# Regarding RS232C communication

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 5, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804 "2010-05-05T15:01:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![ajay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@ajay](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ajay)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804/1 "2010-05-05T15:01:20Z")

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Hi,

I would like to know modbus drive in ignition supports RS 232C communication or not.

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**Author:** ![thechtman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@thechtman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/thechtman)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804/2 "2010-05-05T15:22:24Z")

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The Ignition Modbus driver only supports Modbus/TCP. But, by using a gateway such as Moxa MGate MB3170 or 3270 will allow Ignition to communicate to Modbus/RTU devices through RS232/422 or 485.

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**Author:** ![dhiraj.pawar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@dhiraj.pawar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhiraj.pawar)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804/3 "2024-03-07T09:55:36Z")

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hi @thechtman ,  
Have you tested communication between Moxa MGate MB3170 or 3270 & ignition?

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804/4 "2024-03-07T10:03:11Z")

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Look at the dates on the two posts above yours!

thechtman was last seen on Jun 23, 2015.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804/5 "2024-03-07T12:31:21Z")

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And the answer Tom gave has long since changed.

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**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804/6 "2024-03-07T14:42:16Z")

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To answer your question, I have used loads of MB3170 with RS485 2-wire Modbus RTU and Ignition. Simple to setup and reliable.

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**Author:** ![dhiraj.pawar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@dhiraj.pawar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dhiraj.pawar)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/regarding-rs232c-communication/1804/7 "2024-03-13T12:11:37Z")

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Hi @Matrix_Engineering ,  
Thanks for quick response.