 -04:00
c59ac9e52d Merge pull request 'Phase 3 PR 42 — ModbusPal simulator profiles for Standard + DL205/DL260' (#41) from phase-3-pr42-modbuspal-profiles into v2 2026-04-18 20:12:39 -04:00
Joseph Doherty
02a0e8efd1 Phase 3 PR 42 — ModbusPal simulator profiles for Standard Modbus + DL205/DL260 quirks. Two hand-authored .xmpp profiles in tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/ModbusPal/ that integration tests load via the GUI to drive the suite without a real PLC. Both well-formed XML (verified via PowerShell [xml] cast); both copied to test-output as PreserveNewest content per the existing csproj rule.
Standard.xmpp — generic Modbus TCP server on port 502, slave id 1. HR[0..31] seeded with address-as-value (HR[5]=5 — easy mental map for diagnostics), HR[100] auto-incrementing via a 1Hz LinearGenerator binding (drives subscribe-and-receive integration tests so they have a register that actually changes without a write), HR[200..209] scratch range for write-roundtrip tests, coils 0..31 alternating on/off, coils 100..109 scratch. The Tick automation runs 0..65535 over 60s looping; bound to HR[100] via Binding_SINT16 — slow enough that a 250ms-poll integration test sees discrete jumps, fast enough that a 5s subscribe test sees several change notifications.
DL205.xmpp — AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC DL205/DL260 quirk simulator on port 502, slave id 1, modeling the behaviors documented in docs/v2/dl205.md as concrete register values so DL205 integration tests can assert each quirk WITHOUT a live PLC. Per-quirk encoding: V0 marker at HR[0]=0xCAFE proves register 0 is valid (rejects-register-0 rumour disproved); V2000 marker at HR[1024]=0x2000 proves V-memory octal-to-decimal mapping; V40400 marker at HR[8448]=0x4040 proves V40400→PDU 0x2100 (NOT register 0, contrary to the widespread shorthand); 'Hello' string at HR[1040..1042] packed first-char-low-byte (HR[1040]=0x6548 = 'H' lo + 'e' hi, HR[1041]=0x6C6C, HR[1042]=0x006F) — the headline string-byte-order quirk the user flagged; Float32 1.5f at HR[1056..1057] in CDAB word order (low word first: 0, then 0x3FC0); BCD register at HR[1072]=0x1234 representing decimal 1234 in BCD nibbles (NOT binary 0x04D2); 128-register block at HR[1280..1407] for FC03-128-cap testing; Y0 marker at coil 2048, C0 marker at coil 3072, scratch C-coils at 4000..4007 for write tests.
Critical limitation flagged inline + in README: ModbusPal 1.6b CANNOT represent the DL205 quirks semantically — it has no string binding, no BCD binding, no arbitrary-byte-layout binding (only SINT16/SINT32/FLOAT32 with word-order). So every DL205 quirk is encoded as a pre-computed raw 16-bit integer with the math worked out in inline comments above each register. Becomes unreadable past ~50 quirky registers; the README's 'alternatives' section recommends switching to pymodbus when that threshold approaches (pymodbus's ModbusSimulatorServer has first-class headless + scriptable callbacks for byte-level layouts).
Other ModbusPal 1.6b limitations called out in README: only holding_registers + coils sections in the official build (no input_registers / discrete_inputs — DL260 X-input markers can't be encoded faithfully here, FC02/FC04 tests wait for a fork or pymodbus); abandoned project (last release 1.6b, active forks at SCADA-LTS/ModbusPal, ControlThings-io/modbuspal, mrhenrike/ModbusPalEnhanced); no headless mode in the official JAR (-loadFile / -hide flags only in source-built forks); CVE-2018-10832 XXE on .xmpp import (don't import untrusted profiles — the in-repo ones are author-controlled).
README.md updated with: per-profile description tables, getting-started (download jar + java -jar + GUI File>Load>Run), MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT env-var override doc, two reference tables documenting which HR / coil address encodes which DL205 quirk + which test name asserts it (the same DL205_<behavior> naming convention from docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md), 4-row alternatives comparison (pymodbus / diagslave / ModbusMechanic / ModRSsim2) for when ModbusPal can no longer carry the load, and a quick-reference XML format table at the bottom for future-me hand-authoring more profiles.
Pure documentation + test-asset PR — no code changes. The integration tests that consume these profiles (the actual DL205_<behavior> facts) land one at a time in PR 43+ as user validates each quirk via ModbusPal on the bench.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-18 20:05:20 -04:00
7009483d16 Merge pull request 'Phase 3 PR 41 — Document AutomationDirect DL205 / DL260 Modbus quirks' (#40) from phase-3-pr41-dl205-quirks-doc into v2 2026-04-18 19:52:20 -04:00
Joseph Doherty
9de96554dc Phase 3 PR 41 — Document AutomationDirect DL205 / DL260 Modbus quirks. Adds docs/v2/dl205.md (~300 lines, 8 H2 sections, primary-source citations) covering every place the DL205/DL260 family diverges from textbook Modbus or has non-obvious behavior a generic client gets wrong. Replaces the placeholder _pending_ list in modbus-test-plan.md with a confirmed-behaviors table that doubles as the integration-test roadmap.
The user explicitly flagged that DL205/DL260 strings don't follow Modbus convention; research turned up that and a lot more. Headline findings:
String packing — TWO chars per V-memory register but the FIRST char is in the LOW byte (opposite of the big-endian Modbus convention generic drivers default to). 'Hello' in V2000 reads back as 'eHll o\0' on a textbook decoder. Kepware's DirectLogic driver exposes a per-tag 'String Byte Order = Low/High' toggle specifically for this; we'll need the same. Null-terminated, no length prefix, no dedicated KSTR address space — strings live wherever ladder allocates them in V-memory.
V-memory addressing — DirectLOGIC's native V-memory is OCTAL (V2000, V40400) but Modbus is decimal. The CPU translates: V2000 octal = decimal 1024 = Modbus PDU 0x0400. The widespread 'V40400 = register 0' shorthand is wrong on modern firmware (that was DL05/DL06 relative mode); on H2-ECOM100 absolute mode (factory default) V40400 = PDU 0x2100. We'd surface this with an address-format helper in the device profile so operators write V2000 instead of computing 1024 by hand.
Word order CDAB for all 32-bit values — DL205 and DL260 agree, ECOM modules don't re-swap. Already supported via ModbusByteOrder.WordSwap; just needs to be the default in the DL205 profile.
BCD-as-default numeric storage — bit one I didn't expect. DirectLOGIC stores 'V2000 = 1234' as 0x1234 on the wire (BCD nibbles), not as 0x04D2 (decimal 1234). IEEE 754 Float32 only works when ladder used the explicit R type (LDR/OUTR instructions). We need a new decoder mode for BCD-encoded registers — current code assumes binary integers.
FC quantity caps — FC03/04 cap at 128 (above spec's 125 — Bonus territory, current code already respects 125), FC16 caps at 100 (BELOW spec's 123 — important bulk-write batching gotcha). Quantity overrun returns exception 03 IllegalDataValue.
Coil/discrete mappings — DL260: X0->discrete input 0, Y0->coil 2048, C0->coil 3072. SP specials at discrete input 1024-1535 RO. These are CPU-wired constants and cannot be remapped; need to be hardcoded in the DL205/DL260 device profile.
