What I'm attempting to do
I am working on a custom Java application that implements Modbus using this jlibmodbus library
My Modbus Client Code
I was able to get a simple ModbusTCP client going with this example code that I slightly modified
package org.example;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.Modbus;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.data.DataHolder;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.data.ModbusCoils;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.data.ModbusHoldingRegisters;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.exception.IllegalDataAddressException;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.exception.IllegalDataValueException;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.ModbusSlave;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.ModbusSlaveFactory;
import com.intelligt.modbus.jlibmodbus.tcp.TcpParameters;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.logging.Handler;
import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
/*
* Copyright (c) 2017 Vladislav Kochedykov
* All rights reserved
*
* This file is part of JLibModbus.
*
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* are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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*
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* INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
* OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
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*
* Authors: Vladislav Y. Kochedykov, software engineer.
* email: vladislav.kochedykov@gmail.com
*/
public class SimpleSlaveTCP {
static public void main(String[] argv) {
Modbus.log().addHandler(new Handler() {
@Override
public void publish(LogRecord record) {
System.out.println(record.getLevel().getName() + ": " + record.getMessage());
}
@Override
public void flush() {
//do nothing
}
@Override
public void close() throws SecurityException {
//do nothing
}
});
Modbus.setLogLevel(Modbus.LogLevel.LEVEL_DEBUG);
try {
final ModbusSlave slave;
TcpParameters tcpParameters = new TcpParameters();
tcpParameters.setHost(InetAddress.getLocalHost());
tcpParameters.setKeepAlive(true);
tcpParameters.setPort(Modbus.TCP_PORT);
slave = ModbusSlaveFactory.createModbusSlaveTCP(tcpParameters);
slave.setReadTimeout(0); // if not set default timeout is 1000ms, I think this must be set to 0 (infinitive timeout)
Modbus.setLogLevel(Modbus.LogLevel.LEVEL_DEBUG);
MyOwnDataHolder dh = new MyOwnDataHolder();
dh.addEventListener(new ModbusEventListener() {
@Override
public void onWriteToSingleCoil(int address, boolean value) {
System.out.print("onWriteToSingleCoil: address " + address + ", value " + value);
}
@Override
public void onWriteToMultipleCoils(int address, int quantity, boolean[] values) {
System.out.print("onWriteToMultipleCoils: address " + address + ", quantity " + quantity);
}
@Override
public void onWriteToSingleHoldingRegister(int address, int value) {
System.out.print("onWriteToSingleHoldingRegister: address " + address + ", value " + value);
}
@Override
public void onWriteToMultipleHoldingRegisters(int address, int quantity, int[] values) {
System.out.print("onWriteToMultipleHoldingRegisters: address " + address + ", quantity " + quantity);
}
});
slave.setDataHolder(dh);
ModbusHoldingRegisters hr = new ModbusHoldingRegisters(30);
hr.set(0, 12345);
slave.getDataHolder().setHoldingRegisters(hr);
slave.setServerAddress(1);
/*
* using master-branch it should be #slave.open();
*/
slave.listen();
/*
* since 1.2.8
*/
if (slave.isListening()) {
Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread() {
@Override
public void run() {
synchronized (slave) {
slave.notifyAll();
}
}
});
synchronized (slave) {
slave.wait();
}
/*
* using master-branch it should be #slave.close();
*/
slave.shutdown();
}
} catch (RuntimeException e) {
throw e;
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public interface ModbusEventListener {
void onWriteToSingleCoil(int address, boolean value);
void onWriteToMultipleCoils(int address, int quantity, boolean[] values);
void onWriteToSingleHoldingRegister(int address, int value);
void onWriteToMultipleHoldingRegisters(int address, int quantity, int[] values);
}
public static class MyOwnDataHolder extends DataHolder {
final List<ModbusEventListener> modbusEventListenerList = new ArrayList<ModbusEventListener>();
public MyOwnDataHolder() {
setHoldingRegisters(new ModbusHoldingRegisters(128));
setCoils(new ModbusCoils(128));
}
public void addEventListener(ModbusEventListener listener) {
modbusEventListenerList.add(listener);
}
public boolean removeEventListener(ModbusEventListener listener) {
return modbusEventListenerList.remove(listener);
}
@Override
public void writeHoldingRegister(int offset, int value) throws IllegalDataAddressException, IllegalDataValueException {
for (ModbusEventListener l : modbusEventListenerList) {
l.onWriteToSingleHoldingRegister(offset, value);
}
super.writeHoldingRegister(offset, value);
}
@Override
public void writeHoldingRegisterRange(int offset, int[] range) throws IllegalDataAddressException, IllegalDataValueException {
for (ModbusEventListener l : modbusEventListenerList) {
l.onWriteToMultipleHoldingRegisters(offset, range.length, range);
}
super.writeHoldingRegisterRange(offset, range);
}
@Override
public void writeCoil(int offset, boolean value) throws IllegalDataAddressException, IllegalDataValueException {
for (ModbusEventListener l : modbusEventListenerList) {
l.onWriteToSingleCoil(offset, value);
}
super.writeCoil(offset, value);
}
@Override
public void writeCoilRange(int offset, boolean[] range) throws IllegalDataAddressException, IllegalDataValueException {
for (ModbusEventListener l : modbusEventListenerList) {
l.onWriteToMultipleCoils(offset, range.length, range);
}
super.writeCoilRange(offset, range);
}
}
}
Python Client Validation
I am able to read & write to this using this Python code so I have validated that this client works.
