Modbus SCADA & Traceability Software

Any device that speaks Modbus TCP or RTU can feed TagFirst. Map holding, input and output registers, then configure live viewing, logging and traceability — no code required.

Modbus is the universal fallback of the industrial world — if a controller, meter, drive or sensor doesn't have a native driver, it usually speaks Modbus. TagFirst includes a generic Modbus connector so you can bring those devices into a configurable SCADA layer without custom code.

Modbus support

TagFirst-Solo (Phase 1) speaks generic Modbus over both transports, with access to the standard register areas.

TransportRegister areasUse
Modbus TCPHolding, Input, OutputEthernet devices & gateways
Modbus RTUHolding, Input, OutputSerial RS-485 / RS-232 devices

How it connects

Point TagFirst at the device — an IP address and port for TCP, or serial settings for RTU — then map the holding, input and output registers you want to read and write. Assign data types (INT, DINT, REAL, BOOL, STRING), upload register lists from Excel, and let TagFirst auto-calculate addresses and expand bit-packed words.

One configurator, mixed hardware. Because Modbus is generic, the same TagFirst workflow that handles a PLC also handles power meters, drives, weighing controllers and third-party instruments — all mapped the same way.

Logging and traceability

Configure logging to Microsoft SQL Server with auto-created tables, add validation and local duplicate checks, and connect previous-station databases for multi-operation traceability. Drive label printers or marking machines over Serial, TCP or USB, with optional scan-after-print verification.

Learn how the no-code platform works, or see native PLC drivers for Mitsubishi and Delta.

FAQ

Questions about this.

What Modbus variants does TagFirst support?+
Generic Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU, with access to holding, input and output register areas. This covers most Modbus-compatible controllers, meters, drives and instruments.
Can I use Modbus to connect a non-PLC device?+
Yes. Any device that exposes a Modbus interface — power meters, drives, weighing controllers, third-party instruments — can be mapped the same way as a PLC.
Can I mix a native PLC driver and Modbus devices in one configuration?+
TagFirst-Solo configures one source per package. For mixing multiple sources and machines, the roadmap products (TagFirst-Line and the PAC family) extend this; contact us about your setup.
Where does the Modbus data get stored?+
In Microsoft SQL Server. The runtime auto-creates tables from your configuration and writes mapped registers, results and scanned data with system fields like timestamp and shift.
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