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netFIELD App PROFINET Device - data bridge between PROFINET and IIoT

Making PROFINET systems IIoT-capable by means of an intelligent IO-Device

  • Provides IIoT data access in a PROFINET network within minutes

  • Works as a PROFINET RT device and is compatible with any PROFINET controller

  • Bidirectional data exchange between MQTT as a user interface and PROFINET

  • GSDML-based configuration via integrated Web UI as a modular IO-Device

  • Can be used on any host system with a supporting netX multiprotocol chip

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Enable IIoT capabilities for PROFINET systems with an intelligent IO device

The platform-independent netFIELD App PROFINET Device container enables host devices with netX support, such as edge gateways, to exchange real-time process data with a PROFINET controller and access it via an MQTT message bus.

The PROFINET IO configuration is based on a GSDML file uploaded by the user, defining IO modules and specific parameters like DeviceID and VendorID. Through the integrated MQTT client, the app publishes and subscribes to PROFINET data in JSON format over two MQTT topics.

The app makes it easy to upgrade PROFINET systems with IIoT services by providing real-time insights and access to physical processes controlled by the PROFINET controller, enabling smart services like predictive maintenance and productivity optimization.

Under the netFIELD brand, Hilscher also offers additional communication containers, edge device platforms, and a cloud-based remote management solution for devices and containers.

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Product

Product name

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Part number

1917.054

Description

netFIELD App PROFINET Device

Software type

Container As A Single Service (CAASS)

Repository

hub.docker.com/r/hilscherautomation/netfield-app-profinet-device

Accounting model

One-time payment for a license

License delivery

Via e-mail as a hyperlink

Updates

Included for free within 1 year after license activation

Limitation

App runs without license for 30 minutes fully featured and then stops

Hardware requirements

Processor architecture

AMD64, ARM64

Container size

400 MByte, decompressed

Memory requirements

Minimum 200 MByte

Data interface

2x Industrial Ethernet ports (implemented via netX, cifX, comX)

Software requirements

Operating system

Linux

Container runtime environment

Required, e.g. Docker

Data interface

Any MQTT broker, e.g. Mosquitto (accessible within the container network context)

Runtime properties

Primary communication protocol

PROFINET IO (PROFINET IO-Device, RT mode)

Secondary communication protocol

MQTT (as a client)

Process data

PROFINET: 1436 bytes input data / 1436 bytes output data (less the bytes used for IOPS and IOCS)

MQTT topics

Payload: JSON

Data throughput

100 ms (internal conversion cycle time)

Licensing

Container protection

CodeMeter Licensing Technology (a product of Wibu-Systems)

License type

Floating license (may be used by a single application at a time)

Product activation

License key

Network license server

Required for license storage and retrieval (Windows or container)

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netFIELD App PROFINET Device - data bridge between PROFINET and IIoT

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