JSON Format for RTU Busses

A JSON object describing an RTU bus has the following syntax:

{
  "@IOComponent.Modbus.Type": {
    "id": "Bus 1",
    "uuid": "969568d0-c12e-45bb-9fc1-3820ebc165c6",
    "device": "/dev/ttyUSB4",
    "baudRate": 19200,
    "dataFormat": "8N1",
    "serialMode": "RS485",
    "RTS": "none",
    "children": [
      ...
    ]
  }
}

Object Members

id	A string value containing the ID of the RTU bus. The ID is used to construct the bus’s primary key.
uuid	A string value containing the unique UUID of the RTU bus.
device	A string value containing the serial device of the bus. Under Linux, this must be the device path (e.g. “/dev/ttyS15”). Under Windows, this must be the serial port’s device name (e.g. “COM15”).
baudRate	An integer value containing the baud rate to be used for the serial port, in bits per second, e.g. 9600, 19200, 57600, 115200, etc. The supported baud rates depend on the operating system and communications hardware used.
dataFormat	A string value containing the number of data bits, parity, and number of stop bits to use for the communication. The data format must be a three-character string consisting of the number of data bits (5, 6, 7, or 8), followed by the parity (“N” for none, “E” for even, or “O” for odd), and the number of stop bits (1 or 2). To use 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit, for example, specify “8N1” as the data format. To use 7 data bits, even parity, and 2 stop bits, specify “7E2”.
serialMode	An optional string value that specifies the communication mode for UARTs that can be switched from RS232 to RS485. The valus of this option must be either “RS232”, or “RS485”. If you do not specify a serial mode, the serial mode of the UART will be determined by the operating system. This option may only be specified if both the operating system and the communications hardware support switching modes. Switching the communications mode is not supported under Windows, for example.
RTS	An optional string specifying the what RTS flow control mode should be used. The possible values are “none”, to omit any flow control, “high” to set the RTS line to high during transmit (active high), and “low” to set it to low during transmit (active low). If you do not specify this option, then no RTS flow control will be used.
children	A JSON array containing the devices on the bus, and any device independent polls for the bus. Please remember that each element block requires two layers of {} due to the syntax restrictions of the JSON format.