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Modbus is an application layer messaging protocol that provides client/server communications between devices connected on different types of buses or networks.  It is commonly used as "Modbus over Serial Line" in RS422/485 networks, but can be implemented using TCP over Ethernet as well ("Modbus TCP").

 

Two different serial transmission modes for Modbus are defined: "RTU mode" for 8 bit binary transmissions, and "ASCII mode". "RTU mode" is the default mode that must be implemented by all devices.

 

See www.modbus.org for a complete specification of the Modbus protocol.