THE WORKSHOP: The objective of this workshop is to help delegates identify, prevent and fix common industrial data communications problems focusing on the Modbus protocol. The focus is ‘outside the box’, with the emphasis on practicals that go beyond the typical communications issues and theories. The workshop’s aim is to provide delegates with the necessary toolkit of skills to solve industrial data communication problems where Modbus is used. Modbus industrial communications systems (based on RS-232/RS-485 and Ethernet) are being installed throughout industry today, from connecting simple instruments to Programmable Logic Controllers to PCs throughout the business part of the enterprise. Communications problems range from simple wiring problems to intermittent transfer of protocol messages. Whilst the main issues with the Modbus protocol will be covered in this workshop, a clear understanding of the protocols and standards that transport Modbus protocol data units are required in order to effectively work with Modbus. This includes such standards as RS-485/RS-232 and Ethernet (preferably industrial Ethernet) and TCP/IP. Modbus, effectively one of the few (arguably, the only) industrial messaging protocols recognised by the Internet world (port 502) has one of the largest installed bases worldwide with more than 7.2 million installed nodes. The Modbus TCP/IP profile has recently been accepted by the International Electro-technical Commission (IEC) as a Publicly Available Specification (IEC PAS 62030) and is now eligible to become part of future editions of the International Standards IEC 61158 and IEC 61784-2. So it enjoys the status of a widely available open standard available to everyone. And thus the popularity. Whilst detractors will say the Modbus protocol lacks some of the refinements of the newer offerings on the market, there is no doubt that it is one of the most popular standards available in the industrial world today. The communications system on your plant underpins your entire operation. It is critical that you have the knowledge and tools to quickly identify and fix problems as they occur, to ensure you have a secure system. No compromise is possible here. This workshop distils all the tips and tricks learnt with the benefit of many years of experience. This workshop addresses the main issues of troubleshooting the industrial data communications network of today, enabling you to walk onto your plant or facility and troubleshoot and fix problems as quickly as possible. The focus of course being on the Modbus suite of protocols and their associated standards.

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Practical Troubleshooting
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Modbus Protocols
Perth
27 & 28 July 2015
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30 & 31 July 2015
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Edwin Wright
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• Best Practice in Industrial Data
Communications
• Practical Data Communications
and Networking for Engineers and
Technicians
• Practical DNP3 & Modern SCADA
Systems
• Practical Fieldbus, DeviceNet and
Ethernet for Industry
You will learn how to:
• Identify, prevent and troubleshoot Modbus protocol communications
problems
• Gain a practical toolkit of skills for working with Modbus
• Work competently with Modbus and RS-232, RS-485, wireless and
Ethernet
• Gain skills to fault find your Modbus based Ethernet, RS-232/485,
wireless, Ethernet and TCP/IP network problems
Who should attend:
Anyone working with or required to troubleshoot industrial communications
systems ranging from RS-232 to Fieldbus and Ethernet systems, including:
• Consulting engineers
• Designers
• Design engineers
• Electrical engineers
• Electronic technicians
• Instrumentation and control
engineers/technicians
• Network planners
• Plant managers
• Process control engineers
• Shift electricians
• Systems engineers
• System integrators
• Test engineers

