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SLMP — MELSEC over Ethernet

SLMP (Seamless Message Protocol) is the protocol a MELSEC CPU speaks on its built-in Ethernet port or on an Ethernet communication unit. It is the protocol to use for a MELSEC PLC whenever an Ethernet port is available: it is faster and easier to wire than a serial module, and every implementation in this project supports it.

If your MELSEC PLC has no Ethernet port and only a serial communication module, use MC Protocol Serial instead.

PLC families MELSEC iQ-R, iQ-F, iQ-L, MX-R, MX-F, Q series, L series
Transport Ethernet, TCP or UDP
Default port 1025 (TCP), 1035 (UDP)
Data code Binary — set this on the PLC before connecting

Pick your language

All five implementations use the same model: pick a connection option set, pick your PLC profile, then read or write a device by name.

Language Install Start here
Python pip install plc-comm-slmp Getting started
.NET dotnet add package PlcComm.Slmp Getting started
Rust cargo add plc-comm-slmp Getting started
C++ (Arduino/PlatformIO) fa-yoshinobu/slmp-connect-cpp-minimal Getting started
Node-RED @fa_yoshinobu/node-red-contrib-plc-comm-slmp Getting started

Not sure which fits? Choosing a language compares them by runtime environment and footprint rather than by speed. SLMP API parity shows which SLMP operations each implementation exposes.

Configure the PLC first

The library is only half of a working connection. The setup guides cover the PLC-side parameter screens for each model, down to the data code and open settings.

Connection Models with a setup guide
Built-in Ethernet (CPU) iQ-R, iQ-F, iQ-L, MX-R, MX-F, QnUDV, QnU, LCPU
Ethernet communication unit RJ71EN71, QJ71E71-100, LJ71E71-100

MELSEC SLMP PLC setup · Troubleshooting & Codes

PLC model profiles

Select a profile such as melsec:iq-r and the library applies the correct frame type, address grammar, and per-model device ranges for you. The profile is always chosen explicitly — no implementation infers it from the PLC.

SLMP profile reference · Profile parameters · Device ranges

Before you write anything

A wrong write on a running machine is not undoable. Read Bit Write Safety before your first write, and confirm an address range is safe for the connected equipment.

To check a connection with no code at all, PLC Scope is a Windows tool built on these libraries — keep the first session read-only.