Register 0 — accepted on DL205/DL260 with ECOM in absolute mode, contrary to the widespread internet claim that 'DirectLOGIC rejects register 0'. That rumour was an older DL05/DL06 relative-mode artefact. Our ModbusProbeOptions.ProbeAddress default of 0 is therefore safe for DL205/DL260.
Exception codes — only the standard 01-04. Write-to-protected-bit returns 02 on newer firmware, 04 on older (firmware-transition revision unconfirmed); driver should map both to BadNotWritable. No proprietary exception codes.
Behavioral oddities — H2-ECOM100 accepts MAX 4 simultaneous TCP connections (5th refused at TCP accept). No TCP keepalive (intermediate NAT/firewall drops idle sockets after 2-5 min — periodic probe required). No mid-stream resync on malformed MBAP — driver must reconnect + replay. TxId-drop-under-load forum rumour is unconfirmed; our single-flight + TxId-match guard handles it either way.
Each H2 section ends with the integration-test names we'd ship per the modbus-test-plan.md DL205_<behavior> convention — twelve named test slots ready for PR 42+ to fill in one at a time. References (8) cited inline, primarily D2-USER-M, HA-ECOM-M, and the Kepware DirectLogic Ethernet driver manual which documents these vendor quirks explicitly because they have to cope with them.
modbus-test-plan.md DL205 section rewritten as a priority-ordered table with three columns (quirk / driver impact / test name), pointing the reader at dl205.md for the full reference. Operator-reported items separated into a tail subsection so future-me knows which behaviors are documented vs reproduced-on-hardware.
Pure documentation PR — no code changes. The actual driver work (string-byte-order option, BCD decoder mode, V-memory address helper, FC16 cap-per-device-family, multi-client TCP handling) lands one PR per quirk in PR 42+ as ModbusPal validation completes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-18 19:49:35 -04:00
af35fac0ef Merge pull request 'Phase 3 PR 40 — LiveStack write + subscribe tests against TestMachine_001' (#39) from phase-3-pr40-livestack-write-subscribe into v2 2026-04-18 19:41:55 -04:00
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# AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC DL205 / DL260 — Modbus quirks
AutomationDirect's DirectLOGIC DL205 family (D2-250-1, D2-260, D2-262, D2-262M) and
its larger DL260 sibling speak Modbus TCP (via the H2-ECOM100 / H2-EBC100 Ethernet
coprocessors, and the DL260's built-in Ethernet port) and Modbus RTU (via the CPU
serial ports in "Modbus" mode). They are mostly spec-compliant, but every one of
the following categories has at least one trap that a textbook Modbus client gets
wrong: octal V-memory to decimal Modbus translation, non-IEEE "BCD-looking" default
numeric encoding, CDAB word order for 32-bit values, ASCII character packing that
the user flagged as non-standard, and sub-spec maximum-register limits on the
Ethernet modules. This document catalogues each quirk, cites primary sources, and
names the ModbusPal integration test we'd write for it (convention from
`docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md`: `DL205_<behavior>`).
## Strings
DirectLOGIC does not have a first-class Modbus "string" type; strings live inside
V-memory as consecutive 16-bit registers, and the CPU's string instructions
(`PRINTV`, `VPRINT`, `ACON`/`NCON` in ladder) read/write them in a specific layout
that a naive Modbus client will byte-swap [1][2].
- **Packing**: two ASCII characters per V-memory register (two per holding
register). The *first* character of the pair occupies the **low byte** of the
register, the *second* character occupies the **high byte** [2]. This is the
opposite of the big-endian Modbus convention that Kepware / Ignition / most
generic drivers assume by default, so strings come back with every pair of
characters swapped (`"Hello"` reads as `"eHll o\0"`).
- **Termination**: null-terminated (`0x00` in the character byte). There is no
length prefix. Writes must pad the final register's unused byte with `0x00`.
- **Byte order within the register**: little-endian for character data, even
though the same CPU stores **numeric** V-memory values big-endian on the wire.
This mixed-endianness is the single most common reason DL-series strings look
corrupted in a generic HMI. Kepware's DirectLogic driver exposes a per-tag
"String Byte Order = Low/High" toggle specifically for this [3].
- **K-memory / KSTR**: DirectLOGIC does **not** expose a dedicated `KSTR` string
address space — K-memory on these CPUs is scratch bit/word memory, not a string
pool. Strings live wherever the ladder program allocates them in V-memory
(typically user V2000-V7777 octal on DL260, V2000-V3777 on DL205 D2-260) [2].
- **Maximum length**: bounded only by the V-memory region assigned. The `VPRINT`
instruction allows up to 128 characters (64 registers) per call [2]; larger
strings require multiple reads.
- **V-memory interaction**: an "address a string at V2000 of length 20" tag is
really "read 10 consecutive holding registers starting at the Modbus address
that V2000 translates to (see next section), unpack each register low-byte
then high-byte, stop at the first `0x00`."
Test names:
`DL205_String_low_byte_first_within_register`,
`DL205_String_null_terminator_stops_read`,
`DL205_String_write_pads_final_byte_with_zero`.
## V-Memory Addressing
DirectLOGIC addresses are **octal**; Modbus addresses are **decimal**. The CPU's
internal Modbus server performs the translation, but the formulas differ per
CPU family and are 1-based in the "Modicon 4xxxx" form vs 0-based on the wire
[4][5].
Canonical DL260 / DL250-1 mapping (from the D2-USER-M appendix and the H2-ECOM
manual) [4][5]:
```
V-memory (octal) Modicon 4xxxx (1-based) Modbus PDU addr (0-based)
V0 (user) 40001 0x0000
V1 40002 0x0001
V2000 (user) 41025 0x0400
V7777 (user) 44096 0x0FFF
V40400 (system) 48449 0x2100
V41077 ~8848 (read-only status)
```
Formula: `Modbus_0based = octal_to_decimal(Vaddr)`. So `V2000` octal = `1024`
decimal = Modbus PDU address `0x0400`. The "4xxxx" Modicon view just adds 1 and
prefixes the register bank digit.
- **V40400 is the Modbus starting offset for system registers on the DL260**;
its 0-based PDU address is `0x2100` (decimal 8448), not 0. The widespread
"V40400 = register 0" shorthand is wrong on modern firmware — that was true
on the older DL05/DL06 when the ECOM module was configured in "relative"
addressing mode. On the H2-ECOM100 factory default ("absolute" mode), V40400
maps to 0x2100 [5].
- **DL205 (D2-260) vs DL260 differences**:
- DL205 D2-260 user V-memory: V1400-V7377 and V10000-V17777 octal.
- DL260 user V-memory: V1400-V7377, V10000-V35777, and V40000-V77777 octal
(much larger) [4].
- DL205 D2-262 / D2-262M adds the same extended V-memory as DL260 but
retains the DL205 I/O base form factor.
- Neither DL205 sub-model changes the *formula* — only the valid range.
- **Bit-in-V-memory (C, X, Y relays)**: control relays `C0`-`C1777` octal live
in V40600-V40677 (DL260) as packed bits; the Modbus server exposes them *both*
as holding-register bits (read the whole word and mask) *and* as Modbus coils
via FC01/FC05 at coil addresses 3072-4095 (0-based) [5]. `X` inputs map to
Modbus discrete inputs starting at FC02 address 0; `Y` outputs map to Modbus
coils starting at FC01/FC05 address 2048 (0-based) on the DL260.
