MBX SDK

Software Development Kit for Application Developers

API for connectivity to Modbus, Modbus Plus and Modbus/TCP networks and devices.

The suite includes:

• MBX SDK
• MBX OPC Premier Suite (includes all drivers, MBX OPC Server and OPC Crosslink Premier)

MBX SDK

The MBX SDK provides connectivity to Modbus, Modbus Plus and Modbus/TCP networks and devices from 32-bit C and C++ applications. The software provides access to Cyberlogic's high-performance MBXAPI and Modicon's NETLIB interfaces for rapid development of applications targeted for all 32-bit Windows operating systems.

The SDK includes interface libraries, sample source code, full documentation and all drivers to test applications. All software applications developed with the MBX SDK are compatible with all MBX products.

The MBX SDK comes with a copy of the MBX OPC Premier Suite which includes the MBX Driver (for all Modicon Modbus Plus network adapters), the MBX Gateway (for remote access to all Modicon networks), the Ethernet MBX Driver (for Modbus TCP/IP), the Serial MBX Driver (for Modbus communications), the Virtual MBX Driver (for enabling 16-bit legacy applications in 32-bit Windows), the MBX OPC Server and the OPC Crosslink Premier.

MBX SDK Features

API Specifications Supported

• MBXAPI

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