I am based in India and keenly interested in learning about the Modbus protocol through practical implementation using an Arduino Mega and a TTL-RS484 board.
I am currently seeking advice or suggestions regarding low-cost Modbus slave devices, preferably temperature sensors or any other essential device suitable for learning purposes. My aim is to delve into the protocol with minimal investment.
I would greatly appreciate any guidance or recommendations you could provide to aid my learning journey.
There are many free/Open Source PC implementations of Modbus that only require an RS485 adapter. I think I've even seen some which let you set up separate ports for receive & transmit so you can send messages to the same pc.