{"product_id":"foxboro-fbm230-modbus-master-driver-module","title":"Foxboro FBM230 Modbus Master Driver Module","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFoxboro FBM230 Modbus Master Serial and TCP\/IP Driver Module\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFoxboro FBM230\u003c\/strong\u003e by Schneider Electric is a Modbus Master driver module for serial and TCP\/IP networks. 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