from pyModbusTCP.client import ModbusClient
c = ModbusClient(auto_open=True, port=502)
print("--------------------")
print("Attempting register writes")
w_m10_reg = c.write_multiple_registers(0, [10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100])
if w_m10_reg:
print("Wrote to registers")
else:
print("Unable to write to registers")
print(c.last_error_as_txt)
print("--------------------")
r_m10_reg = c.read_holding_registers(0, 10)
if r_m10_reg:
print("Read registers")
print(r_m10_reg)
else:
print("Unable to read registers")
print(c.last_error_as_txt)
print("--------------------")
Ignition Issue when connecting
But when I try to connect to this device with Ignition I do get a Connected status
I then setup my addresses and created a new OPC tag in Ignition that binds to this device.
But I get Bad value message and when I attempt to modify this value it takes a bit then I get this error
Error writing to ModBusTest1.value: Bad("Bad_Timeout: The operation timed out.")
In my wrapper.log I see this error.
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | W [d.M.ReadCoilsRequest ] [13:26:12.148]: Request failed. FailureType==TIMEOUT device-name=Test Modbus Device
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | java.lang.Exception: Request failed by TimeoutDaemon due to timeout: ScheduledRequest[com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.ReadCoilsRequest@1605772b]
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.failRequests(BasicRequestCycle.java:376)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.run(BasicRequestCycle.java:328)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:12 | at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | W [d.M.B.B.TimeoutDaemon ] [13:26:14.151]: ScheduledRequest[com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.ReadCoilsRequest@1605772b] request with key "60" failed due to timeout. device-name=Test Modbus Device
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | W [d.M.ReadCoilsRequest ] [13:26:14.151]: Request failed. FailureType==TIMEOUT device-name=Test Modbus Device
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | java.lang.Exception: Request failed by TimeoutDaemon due to timeout: ScheduledRequest[com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.ReadCoilsRequest@1605772b]
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.failRequests(BasicRequestCycle.java:376)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.run(BasicRequestCycle.java:328)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | W [d.M.ReadCoilsRequest ] [13:26:14.151]: Request failed. FailureType==DISCONNECTED device-name=Test Modbus Device
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | java.lang.Exception: Driver is disconnected.
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractDriver$RequestSchedule.cancelCurrentSchedule(AbstractDriver.java:1255)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractDriver.notifyDisconnectDone(AbstractDriver.java:658)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractIODelegatingDriver.notifyDisconnectDone(AbstractIODelegatingDriver.java:70)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractIODelegatingDriver.disconnect(AbstractIODelegatingDriver.java:42)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractIODelegatingDriver.reconnect(AbstractIODelegatingDriver.java:92)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.AbstractModbusDriver.access$000(AbstractModbusDriver.java:102)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.AbstractModbusDriver$2.notifyCommunicationTimeout(AbstractModbusDriver.java:149)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.AbstractModbusRequest.fail(AbstractModbusRequest.java:212)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.AbstractModbusReadRequest.fail(AbstractModbusReadRequest.java:121)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.ScheduledRequest.fail(ScheduledRequest.java:126)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.failRequests(BasicRequestCycle.java:373)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.run(BasicRequestCycle.java:328)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | W [d.M.ReadCoilsRequest ] [13:26:14.152]: Request failed. FailureType==DISCONNECTED device-name=Test Modbus Device
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | java.lang.Exception: RequestCycle stopped.
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle.shutdown(BasicRequestCycle.java:278)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractDriver.createNewRequestCycle(AbstractDriver.java:698)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractDriver.notifyDisconnectDone(AbstractDriver.java:659)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractIODelegatingDriver.notifyDisconnectDone(AbstractIODelegatingDriver.java:70)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractIODelegatingDriver.disconnect(AbstractIODelegatingDriver.java:42)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractIODelegatingDriver.reconnect(AbstractIODelegatingDriver.java:92)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.AbstractModbusDriver.access$000(AbstractModbusDriver.java:102)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.AbstractModbusDriver$2.notifyCommunicationTimeout(AbstractModbusDriver.java:149)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.AbstractModbusRequest.fail(AbstractModbusRequest.java:212)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.AbstractModbusReadRequest.fail(AbstractModbusReadRequest.java:121)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.ScheduledRequest.fail(ScheduledRequest.java:126)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.failRequests(BasicRequestCycle.java:373)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.BasicRequestCycle$TimeoutDaemon.run(BasicRequestCycle.java:328)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:14 | at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/07/23 13:26:19 | W [d.M.B.B.TimeoutDaemon ] [13:26:19.155]: ScheduledRequest[com.inductiveautomation.xopc.drivers.modbus2.requests.ReadCoilsRequest@4515db4] request with key "61" failed due to timeout. device-name=Test Modbus Device
Thoughts
Because I am able to read/write with my Python example code I'm assuming there is some issue with how Ignition expects Modbus data to look and how I'm actually sending it back with my Java Client. I am going to attempt to make a simpler Java proof of concept that works with Ignition just to see if this is viable.
If anyone has any suggestions on what's going wrong here or what I should try let me know. Thanks!