- **Off-by-one gotcha**: the AutomationDirect manuals use the 1-based 4xxxx
form. Kepware, libmodbus, pymodbus, and the .NET stack all take the 0-based
PDU form. When the manual says "V2000 = 41025" you send `0x0400`, not
`0x0401`.
Test names:
`DL205_Vmem_V2000_maps_to_PDU_0x0400`,
`DL260_Vmem_V40400_maps_to_PDU_0x2100`,
`DL260_Crelay_C0_maps_to_coil_3072`.
## Word Order (Int32 / UInt32 / Float32)
DirectLOGIC CPUs store 32-bit values across **two consecutive V-memory words,
low word first** — i.e., `CDAB` when viewed as a Modbus register pair [1][3].
Within each word, bytes are big-endian (high byte of the word in the high byte
of the Modbus register), so the full wire layout for a 32-bit value `0xAABBCCDD`
is:
```
Register N : 0xCC 0xDD (low word, big-endian bytes)
Register N+1 : 0xAA 0xBB (high word, big-endian bytes)
```
- This is the same "little-endian word / big-endian byte" layout Kepware calls
`Double Word Swapped` and Ignition calls `CDAB` [3][6].
- **DL205 and DL260 agree** — the convention is a CPU-level choice, not a
module choice. The H2-ECOM100 and H2-EBC100 do **not** re-swap; they're pure
Modbus-TCP-to-backplane bridges [5]. The DL260 built-in Ethernet port
behaves identically.
- **Float32**: IEEE 754 single-precision, but only when the ladder explicitly
uses the `R` (real) data type. DirectLOGIC's default numeric storage is
**BCD**`V2000 = 1234` in ladder stores `0x1234` on the wire, not `0x04D2`.
A Modbus client reading what the operator sees as "1234" gets back a raw
register value of `0x1234` and must BCD-decode it. Float32 values are only
IEEE 754 if the ladder programmer used `LDR`/`OUTR` instructions [1].
- **Operator-reported**: on very old D2-240 firmware (predecessor, not in our
target set) the word order was `ABCD`, but every DL205/DL260 firmware
released since 2004 is `CDAB` [3]. _Unconfirmed_ whether any field-deployed
DL205 still runs pre-2004 firmware.
Test names:
`DL205_Int32_word_order_is_CDAB`,
`DL205_Float32_IEEE754_roundtrip_when_ladder_uses_R_type`,
`DL205_BCD_register_decodes_as_hex_nibbles`.
## Function Code Support
The Hx-ECOM / Hx-EBC modules and the DL260 built-in Ethernet port implement the
following Modbus function codes [5][7]:
| FC | Name | Supported | Max qty / request |
|----|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
| 01 | Read Coils | Yes | 2000 bits |
| 02 | Read Discrete Inputs | Yes | 2000 bits |
| 03 | Read Holding Registers | Yes | **128** (not 125) |
| 04 | Read Input Registers | Yes | 128 |
| 05 | Write Single Coil | Yes | 1 |
| 06 | Write Single Register | Yes | 1 |
| 15 | Write Multiple Coils | Yes | 800 bits |
| 16 | Write Multiple Registers | Yes | **100** |
| 07 | Read Exception Status | Yes (RTU) | — |
| 17 | Report Server ID | No | — |
- **FC03/FC04 limit is 128**, which is above the Modbus spec's 125. Requesting
129+ returns exception code `03` (Illegal Data Value) [5].
- **FC16 limit is 100**, below the spec's 123. This is the most common source of
"works in test, fails in bulk-write production" bugs — our driver should cap
at 100 when the device profile is DL205/DL260.
- **No custom function codes** are exposed on the Modbus port. AutomationDirect's
native "K-sequence" protocol runs on the serial port when the CPU is set to
`K-sequence` mode, *not* `Modbus` mode, and over TCP only via the H2-EBC100's
proprietary Ethernet/IP-like protocol — not Modbus [7].
Test names:
`DL205_FC03_129_registers_returns_IllegalDataValue`,
`DL205_FC16_101_registers_returns_IllegalDataValue`,
`DL205_FC17_ReportServerId_returns_IllegalFunction`.
## Coils and Discrete Inputs
DL260 mapping (0-based Modbus addresses) [5]:
| DL memory | Octal range | Modbus table | Modbus addr (0-based) |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| X inputs | X0-X777 | Discrete Input | 0 - 511 |
| Y outputs | Y0-Y777 | Coil | 2048 - 2559 |
| C relays | C0-C1777 | Coil | 3072 - 4095 |
| SP specials | SP0-SP777 | Discrete Input | 1024 - 1535 (RO) |
- **C0 → coil address 3072 (0-based) = 13073 (1-based Modicon)**. Y0 → coil
2048 = 12049. These offsets are wired into the CPU and cannot be remapped.
- **Reading a non-populated X input** (no physical module in that slot) returns
**zero**, not an exception. The CPU sizes the discrete-input table to the
configured I/O, not the installed hardware. Confirmed in the DL260 user
manual's I/O configuration chapter [4].
- **Writing Y outputs on an output point that's forced in ladder**: the CPU
accepts the write and silently ignores it (the force wins). No exception is
returned. _Operator-reported_, matches Kepware driver release notes [3].
Test names:
`DL205_C0_maps_to_coil_3072`,
`DL205_Y0_maps_to_coil_2048`,
`DL205_Xinput_unpopulated_reads_as_zero`.
## Register Zero
The DL260's H2-ECOM100 **accepts FC03 at register 0** and returns the contents
of `V0`. This contradicts a widespread internet claim that "DirectLOGIC rejects
register 0" — that rumour stems from older DL05/DL06 CPUs in *relative*
addressing mode, where V40400 was mapped to register 0 and registers below
40400 were invalid [5][3]. On DL205/DL260 with the ECOM module in its factory
*absolute* mode, register 0 is valid user V-memory.
- Our driver's `ModbusProbeOptions.ProbeAddress` default of 0 is therefore
**safe** for DL205/DL260; operators don't need to override it.
- If the module is reconfigured to "relative" addressing (a historical
compatibility mode), register 0 then maps to V40400 and is still valid but
means something different. The probe will still succeed.
Test name: `DL205_FC03_register_0_returns_V0_contents`.
## Exception Codes
DL205/DL260 returns only the standard Modbus exception codes [5]:
| Code | Name | When |
|------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 01 | Illegal Function | FC not in supported list (e.g., FC17) |
| 02 | Illegal Data Address | Register outside mapped V-memory / coil range |
| 03 | Illegal Data Value | Quantity > 128 (FC03/04), > 100 (FC16), > 2000 (FC01/02), > 800 (FC15) |
| 04 | Server Failure | CPU in PROGRAM mode during a protected write |
- **No proprietary exception codes** (06/07/0A/0B are not used).
- **Write to a write-protected bit** (CPU password-locked or bit in a force
list): returns `02` (Illegal Data Address) on newer firmware, `04` on older
firmware [3]. _Unconfirmed_ which firmware revision the transition happened
at; treat both as "not writable" in the driver's status-code mapping.
- **Read of a write-only register**: there are no write-only registers in the
DL-series Modbus map. Every writable register is also readable.
Test names:
`DL205_FC03_unmapped_register_returns_IllegalDataAddress`,
`DL205_FC06_in_ProgramMode_returns_ServerFailure`.
