Container technology with access to Allen-Bradley controller data via OPC UA and MQTT with flexible deployment options for higher-level applications
Access to Allen-Bradley's PLC Data from OPC UA Applications
- Access data from ControlLogix and CompactLogix controller through EtherNet/IP CIP.
- Connection to PLCs is possible through Routing functionality.
- Standardized OPC UA communication for data integration into management systems like ERP, MES, or SCADA or for data exchange with other docker containers like Microsoft OPC Publisher or Amazon AWS IoT SiteWise
- Connection of up to 20 Allen-Bradley PLCs with one Container Runtime
Easy Cloud-driven or Local Deployment
- Container images stored in different online repositories like Docker Hub and Azure Container Registry (ACR)
- Simple data transmission to an MQTT broker using the MQTT publisher functionality for local or cloud-based solutions
- Recipe manager functionality for writing process data from the cloud to controllers (MQTT Subscriber)
- Licensing via Softing License Server
Lightweight Flexible Container Solution
- Less resources plus increased scalability and flexibility
- Support of security standards as SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, authentication, and data encryption
- Highly flexible state-of-the-art application to be deployed, adjusted, or started and stopped immediately, if needed
- Deployment and configuration also via management systems such as Kubernetes, Azure IoT Edge, or AWS IoT Greengrass