MBX Driver Suite

Industry Standard Communication Drivers for Modbus, Modbus Plus and Modbus/TCP Networks

The MBX Driver Suite is distributed by Schneider Electric, and it is the worldwide standard for communication drivers for Modbus, Modbus Plus and Modbus/TCP networks.

Since 1994, the MBX Driver has been the worldwide standard, and is used with virtually all Modbus Plus compatible software programs. This includes both 32-bit Windows and 16-bit legacy DOS/Windows applications.

Version 7.1 release of the MBX Driver Suite includes 64-bit operating system support.

MBX Driver

The MBX Driver provides device driver support under Windows for all Modbus Plus interface adapters from Schneider Electric. This includes support for popular cards such as SA85, PCI-85 and PCMCIA 416NHM21234, as well as the TSXCUSBMBP USB adapter.

The driver operates in either interrupt or polled mode and supports all current Modbus Plus interface adapters for PCI, ISA, EISA, MCA, PCMCIA and USB buses that work with the supported operating systems. Multiple interface cards can be installed at the same time, limited only by the number of available slots. Full implementation of all Modbus Plus features provides support for Data Master/Slave, Program Master/Slave, global data and Peer Cop.

This driver is part of Cyberlogic’s MBX Driver Suite, MBX OPC Server Suite, MBX OPC Premier Suite and MBX Bridge Suite, providing Modbus, Modbus Plus and Modbus/TCP connectivity for these products.

Remote Connectivity

The MBX Driver includes the MBX Gateway Server. When enabled, the MBX Gateway Server allows other computers on your network access to the MBX devices on your system. The remote system, which can be any Windows node running the MBX Gateway Driver, will then have full MBX Driver functionality just as though the MBX device in the server system were installed in the remote system.

MBX Driver Suite includes:

• MBX Driver for all Modicon Modbus Plus network adapters.
• MBX Gateway Driver for remote access to all Modicon networks.
• Ethernet MBX Driver for Modbus TCP/IP communications.
• Serial MBX Driver for Modbus communications.
• Virtual MBX Driver for enabling 16-bit legacy applications in 32-bit Windows.

MBX Driver Suite Features

Modbus/Modbus Plus Features Supported

• All Modbus Plus features
• Data Master/Slave and Program Master/Slave communications
• Global Data and Peer Cop
• Interrupt and polled modes of operation
• Multiple host interface adapters (limited only by available slots)
• Includes the MBX Gateway Server for MBX Gateway Driver clients
• Supports Modicon's NETLIB and Cyberlogic's MBXAPI specifications
• Includes troubleshooting and diagnostic tools, including support for Microsoft's Performance Monitor and Event Logger
• Supports PCI, PCMCIA, ISA, EISA, MCA and USB-based host interface adapters