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edgeConnector Modbus

Softing Industrial Automation GmbH

edgeConnector Modbus

Softing Industrial Automation GmbH

Softing edgeConnector Modbus is a containerized Modbus TCP connectivity module adding OPC UA Server and MQTT Publisher functionality to compatible Sensors and PLCs. The software can run as IoT Edge Module.

Softing dataFEED edgeConnector Modbus is a containerized Modbus TCP connectivity module adding OPC UA Server and MQTT functionality to compatible Sensors and PLCs. The software can run as IoT Edge Module. After the deployment, it is possible to configure Southbound and Northbound communication via local GUI or REST interface.

The northbound communication runs with standardized OPC UA communication for data integration into management systems like ERP, MES, and SCADA, or for data exchange with other docker containers like Microsoft OPC Publisher for cloud scenarios. In addition, MQTT is available as a protocol to connect MQTT Brokers in local or cloud environments. The application supports security standards like SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, authentication, and data encryption. The container runs for 72h in demo mode. Fully activate the application via BYOL from Softing. This also requires the installation of the Softing floating license server.


Technical Data

Supported Controllers Modbus TCP-compatible controllers and sensors (Schneider Electric, Wago, Beckhoff, Phoenix Contact, etc.)
Supported Protocols
  • OPC UA, MQTT
  • Modbus TCP
Supported Modbus Datatypes BIT, WORD, DWORD, QWORD, REAL, INT, DINT, DOUBLE, STRING and ARRAYs of the mentioned data types (except STRING)
Supported MQTT Specifications V3.1, V3.1.1, & V5
Supported MQTT Features
  • MQTT Publisher & Subscriber
  • TCP, TLS/SSL, WS, WSS (including Certificates)
  • QoS, Retain, LastWill & Testament
  • Store & Forward
Supported OPC Specifications OPC Unified Architecture V1.04 and older
OPC UA Roles OPC UA Server
OPC UA Profiles Data Access
OPC UA Security Security Methods:
Aes256Sha256-RsaPss
Aes128SHA256-RsaOaep
Basic256Sha256
Basic256
Basic128Rsa15
None
Authentication Anonymous
Username and Password
Certificate
OPC UA Compliance Test based on compliance test tools of OPC Foundation
Configuration Interface Authentication
  • Username / Password
  • LDAP/LDAPS
Logging, Diagnostics Built-in trace and audit logging facilities, configurable and accessible through the web interface
Docker integrated trace logging
Prometheus Metrics Information
Supported Operating Systems Linux (Docker Engine), Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Docker Desktop), Windows 2k19 Server and Windows Server 2022 (Docker Enterprise Edition)
Supported Architectures AMD64
ARM64
ARM32
Minimum Hardware Requirements 320 MB free disk space, 2 GB RAM
Licensing Licensed via Softing License Server* (Docker or Windows)
*Please consider the compatibility table from Docker Hub to use the appropriate License Server.

Demo Version 20 Modbus TCP connections timed at 72 hours
Configuration via local GUI or REST API
REST-API Access using the edgeConfigurator, download via Docker Hub
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