SMARTUNIFIER provides comprehensive connectivity support for a variety of equipment, devices and IT systems. This includes many different preconfigured communication protocols and formats. e.g., OPC-UA, file-based, database, message bus, Webservices and direct PLC connections. Preconfigured interfaces are available also for many standard software applications. A number of these connectivity endpoints / communication protocols require a first time customization from Amorph Systems for a specific customer connectivity use case. Please contact Amorph Systems for detailed information.
The following connectivity endpoints / communication protocols are supported by SMARTUNIFIER.
| Format | Decription |
|---|---|
| ADLink OpenSplice | Connectivity to ADLink OpenSplice middleware via Data Distribution Service (DDS) |
| AMQP | Interface to AMQP Message Broker via Active MQ |
| AODB | Interface to various Airport Operational Database (AODB) Systems that support standard communications via e.g., HTTP, REST, SQL |
| Apache Active MQ | Interface to Active MQ Message Broker |
| AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) | Interface to applications running in AWS ECS |
| AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) | Interface to applications running in AWS EC2 |
| AWS IoT | Interface to AWS IoT |
| AWS IoT Greengrass | Interface to AWS IoT Greengrass via MQTT |
| AWS IoT Sitewise | Interface to AWS IoT SiteWise via OPC-UA |
| AWS CloudWatch | Interface to CloudWatch |
| AWS DynamoDB | Interface to AWS DynamoDB |
| AWS S3 | Interface to AWS S3 |
| AWS SNS | Interface to AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) |
| AWS SES | Interface to AWS Simple Email Service (SES) |
| Barcode Reader | Connectivity to any TCP/IP based barcode reader (or other identification system) |
| Beckhoff | Interface to Beckhoff PLC via Beckhoff OPC-UA Server |
| CNC | Connectivity to various CNC controllers (e.g., ABB, Fanuc, Heidenhain, Heller, Sinumerik, Traub, W&T Wiesemann & Theis) |
| DDS | Connectivity to Data Distribution Service (DDS) |
| File | Read and Write files from arbitrary directories using File Consumer / File Tailer |
| FIWARE | Interface to FIWARE IoT |
| Flink | Interface to Apache Flink to enable real-time streaming |
| FTP | Upload and Download files to/from FTP servers |
| HTTP | Send request to HTTP servers |
| HTTPS | Send request to HTTPS servers |
| InfluxDB | Interface to InfluxDB |
| IBM MQ | Interface to IBM MQ Message Broker |
| In-Memory | Communication via local machine |
| JDBC | Access databases through SQL and JDBC (refer to SQL Databases) |
| JMS | Send and receive messages to/from a JMS Queue or Topic using plain JMS |
| Kafka | Interface to Apache Kafka to enable real-time streaming |
| MES | Interface to a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that support standard communications via e.g., HTTP, REST, SQL |
| Modbus-TCP | Communication via Modbus TCP Server / TCP Client |
| Microsoft Azure (IoT Hub) | Interface to Microsoft Azure Iot Hub via MQTT |
| MTConnect | Communication Interface to MTConnect compliant agent applications |
| MQTT | Connectivity by implementing MQTT Client |
| NoSQL Databases | Cassandra, MongoDB, Hbase |
| OEE | Interface to various Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Applications that support standard communications via e.g., HTTP, REST, SQL |
| OPC-UA Client | Connectivity by deploying one or multiple OPC-UA Client instances per SmartUnifier Communication Instances |
| OPC-UA Server | Connectivity by deploying one or multiple OPC-UA Server instances per SmartUnifier Communication Instances |
| PLC | Connectivity to various PLCs (e.g. Allen-Bradley, B&R, FANUC, General Electric (GE), Hilscher, Honeywell, Krauss Maffei, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Wago) via TCP/IP |
| PM | Interface to a various Predictive Maintenance Systems that support standard communications via e.g., HTTP, REST, SQL |
| REST | Communication via REST using REST Server / REST Client (Webservices) |
| SAP MII | Interface to SAP MII |
| SAP RFC | Interface to SAP via remote function call (RFC) |
| SAP Netweaver | Interface to SAP Netweaver via HTTP |
| SCADA | Interface to various SCADA Systems that support standard communications via e.g., HTTP, REST, SQL |
| SECS/GEM | Communication with semiconductor or photovoltaic equipment using SECS/GEM interface protocol for equipment-to-host data communications (TCP/IP). |
| Siemens Industrial Edge | Deployment of SmartUnifier Communication Instances via Siemens Industrial Edge Platform |
| Siemens MindSphere (REST) | Interface to MindSphere via REST |
| Siemens MindSphere (MQTT) | Interface to MindSphere via MQTT |
| Siemens S7 PLC/TCP | Interface to Siemens S7 1500 / 1200 / 400 / 300 via TCP protocol |
| Siemens S7 PLC/OPC-UA | Interface to Siemens S7 1500 / 1200 via OPC-UA protocol |
| Smart Devices | Interface to various Smart Devices (e.g., Smart Phones, Tablets) that support standard communications via e.g., HTTP, REST, SQL |
| SOAP | Communication via SOAP (Webservices) |
| Splunk | Interface to Splunk via HTTP Event Collector |
| Splunk | Interface to Splunk via Metrics Interface |
| SQL Databases | Interface to any SQL-based database like e.g., DB2, HSQLDB, MariaDB, MSSQL, OracleDB, PostgreSQL, SQLServer and others |
| TCP | Communication from/to any (binary) TCP based protocol |
| SFTP | Upload and Download files to/from SFTP servers |
| UDP | Communication from/to any (binary) UDP based protocol |
| VANTIQ | Interface to VANTIQ |
| VIPA Speed 7 | Interface to VIPA Speed 7 PLC |
| WAGO PLC/IP | Connectivity to WAGO PLCs via OPC-UA |
| Websocket | Interface to Websocket Server (TCP/IP) |
Data Formats
The following data formats can be used in conjunction with the above defined connectivity endpoints. The possible formats for a certain connectivity endpoint may be restricted based on the selected communication protocol. For detailed information please contact Amorph Systems.
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Binary | Handling of any binary communication format (e.g., fixed/variable lengths fields, headers/footers) |
| CSV | Handle CSV (Comma separated values) payloads |
| JSON | Encode and decode JSON formats |
| TEXT | Handling of any text-based communication format |
| XML | Encode and decode XML formats |
