MODBUS_NEW_TCP(3) Libmodbus Manual MODBUS_NEW_TCP(3)NAMEmodbus_new_tcp - create a libmodbus context for TCP/IPv4
SYNOPSIS
modbus_t *modbus_new_tcp(const char *ip, int port);
DESCRIPTION
The modbus_new_tcp() function shall allocate and initialize a modbus_t
structure to communicate with a Modbus TCP/IPv4 server.
The ip argument specifies the IP address of the server to which the
client wants etablish a connection.
The port argument is the TCP port to use. Set the port to
MODBUS_TCP_DEFAULT_PORT to use the default one (502). It’s convenient
to use a port number greater than or equal to 1024 because it’s not
necessary to have administrator privileges.
RETURN VALUE
The modbus_new_tcp() function shall return a pointer to a modbus_t
structure if successful. Otherwise it shall return NULL and set errno
to one of the values defined below.
ERRORS
EINVAL
An invalid IP address was given.
EXAMPLE
modbus_t *ctx;
ctx = modbus_new_tcp("127.0.0.1", 1502);
if (ctx == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "Unable to allocate libmodbus context\n");
return -1;
}
if (modbus_connect(ctx) == -1) {
fprintf(stderr, "Connection failed: %s\n", modbus_strerror(errno));
modbus_free(ctx);
return -1;
}
SEE ALSOmodbus_new_rtu(3)modbus_free(3)AUTHORS
The libmodbus documentation was written by Stéphane Raimbault
<stephane.raimbault@gmail.com[1]>
NOTES
1. stephane.raimbault@gmail.com
mailto:stephane.raimbault@gmail.com
libmodbus 3.1.0 10/06/2013 MODBUS_NEW_TCP(3)