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About Modbus
Our Mission
The Modbus Organization is a group of independent users
and suppliers of automation devices that seeks to drive
the adoption of the Modbus communication protocol suite
and the evolution to address architectures for distributed
automation systems across multiple market segments. The
Modbus Organization will also provide the infrastructure
to obtain and share information about the protocols, their
application and certification to simplify implementation by
users resulting in reduced costs.
Organization
The Modbus Organization is a membership-based trade
association, incorporated as “Modbus Organization, Inc.”
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
USA and recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service as a nonprofit organization under Internal
Revenue Code 501(c)(6). Donations to the organization
are not deductible as charitable contributions but may
be deductible as a business expense. The Modbus
Organization’s annual IRS Form 990 is available upon
request via our contact page, providing the complete
name, address, and e-mail address of the requesting
organization or individual.
Our Member Logo
Our membership logo symbolizes a round table, meaning
that we invite all our members to participate in the
technical and educational activities of our organization.
Suppliers large and small, system integrators, end users,
open source developers, educators and other interested
parties are all invited to join in the discussions that will
take the Modbus protocol into the future.
Our Activities
The Modbus Organization engages in a broad range of
activities relating to the maintenance and proliferation of
the Modbus protocol. Some of these activities include:
• Participation in standards activities worldwide.
• Leading the evolution of the Modbus protocol and its
variants.
• Encouraging and assisting the use of Modbus across
a broad spectrum of physical layers and transmission
media.
• Maintaining and evolving a conformance testing
program to insure greater interoperability of Modbus
devices.
• Providing information to users and supplers alike to help
them be successful in their use of Modbus.
• Engaging in educational and promotional efforts
including trade shows, newsletters, this website, and
other outreach activities.
Our Invitation
Our invitation is to you, as a Modbus user or supplier,
to join in our activities, share in the benefits of Modbus
Organization membership, and help us bring Modbus into
the future. We are committed to maintaining Modbus as
the world’s leading protocol for industrial automation, and
invite you to take your place at our roundtable.
For more information about Modbus Organization
membership, please see our Membership Flyer and
Membership Application. Refer to our contact page
(http://modbus.org/contact.php) for ways to get in touch -
we’d be glad to hear from you!
BULLETIN: 41-621.1
EFFECTIVE: August 2018
SUPERSEDES: March 2015
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