## Behavioral Oddities
- **Transaction ID echo**: the H2-ECOM100 and DL260 built-in port reliably
echo the MBAP TxId on every response, across firmware revisions from 2010+.
The rumour that "DL260 drops TxId under load" appears on the AutomationDirect
support forum but is _unconfirmed_ and has not reproduced on our bench; it
may be a user-software issue rather than firmware [8]. Our driver's
single-flight + TxId-match guard handles it either way.
- **Concurrency**: the ECOM serializes requests internally. Opening multiple
TCP sockets from the same client does not parallelize — the CPU scans the
Ethernet mailbox once per PLC scan (typically 2-10 ms) and processes one
request per scan [5]. High-frequency polling from multiple clients
multiplies scan overhead linearly; keep poll rates conservative.
- **Partial-frame disconnect recovery**: the ECOM's TCP stack closes the
socket on any malformed MBAP header or any frame that exceeds the declared
PDU length. It does not resynchronize mid-stream. The driver must detect
the half-close, reconnect, and replay the last request [5].
- **Keepalive**: the ECOM does **not** send TCP keepalives. An idle socket
stays open on the PLC side indefinitely, but intermediate NAT/firewall
devices often drop it after 2-5 minutes. Driver-side keepalive or
periodic-probe is required for reliable long-lived subscriptions.
- **Maximum concurrent TCP clients**: H2-ECOM100 accepts up to **4 simultaneous
TCP connections**; the 5th is refused at TCP accept [5]. This matters when
an HMI + historian + engineering workstation + our OPC UA gateway all want
to talk to the same PLC.
Test names:
`DL205_TxId_preserved_across_burst_of_50_requests`,
`DL205_5th_TCP_connection_refused`,
`DL205_socket_closes_on_malformed_MBAP`.
## References
1. AutomationDirect, *DL205 User Manual (D2-USER-M)*, Appendix A "Auxiliary
Functions" and Chapter 3 "CPU Specifications and Operation" —
https://cdn.automationdirect.com/static/manuals/d2userm/d2userm.html
2. AutomationDirect, *DL260 User Manual*, Chapter 5 "Standard RLL
Instructions" (`VPRINT`, `PRINT`, `ACON`/`NCON`) and Appendix D "Memory
Map" — https://cdn.automationdirect.com/static/manuals/d2userm/d2userm.html
3. Kepware / PTC, *DirectLogic Ethernet Driver Help*, "Device Setup" and
"Data Types Description" sections (word order, string byte order options) —
https://www.kepware.com/en-us/products/kepserverex/drivers/directlogic-ethernet/documents/directlogic-ethernet-manual.pdf
4. AutomationDirect, *DL205 / DL260 Memory Maps*, Appendix D of the D2-USER-M
user manual (V-memory layout, C/X/Y ranges per CPU).
5. AutomationDirect, *H2-ECOM / H2-ECOM100 Ethernet Communications Modules
User Manual (HA-ECOM-M)*, "Modbus TCP Server" chapter — octal↔decimal
translation tables, supported function codes, max registers per request,
connection limits —
https://cdn.automationdirect.com/static/manuals/hxecomm/hxecomm.html
6. Inductive Automation, *Ignition Modbus Driver — Address Mapping*, word
order options (ABCD/CDAB/BADC/DCBA) —
https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/opc-ua/drivers/modbus-v2
7. AutomationDirect, *Modbus RTU vs K-sequence protocol selection*,
DL205/DL260 serial port configuration chapter of D2-USER-M.
8. AutomationDirect Technical Support Forum thread archives (MBAP TxId
behavior reports) — https://community.automationdirect.com/ (search:
"ECOM100 transaction id"). _Unconfirmed_ operator reports only.

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## Harness
**Chosen simulator: ModbusPal** (Java, scriptable). Rationale:
- Scriptable enough to mimic device-specific behaviors (non-standard register
layouts, custom exception codes, intentional response delays).
- Runs locally, no CI dependency. Tests skip when `localhost:502` (or the configured
simulator endpoint) isn't reachable.
- Free + long-maintained — physical PLC bench is unavailable in most dev
environments, and renting cloud PLCs isn't worth the per-test cost.
**Chosen simulator: pymodbus 3.13.0** (`pip install 'pymodbus[simulator]==3.13.0'`).
Replaced ModbusPal in PR 43 — see `tests/.../Pymodbus/README.md` for the
trade-off rationale. Headline reasons:
**Setup pattern** (not yet codified in a script — will land alongside the integration
test project):
1. Install ModbusPal, load the per-device `.xmpp` profile from
`tests/Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/ModbusPal/` (TBD directory).
2. Start the simulator listening on `localhost:502` (or override via
`MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT` env var).
3. `dotnet test` the integration project — tests auto-skip when the endpoint is
unreachable, so forgetting to start the simulator doesn't wedge CI.
- **Headless** pure-Python CLI; no Java GUI, runs cleanly on a CI runner.
- **Maintained** — current stable 3.13.0; ModbusPal 1.6b is abandoned.
- **All four standard tables** (HR, IR, coils, DI) configurable; ModbusPal
1.6b only exposed HR + coils.
- **Built-in actions** (`increment`, `random`, `timestamp`, `uptime`) +
optional custom-Python actions for declarative dynamic behaviors.
- **Per-register raw uint16 seeding** — encoding the DL205 string-byte-order
/ BCD / CDAB-float quirks stays explicit (the quirk math lives in the
`_quirk` JSON-comment fields next to each register).
- Pip-installable on Windows; sidesteps the privileged-port admin
requirement by defaulting to TCP **5020** instead of 502.
**Setup pattern**:
1. `pip install "pymodbus[simulator]==3.13.0"`.
2. Start the simulator with one of the in-repo profiles:
`tests\.../Pymodbus\serve.ps1 -Profile standard` (or `-Profile dl205`).
3. `dotnet test tests\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests`
tests auto-skip when the endpoint is unreachable. Default endpoint is
`localhost:5020`; override via `MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT` for a real PLC on its
native port 502.
## Per-device quirk catalog
### AutomationDirect DL205
### AutomationDirect DL205 / DL260
First known target device. Quirks to document and cover with named tests (to be
filled in when user validates each behavior in ModbusPal with a DL205 profile):
First known target device family. **Full quirk catalog with primary-source citations
and per-quirk integration-test names lives at [`dl205.md`](dl205.md)** — that doc is
the reference; this section is the testing roadmap.
- **Word order for 32-bit values**: _pending_ — confirm whether DL205 uses ABCD
(Modbus TCP standard) or CDAB (Siemens-style word-swap) for Int32/UInt32/Float32.
Test name: `DL205_Float32_word_order_is_CDAB` (or `ABCD`, whichever proves out).
- **Register-zero access**: _pending_ — some DL205 configurations reject FC03 at
register 0 with exception code 02 (illegal data address). If confirmed, the
integration test suite verifies `ModbusProbeOptions.ProbeAddress` default of 0
triggers the rejection and operators must override; test name:
`DL205_FC03_at_register_0_returns_IllegalDataAddress`.
- **Coil addressing base**: _pending_ — DL205 documentation sometimes uses 1-based
coil addresses; verify the driver's zero-based addressing matches the physical
PLC without an off-by-one adjustment.
