edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC

Software module to connect ControlLogix and CompactLogix controllers to IIoT applications

Container technology with access to Allen-Bradley controller data via OPC UA and MQTT with flexible deployment options for higher-level applications

edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC connects Allen-Bradley’s ControlLogix and CompactLogix and provides access to data via an OPC UA server interface. In addition, the data can also be transmitted to MQTT brokers using MQTT. As a docker container, it offers flexible deployment options, for example on devices running Azure IoT Edge or AWS IoT Greengrass.

The application is easy to configure locally via a built-in Web interface. It can also be managed remotely via its REST API. Configuration is flexible and includes fine-tuned security settings (e.g. role-based access rights for OPC UA client applications).

As a first strategic extension of Softing’s dataFEED product family into virtualization- and container technology, the new product leverages Softing deep experience with brownfield connectivity with MQTT and OPC UA technology and makes it available for new and highly efficient IoT solution architectures.

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