Connecting Machines

Getting live data off the equipment you already run, from current PLCs to controllers older than the network, and where that data goes next.

A terminal running the four majik commands that read a PLC, name the machine, add a tag and publish it as Sparkplug B and plain MQTT

Connecting Machines

Your PLC does not speak Sparkplug B. Here is what publishes it for you.

Most machine controllers cannot send Sparkplug B on their own. Here is what the edge node in front of them has to do, and how to publish one machine in four commands.

Kamal AmanOctober 9, 20267 min read

One edge agent publishing PLC data as Sparkplug B into a unified namespace

Connecting Machines

Build a Unified Namespace without an Ignition or Kepware stack

A live picture of your factory data that every system reads from, published straight off your PLCs by a single edge agent.

Kamal AmanSeptember 11, 20268 min read

An older PLC and a serial scale streaming live data through a small edge gateway

Connecting Machines

Connecting legacy controllers without a rip-and-replace

Older PLCs and serial devices can stream live data today. Here is the connectivity path that avoids touching the control logic.

Jay LockeJuly 15, 20266 min read