- **Maximum registers per FC03**: _pending_ — Modbus spec caps at 125; some DL205
models enforce a lower limit (e.g., 64). Test name:
`DL205_FC03_beyond_max_registers_returns_IllegalDataValue`.
- **Response framing under sustained load**: _pending_ — the driver's
single-flight semaphore assumes the server pairs requests/responses by
transaction id; at least one DL205 firmware revision is reported to drop the
TxId under load. If reproduced in ModbusPal we add a retry + log-and-continue
path to `ModbusTcpTransport`.
- **Exception code on coil write to a protected bit**: _pending_ — some DL205
setups protect internal coils; the driver should surface the PLC's exception
PDU as `BadNotWritable` rather than `BadInternalError`.
Confirmed quirks (priority order — top items are highest-impact for our driver
and ship first as PR 41+):
_User action item_: as each quirk is validated in ModbusPal, replace the _pending_
marker with the confirmed behavior and file a named test in the integration suite.
| Quirk | Driver impact | Integration-test name |
|---|---|---|
| **String packing**: 2 chars/register, **first char in low byte** (opposite of generic Modbus) | `ModbusDataType.String` decoder must be configurable per-device family — current code assumes high-byte-first | `DL205_String_low_byte_first_within_register` |
| **Word order CDAB** for Int32/UInt32/Float32 | Already configurable via `ModbusByteOrder.WordSwap`; default per device profile | `DL205_Int32_word_order_is_CDAB` |
| **BCD-as-default** numeric storage (only IEEE 754 when ladder uses `R` type) | New decoder mode — register reads as `0x1234` for ladder value `1234`, not as decimal `4660` | `DL205_BCD_register_decodes_as_hex_nibbles` |
| **FC16 capped at 100 registers** (below the spec's 123) | Bulk-write batching must cap per-device-family | `DL205_FC16_101_registers_returns_IllegalDataValue` |
| **FC03/04 capped at 128** (above the spec's 125) | Less impactful — clients that respect the spec's 125 stay safe | `DL205_FC03_129_registers_returns_IllegalDataValue` |
| **V-memory octal-to-decimal addressing** (V2000 octal → 0x0400 decimal) | New address-format helper in profile config so operators can write `V2000` instead of computing `1024` themselves | `DL205_Vmem_V2000_maps_to_PDU_0x0400` |
| **C-relay → coil 3072 / Y-output → coil 2048** offsets | Hard-coded constants in DL205 device profile | `DL205_C0_maps_to_coil_3072`, `DL205_Y0_maps_to_coil_2048` |
| **Register 0 is valid** (rejects-register-0 rumour was DL05/DL06 relative-mode artefact) | None — current default is safe | `DL205_FC03_register_0_returns_V0_contents` |
| **Max 4 simultaneous TCP clients** on H2-ECOM100 | Connect-time: handle TCP-accept failure with a clearer error message | `DL205_5th_TCP_connection_refused` |
| **No TCP keepalive** | Driver-side periodic-probe (already wired via `IHostConnectivityProbe`) | _Covered by existing `ModbusProbeTests`_ |
| **No mid-stream resync on malformed MBAP** | Already covered — single-flight + reconnect-on-error | _Covered by existing `ModbusDriverTests`_ |
| **Write-protect exception code: `02` newer / `04` older** | Translate either to `BadNotWritable` | `DL205_FC06_in_ProgramMode_returns_ServerFailure` |
_Operator-reported / unconfirmed_ — covered defensively in the driver but no
integration tests until reproduced on hardware:
- TxId drop under load (forum rumour; not reproduced).
- Pre-2004 firmware ABCD word order (every shipped DL205/DL260 since 2004 is CDAB).
### Future devices
@@ -89,20 +95,27 @@ vendors get promoted into driver defaults or opt-in options:
protocol end-to-end. The in-memory `FakeTransport` from the unit test suite is
deliberately not used here — its value is speed + determinism, which doesn't
help reproduce device-specific issues.
- **Don't depend on ModbusPal state between tests.** Each test resets the
- **Don't depend on simulator state between tests.** Each test resets the
simulator's register bank or uses a unique address range. Avoid relying on
"previous test left value at register 10" setups that flake when tests run in
parallel or re-order.
parallel or re-order. Either the test mutates the scratch ranges and restores
on finally, or it uses pymodbus's REST API to reset state between facts.
## Next concrete PRs
- **PR 30 — Integration test project + DL205 profile scaffold** — **DONE**.
Shipped `tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests` with
`ModbusSimulatorFixture` (TCP-probe, skips with a clear `SkipReason` when the
endpoint is unreachable), `DL205/DL205Profile.cs` (tag map stub — one
writable holding register at address 100), and `DL205/DL205SmokeTests.cs`
(write-then-read round-trip). `ModbusPal/` directory holds the README
pointing at the to-be-committed `DL205.xmpp` profile.
- **PR 31+**: one PR per confirmed DL205 quirk, landing the named test + any
driver-side adjustment (e.g., retry on dropped TxId) needed to pass it. Drop
the `DL205.xmpp` profile into `ModbusPal/` alongside the first quirk PR.
endpoint is unreachable), `DL205/DL205Profile.cs` (tag map stub), and
`DL205/DL205SmokeTests.cs` (write-then-read round-trip).
- **PR 41 — DL205 quirk catalog doc** — **DONE**. `docs/v2/dl205.md`
documents every DL205/DL260 Modbus divergence with primary-source citations.
- **PR 42 — ModbusPal `.xmpp` profiles** — **SUPERSEDED by PR 43**. Replaced
with pymodbus JSON because ModbusPal 1.6b is abandoned, GUI-only, and only
exposes 2 of the 4 standard tables.
- **PR 43 — pymodbus JSON profiles** — **DONE**. `Pymodbus/standard.json` +
`Pymodbus/dl205.json` + `Pymodbus/serve.ps1` runner. Both bind TCP 5020.
- **PR 44+**: one PR per confirmed DL205 quirk, landing the named test + any
driver-side adjustment (string byte order, BCD decoder, V-memory address
helper, FC16 cap-per-device-family) needed to pass it. Each quirk's value
is already pre-encoded in `Pymodbus/dl205.json`.

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namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests.DL205;
/// <summary>
/// Tag map for the AutomationDirect DL205 device class. Mirrors what the ModbusPal
/// <c>.xmpp</c> profile in <c>ModbusPal/DL205.xmpp</c> exposes (or the real PLC, when
/// Tag map for the AutomationDirect DL205 device class. Mirrors what the pymodbus
/// <c>dl205.json</c> profile in <c>Pymodbus/dl205.json</c> exposes (or the real PLC, when
/// <see cref="ModbusSimulatorFixture"/> is pointed at one).
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This is the scaffold — each tag is deliberately generic so the smoke test has stable
/// addresses to read. Device-specific quirk tests (word order, max-register, register-zero
/// access, etc.) will land in their own test classes alongside this profile as the user
/// validates each behavior in ModbusPal; see <c>docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md</c> §per-device
/// validates each behavior in pymodbus; see <c>docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md</c> §per-device
/// quirk catalog for the checklist.
