# AutomationDirect Modbus **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [June 23, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automationdirect-modbus/1970 "2010-06-23T13:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryanjmclaughlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryanjmclaughlin/32/4318_2.png) [@ryanjmclaughlin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryanjmclaughlin)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automationdirect-modbus/1970/1 "2010-06-23T13:59:57Z")
I just hooked up a DL06 with Modbus. It seems to be working ok, I have a few tag quality issues I am looking into (still getting used to ignition). Is there any benefit of waiting for the native drivers? Is modbus a good way to go? ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automationdirect-modbus/1970/2 "2010-06-23T15:17:47Z")
Modbus certainly is a great way to communicate to these PLCs. The native driver can possibly read/write in a more efficient way. I would continue using the Modbus and if the native one comes out it is easy to switch over. ---
**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automationdirect-modbus/1970/3 "2010-06-23T15:46:17Z")
Yeah modbus is a perfectly good way to go, especially with a DL processor since there aren’t many advanced features like UDTs that a native driver would be able to take advantage of. Also - your “quality issues” may be due to a problem in 7.1.2 that we’re currently investigating.