Files touched — docs/drivers/Modbus-Test-Fixture.md dropped the key-files pointer at deleted Pymodbus/ + flipped "primary launcher is Docker, native fallback retained" framing to "Docker is the only supported launch path" (matching the code). docs/v2/dev-environment.md dropped the "skips both Docker + native-binary paths" parenthetical from AB_SERVER_ENDPOINT + flipped the "Native fallbacks" subsection to a one-liner that says Docker is the only supported path. docs/v2/modbus-test-plan.md rewrote §Harness from "pip install pymodbus + serve.ps1" setup pattern to "docker compose --profile <…> up" + updated the §PR 43 status bullet to point at Docker/profiles/. docs/v2/test-data-sources.md §"CI fixture (task #180)" rewrote the AB CIP section from "LocateBinary() picks binary off PATH" + GitHub Actions zip-download step to "Docker is the only supported reproducible build path" + docker compose GitHub Actions step; dropped the pinned-version SHA256 table + lock-file reference because the Dockerfile's LIBPLCTAG_TAG build-arg is the new pin. Code docstrings + error messages — these are developer-facing operational text too. ModbusSimulatorFixture SkipReason strings (both branches) now point at `docker compose -f Docker/docker-compose.yml --profile standard up -d` instead of the deleted `Pymodbus\serve.ps1`; doc-comment at the top references Docker/docker-compose.yml. Snap7ServerFixture SkipReason strings + doc-comment point at Docker/docker-compose.yml instead of PythonSnap7/serve.ps1. S7_1500Profile.cs docstring updated. Modbus Dockerfile comment pointing at deleted tests/.../Pymodbus/README.md redirected to docs/drivers/Modbus-Test-Fixture.md. DL205Profile.cs + DL205StringQuirkTests.cs + S7_1500Profile.cs (in Modbus project) docstrings flipped from Pymodbus/*.json references to Docker/profiles/*.json. Left untouched deliberately: docs/v2/implementation/exit-gate-phase-2-closed.md — that's a historical as-of-2026-04-18 snapshot documenting what was skipped at Phase 2 closure; rewriting would lose the date-stamped context. Its "oitc/modbus-server Docker container not started" + "ab_server binary not on PATH" lines describe the fixture landscape that existed at close time, not current operational guidance. Final sweep confirms zero remaining `Pymodbus/` / `PythonSnap7/` / `LocateBinary` / `AbServerSeedTag` / `BuildCliArgs` / `AbServerPlcArg` mentions anywhere in tracked files outside that historical exit-gate doc. Whole-solution build still 0 errors. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Modbus test fixture
Coverage map + gap inventory for the Modbus TCP driver's integration-test
harness backed by pymodbus simulator profiles per PLC family.
TL;DR: Modbus is the best-covered driver — a real pymodbus server on
localhost with per-family seed-register profiles, plus a skip-gate when the
simulator port isn't reachable. Covers DL205 / Mitsubishi MELSEC / Siemens
S7-1500 family quirks end-to-end. Gaps are mostly error-path + alarm/history
shaped (neither is a Modbus-side concept).
What the fixture is
- Simulator:
pymodbus(Python, BSD) launched as a pinned Docker container attests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/Docker/. Docker is the only supported launch path. - Lifecycle:
ModbusSimulatorFixture(collection-scoped) TCP-probeslocalhost:5020on first use.MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINTenv var overrides the endpoint so the same suite can target a real PLC. - Profiles:
DL205Profile,MitsubishiProfile,S7_1500Profile— each composes device-specific register-format + quirk-seed JSON for pymodbus. Profile JSONs live underDocker/profiles/and are baked into the image. - Compose services: one per profile (
standard/dl205/mitsubishi/s7_1500); only one binds:5020at a time. - Tests skip via
Assert.Skip(sim.SkipReason)when the probe fails; no custom FactAttribute needed becauseModbusSimulatorCollectioncarries the skip reason.
What it actually covers
DL205 (Automation Direct)
DL205SmokeTests— FC16 write → FC03 read round-trip on holding registerDL205CoilMappingTests— Y-output / C-relay / X-input address mapping (octal → Modbus offset)DL205ExceptionCodeTests— Modbus exception → OPC UA StatusCode mappingDL205FloatCdabQuirkTests— CDAB word-swap float encodingDL205StringQuirkTests— packed-string V-memory layoutDL205VMemoryQuirkTests— V-memory octal addressingDL205XInputTests— X-register read-only enforcement
Mitsubishi MELSEC
MitsubishiSmokeTests— read + write round-tripMitsubishiQuirkTests— word-order, device-code mapping (D/M/X/Y ranges)
Siemens S7-1500 (Modbus gateway flavor)
S7_1500SmokeTests— read + write round-tripS7_ByteOrderTests— ABCD/DCBA/BADC/CDAB byte-order matrix
Capability surfaces hit
IReadable+IWritable— full round-tripISubscribable— via the sharedPollGroupEngine(polled subscription)IHostConnectivityProbe— TCP-reach transitions
What it does NOT cover
1. No ITagDiscovery
Modbus has no symbol table — the driver requires a static tag map from
DriverConfig. There is no discovery path to test + none in the fixture.
2. Error-path fuzzing
pymodbus serves the seeded values happily; the fixture can't easily inject
exception responses (code 0x01–0x0B) or malformed PDUs. The
AbCipStatusMapper-equivalent for exception codes is unit-tested via
DL205ExceptionCodeTests but the simulator itself never refuses a read.
3. Variant-specific quirks beyond the three profiles
- FX5U / QJ71MT91 Mitsubishi variants — profile scaffolds exist, no tests yet
- Non-S7-1500 Siemens (S7-1200 / ET200SP) — byte-order covered but connection-pool + fragmentation quirks untested
- DL205-family cousins (DL06, DL260) — no dedicated profile
4. Subscription stress
PollGroupEngine is unit-tested standalone but the simulator doesn't exercise
it under multi-register packing stress (FC03 with 125-register batches,
boundary splits, etc.).
5. Alarms / history
Not a Modbus concept. Driver doesn't implement IAlarmSource or
IHistoryProvider; no test coverage is the correct shape.
When to trust the Modbus fixture, when to reach for a rig
| Question | Fixture | Unit tests | Real PLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Does FC03/FC06/FC16 work end-to-end?" | yes | - | yes |
| "Does DL205 octal addressing map correctly?" | yes | yes | yes |
| "Does float CDAB word-swap round-trip?" | yes | yes | yes |
| "Does the driver handle exception responses?" | no | yes | yes (required) |
| "Does packing 125 regs into one FC03 work?" | no | no | yes (required) |
| "Does FX5U behave like Q-series?" | no | no | yes (required) |
Follow-up candidates
- Add
MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINToverride documentation todocs/v2/test-data-sources.mdso operators can point the suite at a lab rig. - Extend
pymodbusprofiles to inject exception responses — a JSON flag per register saying "next read returns exception 0x04." - Add an FX5U profile once a lab rig is available; the scaffolding is in place.
Key fixture / config files
tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/ModbusSimulatorFixture.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/DL205/DL205Profile.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/Mitsubishi/MitsubishiProfile.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/S7/S7_1500Profile.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/Docker/— Dockerfile + compose + per-family JSON profiles