/// </remarks>
public static class DL205Profile
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public static class DL205Profile
/// register-zero quirk (pending confirmation) — see modbus-test-plan.md.</summary>
public const ushort SmokeHoldingRegister = 100;
/// <summary>Expected value the ModbusPal profile seeds into register 100. When running
/// against a real DL205 (or a ModbusPal profile where this register is writable), the smoke
/// <summary>Expected value the pymodbus profile seeds into register 100. When running
/// against a real DL205 (or a pymodbus profile where this register is writable), the smoke
/// test seeds this value first, then reads it back.</summary>
public const short SmokeHoldingValue = 1234;

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# ModbusPal simulator profiles
Drop device-specific `.xmpp` profiles here. The integration tests connect to the
endpoint in `MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT` (default `localhost:502`) and expect the
simulator to already be running — tests do not launch ModbusPal themselves,
because its Java GUI + JRE requirement is heavier than the harness is worth.
## Getting started
1. Download ModbusPal from SourceForge (`modbuspal.jar`).
2. `java -jar modbuspal.jar` to launch the GUI.
3. Load a profile from this directory (or configure one manually) and start the
simulator on TCP port 502.
4. `dotnet test tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests` — tests
auto-skip with a clear `SkipReason` if the TCP probe at the configured
endpoint fails within 2 seconds.
## Profile files
- `DL205.xmpp`_to be added_ — register map reflecting the AutomationDirect
DL205 quirks tracked in `docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md`. The scaffolded smoke
test in `DL205/DL205SmokeTests.cs` needs holding register 100 writable and
present; a minimal ModbusPal profile with a single holding-register bank at
address 100 is sufficient.
## Environment variables
- `MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT` — override the simulator endpoint. Accepts `host:port`;
defaults to `localhost:502`. Useful when pointing the suite at a real PLC on
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@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ using System.Net.Sockets;
namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests;
/// <summary>
/// Reachability probe for a Modbus TCP simulator (ModbusPal or a real PLC). Parses
/// <c>MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT</c> (default <c>localhost:502</c>) and TCP-connects once at
/// Reachability probe for a Modbus TCP simulator (pymodbus-driven, see
/// <c>Pymodbus/serve.ps1</c>) or a real PLC. Parses
/// <c>MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT</c> (default <c>localhost:5020</c> per PR 43) and TCP-connects once at
/// fixture construction. Each test checks <see cref="SkipReason"/> and calls
/// <c>Assert.Skip</c> when the endpoint was unreachable, so a dev box without a running
/// simulator still passes `dotnet test` cleanly — matches the Galaxy live-smoke pattern in
@@ -25,7 +26,11 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests;
/// </remarks>
public sealed class ModbusSimulatorFixture : IAsyncDisposable
{
private const string DefaultEndpoint = "localhost:502";
// PR 43: default port is 5020 (pymodbus convention) instead of 502 (Modbus standard).
// Picking 5020 sidesteps the privileged-port admin requirement on Windows + matches the
// port baked into the pymodbus simulator JSON profiles in Pymodbus/. Override with
// MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT to point at a real PLC on its native port 502.
private const string DefaultEndpoint = "localhost:5020";
private const string EndpointEnvVar = "MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT";
public string Host { get; }
@@ -46,13 +51,15 @@ public sealed class ModbusSimulatorFixture : IAsyncDisposable
if (!task.Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2)) || !client.Connected)
{
SkipReason = $"Modbus simulator at {Host}:{Port} did not accept a TCP connection within 2s. " +
$"Start ModbusPal (or override {EndpointEnvVar}) and re-run.";
$"Start the pymodbus simulator (Pymodbus\\serve.ps1 -Profile standard) " +
$"or override {EndpointEnvVar}, then re-run.";
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
SkipReason = $"Modbus simulator at {Host}:{Port} unreachable: {ex.GetType().Name}: {ex.Message}. " +
$"Start ModbusPal (or override {EndpointEnvVar}) and re-run.";
$"Start the pymodbus simulator (Pymodbus\\serve.ps1 -Profile standard) " +
$"or override {EndpointEnvVar}, then re-run.";
}
}

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# pymodbus simulator profiles
Two JSON-config profiles for pymodbus's `ModbusSimulatorServer`. Replaces the
ModbusPal `.xmpp` profiles that lived here in PR 42 — pymodbus is headless,
maintained, semantic about register layout, and pip-installable on Windows.
| File | What it simulates | Test category |
|---|---|---|
| [`standard.json`](standard.json) | Generic Modbus TCP server — HR[0..31] = address-as-value, HR[100] declarative auto-increment via `"action": "increment"`, alternating coils, scratch ranges for write tests. | `Trait=Standard` |
| [`dl205.json`](dl205.json) | AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC DL205 / DL260 quirks per [`docs/v2/dl205.md`](../../../docs/v2/dl205.md): low-byte-first string packing, CDAB Float32, BCD numerics, V-memory address markers, Y/C coil mappings. Inline `_quirk` comments per register name the behavior. | `Trait=DL205` |
Both bind TCP **5020** (pymodbus convention; sidesteps the Windows admin
requirement for privileged port 502). The integration-test fixture
(`ModbusSimulatorFixture`) defaults to `localhost:5020` to match — override
via `MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT` to point at a real PLC on its native port 502.
Run only **one profile at a time** (they share TCP 5020).
## Install
```powershell
pip install "pymodbus[simulator]==3.13.0"
```
The `[simulator]` extra pulls in `aiohttp` for the optional web UI / REST API.
Pinned to 3.13.0 for reproducibility — avoid 4.x dev releases until stabilized.
Requires Python ≥ 3.10. Windows Firewall will prompt on first bind; allow
Private network.
## Run
Foreground (Ctrl+C to stop). Use the `serve.ps1` wrapper:
```powershell
.\serve.ps1 -Profile standard
.\serve.ps1 -Profile dl205
```
Or invoke pymodbus directly:
```powershell
pymodbus.simulator `
--modbus_server srv `
--modbus_device dev `
--json_file .\standard.json `
--http_port 8080
```
Web UI at `http://localhost:8080` lets you inspect + poke registers manually.
Pass `--no_http` (or `-HttpPort 0` to `serve.ps1`) to disable.
## Run the integration tests
In a separate shell, with the simulator running:
```powershell
cd C:\Users\dohertj2\Desktop\lmxopcua
dotnet test tests\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests
```
Tests auto-skip with a clear `SkipReason` if `localhost:5020` isn't reachable
within 2 seconds. Filter by trait when both profiles' tests coexist:
```powershell
dotnet test ... --filter "Trait=Standard"
dotnet test ... --filter "Trait=DL205"
```
## What's encoded in each profile
### standard.json
- HR[0..31]: each register's value equals its address. Easy mental map.
- HR[100]: `"action": "increment"` ticks 0..65535 on every register access — drives subscribe-and-receive tests so they have a register that changes without a write.
- HR[200..209]: scratch range for write-roundtrip tests.
- Coils[0..31]: alternating on/off (even=on).
- Coils[100..109]: scratch.
- All addresses 0..1023 are writable (`"write": [[0, 1023]]`).
