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Schneider Electric transfers Modbus protocol copyright

May 10, 2004
Nonprofit organization receives the rights

Nonprofit organization receives the rights

Schneider Electric recently transferred is copyright of the Modbus protocol to Modbus-IDA, a nonprofit organization formed in 2002 to advance industrial communications. Modbus protocol was originally developed by Modicon, which later became part of Schneider Automation in 1979.

Modbus-IDA is an international organization for suppliers, implementers, and users of the Modbus protocol and its variants.

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