Mirrors the v1 otopcua-cli value prop (ad-hoc shell-level PLC validation) for
the Modbus-TCP driver, and lays down the shared scaffolding that AB CIP, AB
Legacy, S7, and TwinCAT CLIs will build on.
New projects:
- src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Cli.Common/ — DriverCommandBase (verbose
flag + Serilog config) + SnapshotFormatter (single-tag + table +
write-result renders with invariant-culture value formatting + OPC UA
status-code shortnames + UTC-normalised timestamps).
- src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.Cli/ — otopcua-modbus-cli executable.
Commands: probe, read, write, subscribe. ModbusCommandBase carries the
host/port/unit-id flags + builds ModbusDriverOptions with Probe.Enabled
=false (CLI runs are one-shot; driver-internal keep-alive would race).
Commands + coverage:
- probe single FC03 + GetHealth() + pretty-print
- read region × address × type synth into one driver tag
- write same shape + --value parsed per --type
- subscribe polled-subscription stream until Ctrl+C
Tests (38 total):
- 16 SnapshotFormatterTests covering: status-code shortnames, unknown
codes fall back to hex, null value + timestamp placeholders, bool
lowercase, float invariant culture, string quoting, write-result shape,
aligned table columns, mismatched-length rejection, UTC normalisation.
- 22 Modbus CLI tests:
· ReadCommandTests.SynthesiseTagName (5 theory cases)
· WriteCommandParseValueTests (17 cases: bool aliases, unknown rejected,
Int16 bounds, UInt16/Bcd16 type, Float32/64 invariant culture,
String passthrough, BitInRegister, Int32 MinValue, non-numeric reject)
Wiring:
- ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.slnx grew 4 entries (2 src + 2 tests).
- docs/Driver.Modbus.Cli.md — operator-facing runbook with examples per
command + output format + typical workflows.
Regression: full-solution build clean; shared-lib tests 16/0, Modbus CLI tests
22/0.
Next up: repeat the pattern for AB CIP (shares ~40% more with Modbus via
libplctag), then AB Legacy, S7, TwinCAT. The shared base stays as-is unless
one of those exposes a gap the Modbus-first pass missed.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# `otopcua-modbus-cli` — Modbus-TCP test client
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Ad-hoc probe / read / write / subscribe tool for talking to Modbus-TCP devices
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through the **same** `ModbusDriver` the OtOpcUa server uses. Mirrors the v1
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OPC UA `otopcua-cli` shape so the muscle memory carries over: drop to a shell,
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point at a PLC, watch registers move.
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First of four driver test-client CLIs (Modbus → AB CIP → AB Legacy → S7 →
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TwinCAT). Built on the shared `ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Cli.Common` library
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so each downstream CLI inherits verbose/log wiring + snapshot formatting
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without copy-paste.
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## Build + run
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```powershell
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dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.Cli
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dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.Cli -- --help
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```
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Or publish a self-contained binary:
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```powershell
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dotnet publish src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.Cli -c Release -o publish/modbus-cli
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publish/modbus-cli/otopcua-modbus-cli.exe --help
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```
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## Common flags
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Every command accepts:
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| Flag | Default | Purpose |
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| `-h` / `--host` | **required** | Modbus-TCP server hostname or IP |
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| `-p` / `--port` | `502` | TCP port |
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| `-U` / `--unit-id` | `1` | Modbus unit / slave ID |
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| `--timeout-ms` | `2000` | Per-PDU timeout |
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| `--disable-reconnect` | off | Turn off mid-transaction reconnect-and-retry |
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| `--verbose` | off | Serilog debug output |
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## Commands
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### `probe` — is the PLC up?
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Connects, reads one holding register, prints driver health. Fastest sanity
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check after swapping a network cable or deploying a new device.
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```powershell
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otopcua-modbus-cli probe -h 192.168.1.10
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otopcua-modbus-cli probe -h 192.168.1.10 --probe-address 100 # device locks HR[0]
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```
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### `read` — single register / coil / string
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Synthesises a one-tag driver config on the fly from `--region` + `--address`
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+ `--type` flags.
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```powershell
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# Holding register as UInt16
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otopcua-modbus-cli read -h 192.168.1.10 -r HoldingRegisters -a 100 -t UInt16
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# Float32 with word-swap (CDAB) — common on Siemens / some AB families
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otopcua-modbus-cli read -h 192.168.1.10 -r HoldingRegisters -a 200 -t Float32 --byte-order WordSwap
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# Single bit out of a packed holding register
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otopcua-modbus-cli read -h 192.168.1.10 -r HoldingRegisters -a 10 -t BitInRegister --bit-index 3
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# 40-char ASCII string — DirectLOGIC packs the first char in the low byte
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otopcua-modbus-cli read -h 192.168.1.10 -r HoldingRegisters -a 300 -t String --string-length 40 --string-byte-order LowByteFirst
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# Discrete input / coil
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otopcua-modbus-cli read -h 192.168.1.10 -r DiscreteInputs -a 5 -t Bool
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```
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### `write` — single value
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Same flag shape as `read` plus `-v` / `--value`. Values parse per `--type`
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using invariant culture (period as decimal separator). Booleans accept
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`true`/`false`/`1`/`0`/`yes`/`no`/`on`/`off`.
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```powershell
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otopcua-modbus-cli write -h 192.168.1.10 -r HoldingRegisters -a 100 -t UInt16 -v 42
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otopcua-modbus-cli write -h 192.168.1.10 -r HoldingRegisters -a 200 -t Float32 -v 3.14
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otopcua-modbus-cli write -h 192.168.1.10 -r Coils -a 5 -t Bool -v on
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```
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**Writes are non-idempotent by default** — a timeout after the device
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already applied the write will NOT auto-retry. This matches the driver's
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production contract (plan decisions #44 + #45).
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### `subscribe` — watch a register until Ctrl+C
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Uses the driver's `ISubscribable` surface (polling under the hood via
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`PollGroupEngine`). Prints every data-change event with a timestamp.
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```powershell
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otopcua-modbus-cli subscribe -h 192.168.1.10 -r HoldingRegisters -a 100 -t Int16 -i 500
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```
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## Output format
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- `probe` / `read` emit a multi-line per-tag block: `Tag / Value / Status /
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Source Time / Server Time`.
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- `write` emits one line: `Write <tag>: 0x... (Good | BadCommunicationError | …)`.
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- `subscribe` emits one line per change: `[HH:mm:ss.fff] <tag> = <value> (<status>)`.
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Status codes are rendered as `0xXXXXXXXX (Name)` for the OPC UA shortlist
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(`Good`, `BadCommunicationError`, `BadTimeout`, `BadNodeIdUnknown`,
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`BadTypeMismatch`, `Uncertain`, …). Unknown codes fall back to bare hex.
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## Typical workflows
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**"Is the PLC alive?"** → `probe`.
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**"Does my recipe write land?"** → `write` + `read` back against the same
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address.
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**"Why is tag X flipping?"** → `subscribe` + wait for the operator scenario.
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**"What's the right byte order for this family?"** → `read` with
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`--byte-order BigEndian`, then with `--byte-order WordSwap`. The one that
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gives plausible values is the correct one for that device.
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