Overview – Device Connectors
The Open Automation Software Device Connectors give you the option to connect to and source data using a range of protocols supported by a range of local and remote device vendors. These connectors include:
- Allen Bradley
- Modbus
- MTConnect
- Siemens S7
In addition to this, the OAS platform also supports communicating with Raspberry Pi GPIO.
Allen Bradley
The Allen Bradley Connector provides connectivity for two families of controllers: AB Logix and AB Classic.
The AB Logix family includes ethernet communications and can communicate with ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix and Micro800 processors.
The AB Classic family includes MicroLogix, SLC 500, and PLC-5.
Modbus
The Modbus connector provides connectivity to Modbus devices in master and client mode and supports Modbus TCP for ethernet communications and Modbus RTU and ASCII for serial communications.
MTConnect
The MTConnect Connector is designed to integrate with your MTConnect enabled devices based on a defined schema. Data is ingested based on events and Tags can be added automatically.
Siemens
The Siemens Connector provides connectivity to the S7 family of devices including S7-200, S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200 and S7-1500.
Raspberry Pi GPIO
The Raspberry Pi GPIO Connector supports communications with General Purpose Input / Output pins when the OAS instances is deployed on a Raspberry Pi 4. Tags can be defined to directly read or write to the GPIO pins.