— A Definitive, Metrics-Driven Guide to Choosing (or Replacing) an Industrial Protocol *(Module 9 · Advanced & Specialised Topics — FINAL) How

— Certifying Devices, Stacks & Systems to the Last Bit (Module 9 · Advanced & Specialised Topics) Chapter focus Modbus

— Mathematics, Measurements & Advanced Poll-Planning (Module 9 · Advanced & Specialised Topics) “Why optimise? The line stops when the

— Conventions, Offsets, Vendor Quirks & Mapping Best-Practices (Module 9 · Advanced & Specialised Topics) Learning objectives 27.1 The three core numbering

— Enduring Relevance, Evolution Pathways & Long-Term Outlook (Module 8 · Real-World Applications & the Future of Modbus) Why this

— Bridging Brown-field Data to Cloud-Native Platforms (Module 8 · Real-World Applications & the Future of Modbus) Learning objectives (Diagram

— Six Field-Proven Case Studies across Industry (Module 8 · Real-World Applications & the Future of Modbus) Chapter goals See

— Taking Industrial Protocol Security to the Next Level (Module 7 · Security & Hardening – Protecting Industrial Systems) Learning

— A Defence-in-Depth Playbook (Module 7 · Security & Hardening – Protecting Industrial Systems) Executive summary Modbus is inherently insecure (Chapter 21).