use Protocol::Modbus;

# Initialize protocol object
my $proto = Protocol::Modbus->new( driver=>'TCP' );

# Get a request object
my $req = $proto->request(
      function => Protocol::Modbus::FUNC_READ_COILS, # or 0x01
      address  => 4016, # Register dispavgVpv from MidNight Charger
      quantity => 1,
);

# Init transaction and execute it, obtaining a response
my $trn = Protocol::Modbus::Transaction->new( request=>$req );
my $res = $trn->execute();

# Pretty-print response on stdout
print $res . "\n";   # Modbus Response PDU(......)


##</code><code>##

use strict;
use MBclient;

my $m = MBclient->new();
# define server target
$m->host("localhost");
$m->unit_id(1);

# read 16 bits register from ad 0 to 9
my $words = $m->read_holding_registers(4100, 40); # First 40 Register of MidNight Charger

# print words
foreach my $word (@$words) {
  print $word."\n";
}

# clean exit
$m->close();
exit 0;