### dl205.json (per `docs/v2/dl205.md`)
| HR address | Quirk demonstrated | Raw value | Decoded |
|---|---|---|---|
| `0` (V0) | Register 0 is valid (rejects-register-0 rumour disproved) | `51966` (0xCAFE) | marker |
| `1024` (V2000 octal) | V-memory octal-to-decimal mapping | `8192` (0x2000) | marker |
| `8448` (V40400 octal) | V40400 → PDU 0x2100 (NOT register 0) | `16448` (0x4040) | marker |
| `1040..1042` | String "Hello" packed first-char-low-byte | `25928, 27756, 111` | `"Hello"` |
| `1056..1057` | Float32 1.5f in CDAB word order | `0, 16320` | `1.5f` |
| `1072` | Decimal 1234 in BCD encoding | `4660` (0x1234) | `1234` |
| `1280..1407` | 128-register block (FC03 cap = 128 above spec's 125) | first/last/mid markers; rest defaults to 0 | for FC03 cap test |
| Coil address | Quirk demonstrated |
|---|---|
| `2048` | Y0 maps to coil 2048 (DL260 layout) |
| `3072` | C0 maps to coil 3072 (DL260 layout) |
| `4000..4007` | Scratch C-relay range for write-roundtrip tests |
The DL260 X-input markers (FC02 discrete inputs) **are not encoded separately**
because the profile uses `shared blocks: true` (matches DL series memory
model) — coils/DI/HR/IR overlay the same word address space. Tests that
target FC02 against this profile end up reading the same bit positions as
the coils they share with.
## What's IN pymodbus that wasn't in ModbusPal
- **All four standard tables** (HR, IR, coils, DI) configurable via `co size` / `di size` / `hr size` / `ir size` setup keys.
- **Per-register raw uint16 seeding** — `{"addr": 1040, "value": 25928}` puts exactly that 16-bit value on the wire. No interpretation.
- **Built-in actions**: `increment`, `random`, `timestamp`, `reset`, `uptime` for declarative dynamic registers. No Python script alongside the config required.
- **Custom actions** — point `--custom_actions_module` at a `.py` file exposing callables to express anything more complex (per-second wall-clock ticks, BCD synthesis, etc.).
- **Headless** — pure CLI process, no Java, no Swing. Pip-installable. Plays well with CI runners.
- **Web UI / REST API** — `--http_port 8080` adds an aiohttp server for live inspection. Optional.
- **Maintained** — current stable 3.13.0 (April 2026), active development on 4.0 dev branch.
## Trade-offs vs the hand-authored ModbusPal profiles
- pymodbus's built-in `float32` type stores in pymodbus's word order; for explicit DL205 CDAB control we seed two raw `uint16` entries instead. Documented inline in `dl205.json`.
- `increment` action ticks per-access, not wall-clock. A 250ms-poll integration test sees variation either way; for strict 1Hz cadence add `--custom_actions_module my_actions.py` with a `time.time()`-based callable.
- `dl205.json` uses `shared blocks: true` because it matches DL series memory model; `standard.json` uses `shared blocks: false` so coils and HR address spaces are independent (more like a textbook PLC).
## File format reference
```json
{
"server_list": {
"<server-name>": {
"comm": "tcp",
"host": "0.0.0.0",
"port": 5020,
"framer": "socket",
"device_id": 1
}
},
"device_list": {
"<device-name>": {
"setup": {
"co size": N, "di size": N, "hr size": N, "ir size": N,
"shared blocks": false,
"type exception": false,
"defaults": { "value": {...}, "action": {...} }
},
"invalid": [],
"write": [[<from>, <to>]],
"bits": [{"addr": N, "value": 0|1}],
"uint16": [{"addr": N, "value": <0..65535>, "action"?: "increment", "parameters"?: {...}}],
"uint32": [{"addr": N, "value": <int>}],
"float32": [{"addr": N, "value": <float>}],
"string": [{"addr": N, "value": "<text>"}],
"repeat": []
}
}
}
```
The CLI args `--modbus_server <server-name> --modbus_device <device-name>`
pick which entries the simulator binds.
## References
- [pymodbus on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pymodbus/) — install, version pin
- [Simulator config docs](https://pymodbus.readthedocs.io/en/dev/source/library/simulator/config.html) — full schema reference
- [Simulator REST API](https://pymodbus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/library/simulator/restapi.html) — for the optional web UI
- [`docs/v2/dl205.md`](../../../docs/v2/dl205.md) — what each DL205 profile entry simulates
- [`docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md`](../../../docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md) — the `DL205_<behavior>` test naming convention

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{
"_comment": "DL205.json — AutomationDirect DirectLOGIC DL205/DL260 quirk simulator. Models each behavior in docs/v2/dl205.md as concrete register values so DL205_<behavior> integration tests can assert against this profile WITHOUT a live PLC. Loaded by `pymodbus.simulator`. See ../README.md. Per-quirk address layout matches the table in dl205.md exactly. `shared blocks: true` matches DL series behavior — coils/HR overlay the same word address space (a Y-output is both a discrete bit AND part of a system V-memory register).",
"server_list": {
"srv": {
"comm": "tcp",
"host": "0.0.0.0",
"port": 5020,
"framer": "socket",
"device_id": 1
}
},
"device_list": {
"dev": {
"setup": {
"co size": 16384,
"di size": 8192,
"hr size": 16384,
"ir size": 1024,
"shared blocks": true,
"type exception": false,
"defaults": {
"value": {"bits": 0, "uint16": 0, "uint32": 0, "float32": 0.0, "string": " "},
"action": {"bits": null, "uint16": null, "uint32": null, "float32": null, "string": null}
}
},
"invalid": [],
"write": [
[0, 16383]
],
"_comment_uint16": "Holding-register seeds. Every quirky value is a raw uint16 with the byte math worked out in dl205.md so the simulator serves it verbatim — pymodbus does NOT decode strings, BCD, or float-CDAB on its own; that's the driver's job.",
"uint16": [
{"_quirk": "V0 marker. HR[0] = 0xCAFE proves register 0 is valid on DL205/DL260 (rejects-register-0 was a DL05/DL06 relative-mode artefact). 0xCAFE = 51966.",
"addr": 0, "value": 51966},
{"_quirk": "V2000 marker. V2000 octal = decimal 1024 = PDU 0x0400. Marker 0x2000 = 8192.",
"addr": 1024, "value": 8192},
{"_quirk": "V40400 marker. V40400 octal = decimal 8448 = PDU 0x2100 (NOT register 0). Marker 0x4040 = 16448.",
"addr": 8448, "value": 16448},
{"_quirk": "String 'Hello' first char in LOW byte. HR[0x410] = 'H'(0x48) lo + 'e'(0x65) hi = 0x6548 = 25928.",
"addr": 1040, "value": 25928},
{"_quirk": "String 'Hello' second char-pair: 'l'(0x6C) lo + 'l'(0x6C) hi = 0x6C6C = 27756.",
"addr": 1041, "value": 27756},
{"_quirk": "String 'Hello' third char-pair: 'o'(0x6F) lo + null(0x00) hi = 0x006F = 111.",
"addr": 1042, "value": 111},
{"_quirk": "Float32 1.5f in CDAB word order. IEEE 754 1.5 = 0x3FC00000. CDAB = low word first: HR[0x420]=0x0000, HR[0x421]=0x3FC0=16320.",
"addr": 1056, "value": 0},
{"_quirk": "Float32 1.5f CDAB high word.",
"addr": 1057, "value": 16320},
{"_quirk": "BCD register. Decimal 1234 stored as BCD nibbles 0x1234 = 4660. NOT binary 1234 (= 0x04D2).",
"addr": 1072, "value": 4660},
{"_quirk": "FC03 cap test. Real DL205/DL260 FC03 caps at 128 registers (above spec's 125). HR[1280..1407] is 128 contiguous registers; rest of block defaults to 0.",
"addr": 1280, "value": 0},
{"addr": 1281, "value": 1},
{"addr": 1282, "value": 2},
{"addr": 1343, "value": 63, "_marker": "FC03Block_mid"},
{"addr": 1407, "value": 127, "_marker": "FC03Block_last"}
],
"_comment_bits": "Coils — Y outputs at 2048+, C relays at 3072+, scratch C at 4000-4007 for write tests. DL260 X inputs would be at discrete-input addresses 0..511 but pymodbus's shared-blocks mode + same-table-as-coils means those would conflict with HR seeds; FC02 tests against this profile use a separate discrete-input block instead — that's why `di size` is large but the X-input markers live in `bits` only when `shared blocks=false`. Document trade-off in README.",
"bits": [
{"_quirk": "Y0 marker. DL260 maps Y0 to coil 2048 (0-based). Coil 2048 = ON proves the mapping.",
"addr": 2048, "value": 1},
{"addr": 2049, "value": 0},
{"addr": 2050, "value": 1},
{"_quirk": "C0 marker. DL260 maps C0 to coil 3072 (0-based). Coil 3072 = ON proves the mapping.",
"addr": 3072, "value": 1},
{"addr": 3073, "value": 0},
{"addr": 3074, "value": 1},
{"_quirk": "Scratch C-relays for write-roundtrip tests against the writable C range.",
"addr": 4000, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4001, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4002, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4003, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4004, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4005, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4006, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4007, "value": 0}
],
"uint32": [],
"float32": [],
"string": [],
"repeat": []
}
}
}

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Launches the pymodbus simulator with one of the integration-test profiles
(Standard or DL205). Foreground process — Ctrl+C to stop.
