Simulator

The simulator is a full fledged modbus simulator, which is constantly being evolved with user ideas / amendments.

The purpose of the simulator is to provide support for client application test harnesses with end-to-end testing simulating real life modbus devices.

The datastore simulator allows the user to (all automated)

  • simulate a modbus device by adding a simple configuration,

  • test how a client handles modbus exceptions,

  • test a client apps correct use of the simulated device.

The web interface allows the user to (online / manual)

  • test how a client handles modbus errors,

  • test how a client handles communication errors like divided messages,

  • run your test server in the cloud,

  • monitor requests/responses,

  • inject modbus errors like malicious a response,

  • see/Change values online.

The REST API allow the test process to be automated

  • spin up a test server with unix domain sockets in your test harness,

  • set expected responses with a simple REST API command,

  • check the result with another simple REST API command,

  • test your client app in a true end-to-end fashion.