NModbus4.NetCore 4.0.0

What is NModbus4.NetCore?

Very simply, it is NModbus4 build for .NET (NOT .NET Framework)<br/>

Ok, so what is NModbus4 in the first place?

Here is the definition of NModbus4

NModbus4 is a C# implementation of the Modbus protocol.

Here is a snippet from NModbus4 documentation

NModbus is a C# implementation of the Modbus protocol. Provides connectivity to Modbus slave compatible devices and applications. Supports serial ASCII, serial RTU, TCP, and UDP protocols. NModbus4 it's a fork of NModbus(https://code.google.com/p/nmodbus). NModbus4 differs from the original NModbus in following:

1. removed USB support(FtdAdapter.dll)
2. removed log4net dependency
3. removed Unme.Common.dll dependency
4. assembly renamed to NModbus4.dll
5. target framework changed to .NET 4

Why NModbus4.NetCore?

Because

1. The original library NModbus4 is not under active development, the last commit is dated 5 years ago <br/>
2. There is a need to use NModbus4 with .NET projects, but NModbus4 support only .NET Framework (Not .NET) <br/>

What is the differences between NModbus4 and NModbus4.NetCore?

NModbus4.NetCore is a copy of NModbus4 with the following differences

1. As mention earlier, The main difference is the Target Framework.
2. NModbus4.NetCore supports the SerialPort out-of-the-box. <br/> NModbus4 needs some configuration to support SerialPort that (by Defining the Compile-time constant).
3. Supporting .NET with this library does NOT mean expanding the NModbus4 <br/> I mean NModbus4.NetCore will work only with .NET. <br/> if you want to use this library with .NET Framework you are in the wrong place, go to the original library then.<br/> .NET Standard is NOT supported, .NET Framework is NOT supported, JUST .NET AND ONLY .NET

Nuget Package<br/>

https://www.nuget.org/packages/NModbus4.NetCore

Install-Package NModbus4.NetCore

or

dotnet add package NModbus4.NetCore

or

<PackageReference Include="NModbus4.NetCore" Version="1.2.0" />

Roadmap

The followings are the enhancement that I plan to add Add Coverage badge and Nuget badge

Contributaions

1. PRs is more than Welcome.
2. I do not care about the style of commit message <br/> just describe what you did in a meaningful way, in the style you like.
3. You do not have to format the code.<br/> I am obsessive with formatting the code, and I will format the whole solution when merging any PR.
4. Do not worry if you code with other style, I will change the style to accomodate mine <br/> So you do not have to worry about changing your current style.
5. If you can help with the CI/CD operations, it is more than welcome, I do not have that much experience with that.
6. Any PR which downgrade the TFM or changing the C# code to make it use older C# constructs will be rejected