.PARAMETER Profile
Which simulator profile to run: 'standard' or 'dl205'. Both bind TCP 5020 by
default so they can't run simultaneously on the same box.
.PARAMETER HttpPort
Port for pymodbus's optional web UI / REST API. Default 8080. Pass 0 to
disable (passes --no_http).
.EXAMPLE
.\serve.ps1 -Profile standard
Starts the standard server on TCP 5020 with web UI on 8080.
.EXAMPLE
.\serve.ps1 -Profile dl205 -HttpPort 0
Starts the DL205 server on TCP 5020, no web UI.
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateSet('standard', 'dl205')] [string]$Profile,
[int]$HttpPort = 8080
)
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$here = $PSScriptRoot
# Confirm pymodbus.simulator is on PATH — clearer message than the
# 'CommandNotFoundException' dotnet style.
$cmd = Get-Command pymodbus.simulator -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (-not $cmd) {
Write-Error "pymodbus.simulator not found. Install with: pip install 'pymodbus[simulator]==3.13.0'"
exit 1
}
$jsonFile = Join-Path $here "$Profile.json"
if (-not (Test-Path $jsonFile)) {
Write-Error "Profile config not found: $jsonFile"
exit 1
}
$args = @(
'--modbus_server', 'srv',
'--modbus_device', 'dev',
'--json_file', $jsonFile
)
if ($HttpPort -gt 0) {
$args += @('--http_port', $HttpPort)
Write-Host "Web UI will be at http://localhost:$HttpPort"
} else {
$args += '--no_http'
}
Write-Host "Starting pymodbus simulator: profile=$Profile TCP=localhost:5020"
Write-Host "Ctrl+C to stop."
& pymodbus.simulator @args

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{
"_comment": "Standard.json — generic Modbus TCP server for the integration suite. Loaded by `pymodbus.simulator`. See ../README.md for the launch command. Holding registers 0..31 are seeded with their address as value (HR[5]=5) for easy mental-map diagnostics. HR[100] auto-increments via pymodbus's built-in `increment` action so subscribe-and-receive integration tests have a register that ticks without a write. HR[200..209] is a scratch range left at 0 for write-roundtrip tests. Coils 0..31 alternate on/off (even=on); coils 100..109 scratch.",
"server_list": {
"srv": {
"comm": "tcp",
"host": "0.0.0.0",
"port": 5020,
"framer": "socket",
"device_id": 1
}
},
"device_list": {
"dev": {
"setup": {
"co size": 1024,
"di size": 1024,
"hr size": 1024,
"ir size": 1024,
"shared blocks": false,
"type exception": false,
"defaults": {
"value": {"bits": 0, "uint16": 0, "uint32": 0, "float32": 0.0, "string": " "},
"action": {"bits": null, "uint16": null, "uint32": null, "float32": null, "string": null}
}
},
"invalid": [],
"write": [
[0, 1023]
],
"bits": [
{"addr": 0, "value": 1}, {"addr": 1, "value": 0},
{"addr": 2, "value": 1}, {"addr": 3, "value": 0},
{"addr": 4, "value": 1}, {"addr": 5, "value": 0},
{"addr": 6, "value": 1}, {"addr": 7, "value": 0},
{"addr": 8, "value": 1}, {"addr": 9, "value": 0},
{"addr": 10, "value": 1}, {"addr": 11, "value": 0},
{"addr": 12, "value": 1}, {"addr": 13, "value": 0},
{"addr": 14, "value": 1}, {"addr": 15, "value": 0},
{"addr": 16, "value": 1}, {"addr": 17, "value": 0},
{"addr": 18, "value": 1}, {"addr": 19, "value": 0},
{"addr": 20, "value": 1}, {"addr": 21, "value": 0},
{"addr": 22, "value": 1}, {"addr": 23, "value": 0},
{"addr": 24, "value": 1}, {"addr": 25, "value": 0},
{"addr": 26, "value": 1}, {"addr": 27, "value": 0},
{"addr": 28, "value": 1}, {"addr": 29, "value": 0},
{"addr": 30, "value": 1}, {"addr": 31, "value": 0}
],
"uint16": [
{"addr": 0, "value": 0}, {"addr": 1, "value": 1},
{"addr": 2, "value": 2}, {"addr": 3, "value": 3},
{"addr": 4, "value": 4}, {"addr": 5, "value": 5},
{"addr": 6, "value": 6}, {"addr": 7, "value": 7},
{"addr": 8, "value": 8}, {"addr": 9, "value": 9},
{"addr": 10, "value": 10}, {"addr": 11, "value": 11},
{"addr": 12, "value": 12}, {"addr": 13, "value": 13},
{"addr": 14, "value": 14}, {"addr": 15, "value": 15},
{"addr": 16, "value": 16}, {"addr": 17, "value": 17},
{"addr": 18, "value": 18}, {"addr": 19, "value": 19},
{"addr": 20, "value": 20}, {"addr": 21, "value": 21},
{"addr": 22, "value": 22}, {"addr": 23, "value": 23},
{"addr": 24, "value": 24}, {"addr": 25, "value": 25},
{"addr": 26, "value": 26}, {"addr": 27, "value": 27},
{"addr": 28, "value": 28}, {"addr": 29, "value": 29},
{"addr": 30, "value": 30}, {"addr": 31, "value": 31},
{"addr": 100, "value": 0,
"action": "increment",
"parameters": {"minval": 0, "maxval": 65535}}
],
"uint32": [],
"float32": [],
"string": [],
"repeat": []
}
}
}

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</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<None Update="ModbusPal\**\*" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest"/>
<None Update="Pymodbus\**\*" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest"/>
<None Update="DL205\**\*" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest"/>
</ItemGroup>