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+# pyhoff
+
+This python code allows to read and write the most common
+Beckhoff bus terminals ("Busklemmen") using the bus coupler
+BK9050 ("Busskoppler BK9050") over Ethernet TCP/IP.
+
+It depends on the package pyModbusTCP. This can be installed with:
+
+    pip install pyModbusTCP
+
+It is easy to use as the following example code shows:
+
+```python
+from pyhoff import *
+
+#connect to the BK9050 by tcp/ip on default port 502
+bus_coupler = ModBusBK9050("172.16.17.1")
+
+#list of all bus terminals connected to the bus coupler
+#in the order of the physical arrangement
+terminal_list = [KL2404, KL2424, KL9100, KL1104, KL3202,
+                 KL4002, KL9188, KL3054, KL3214, KL4004,
+                 KL9010]
+
+terminals = bus_coupler.add_bus_terminals(terminal_list)
+
+#Set 1. output of the first bus terminal (KL2404) to hi
+terminals[0].write_coil(0, True)
+
+#read the temperature from the 2. channel of the 5. bus
+#terminal (KL3202)
+t = terminals[4].read_temperature(1)
+print(f"t = {t:.1f} °C")
+
+#Set 1. output of the 6. bus terminal (KL4002) to 4.2 V
+terminals[5].set_voltage(0, 4.2)
+
+```
+
+The following terminals are implemented:
+- KL1104: 4x digital input 24 V
+- KL2404: 4x digital output with 500 mA
+- KL2424: 4x digital output with 2000 mA
+- KL3054: 4x analog input 4...20 mA 12 Bit single-ended
+- KL3202: 2x analog input PT100 16 Bit 3-wire
+- KL3214: 4x analog input PT100 16 Bit 3-wire
+- KL4002: 2x analog output 0...10 V 12 Bit differentiell
+- KL4004: 4x analog output 0...10 V 12 Bit differentiell
+- Dummy terminals without io functionality: KL9100, KL9183, KL9188
+
+Other analog and digital io-terminals are easy to complement. Pull requests are welcome.
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