MBX SDK

Software Development Kit for Application Developers

C/C++ Development Files	✔	✔
.NET Development Files	✔	✔
Sample Code	✔	✔
MBX OPC Premier Suite	✔
DHX OPC Premier Suite		✔

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

The MBX SDK includes the following software components:

• MBX SDK
• MBX OPC Premier Suite

MBX SDK

The MBX SDK provides connectivity to Modbus, Modbus Plus and Modbus/TCP networks and devices from 32-bit and 64-bit C, C++, and C# applications. The software provides access to Cyberlogic's high-performance MBXAPI, MBXAPI.Net, and Modicon's NETLIB interfaces for rapid development of applications targeted for all 32-bit and 64-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 Math & Logic.

MBX SDK Features

API Specifications Supported

• MBXAPI
• MBXAPI.Net
• NETLIB

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 and MBXAPI.Net specifications
• Includes troubleshooting and diagnostic tools, including support for Microsoft's - Performance Monitor and Event Logger
• Supports PCIe, PCI, PCMCIA, ISA, EISA, MCA and USB-based host interface adapters