2. Edwin has over 40 years of practical experience in the planning, design,
construction and operation of telecommunications systems, data
networks, SCADA and Ethernet systems. He has also been involved as
Project Manager on many projects and has a passion for technology
topics.
Edwin has published numerous papers and consulted widely on Ethernet, data communications
and telecommunications issues in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Over the
past 19 years more than 20,000 engineers and technicians have attended his workshops
worldwide. Delegates attending his workshop will benefit from his tremendous knowledge and
enthusiasm for the topics and his entertaining instructing style. When not working in the
communications world, Edwin relaxes by reading and writing on technology issues at his
beachside home.
Practical Troubleshooting and Problem
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the workshop
The objective of this workshop is to help delegates identify, prevent and fix common industrial
data communications problems focusing on the Modbus protocol. The focus is ‘outside the box’,
with the emphasis on practicals that go beyond the typical communications issues and theories.
The workshop’s aim is to provide delegates with the necessary toolkit of skills to solve industrial
data communication problems where Modbus is used.
Modbus industrial communications systems (based on RS-232/RS-485 and Ethernet) are being
installed throughout industry today, from connecting simple instruments to Programmable Logic
Controllers to PCs throughout the business part of the enterprise. Communications problems
range from simple wiring problems to intermittent transfer of protocol messages. Whilst the main
issues with the Modbus protocol will be covered in this workshop, a clear understanding of the
protocols and standards that transport Modbus protocol data units are required in order to
effectively work with Modbus.
The communications system on your plant underpins your entire operation. It is critical that you
have the knowledge and tools to quickly identify and fix problems as they occur, to ensure you
have a secure system. No compromise is possible here. This workshop distils all the tips and
tricks learnt with the benefit of many years of experience.
This workshop addresses the main issues of troubleshooting the industrial data communications
network of today, enabling you to walk onto your plant or facility and troubleshoot and fix
problems as quickly as possible. The focus of the course being the Modbus suite of protocols
and their associated standards.
practical sessions
This is a practical, hands-on workshop enabling you to work through practical exercises which
reinforce the concepts discussed. Practical sessions include:
• RS-232 (COM port) basics
• RS-232 point to point communications
• RS-485 basics
• Logging and protocol analysis on serial (RS-232/RS-485) communications system
• Modbus Serial operation: RTU mode
• Modbus Serial operation: ASCII mode
• Setting up a basic Ethernet network
• IP configuration
• Protocol analysis on Ethernet network
• Modbus/TCP
• Modbus (Serial) over IEEE802.11 wireless
• Installation and configuration of Modbus/TCP to serial communication gateway
To gain full value from this workshop, please bring your laptop/notebook computer.

3. Solving of Modbus Protocols
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The program
The fee for each workshop covers all materials
including workshop manual, lunches
and refreshments
Day ONE
INTRODUCTION
• What is Modbus?
• Overview of the Modbus standards
• Modbus and IDA
• How Modbus relates to the RS-232,
RS-485, Ethernet and TCP/IP standards
OVERALL TROUBLESHOOTING
METHODOLOGY
• Common symptoms, problems and
solutions
• How to quickly identify likely causes
• Basic steps
• Communications issues
• Grounding, shielding and noise
BASIC SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
STANDARDS
• RS-232
- Fundamentals
- Problems: UART settings (Baud rate,
parity, etc.), cabling, DTE/DCE,
handshaking, voltage levels, noise
RS-232 practical troubleshooting session
• RS-485
- Fundamentals
- Problems: cabling, common mode
voltage, voltage levels, transient
protection, biasing, termination, control
(hardware/software), noise
RS-485 practical troubleshooting session
THE MODBUS SERIAL STANDARD
• Fundamentals: overall concept, protocol
stack, client/server interaction, PDU and
ADU
• Modbus RTU vs. Modbus ASCII: frame
structures and timing considerations
• Problems: timeouts, checksums (CRC/
LRC), incorrect function codes/data
parameters, exception responses
Modbus serial troubleshooting session
MODBUS PLUS
• Fundamentals
• Problems: cabling, grounding, shielding,
terminators, token passing
Day TWO
INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET
• Fundamentals
• Protocol analysis
• Problems: noise, connectors, cabling, wire
types, jabber, excessive broadcasting, bad
frames, faulty auto-negotiation, network
loading, component failure
Ethernet practical troubleshooting session
TCP/IP
• Fundamentals
• Software utilities (ipconfig, ping, arp,
tracert, netstat)
• Protocol analysis
• Problems: IP addresses, subnet masks,
default gateways, TCP connections
TCP/IP practical troubleshooting session
MODBUS/TCP (MODBUS OVER TCP/IP)
• Fundamentals: overall concept, protocol
stack
• Packet structure: PDU, ADU, MBAP header
• TCP connectivity issues
• Protocol analysis
• Modbus/TCP to Modbus serial gateways
• Problems: TCP connection problems,
timing issues
Practical session with Modbus over TCP/IP
RADIO AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
• Fundamentals
• Problems: noise, interference, power,
distance, channel separation, encryption
Practical session with Modbus/TCP over
IEEE802.11
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS AND TRICKS
• Summary of all the problems faced
• Further troubleshooting tips
summary, open forum
and closing

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