Cloud communication with netX
Access data for IIoT systems – netX makes it easy
Hilscher’s firmware extension for netX
Easy integration
Our loadable firmware for our netX communication controllers is scalable. You can choose the functionalities you need for your device. The IIoT firmware is based on the full version and adds an OPC/UA channel to the real-time Ethernet protocol functions.
Channels 0 and 1 remain untouched. An additional second channel is provided for IIoT data traffic via OPC/UA, which also has a separate memory area in the internal DPM (Dual Port Memory). This allows the IIoT information to be easily processed alongside the PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT and Modbus/TCP real-time data.
Host application access:
From the host side, our firmware abstracts the OPC/UA data via our netPROXY technology, so that the host application can access data objects without having to deal with OPC/UA data formats. In addition to the OPC/UA server as part of the OPC/UA stack, user data can also be published via a web server. This can be easily configured via the web server API.
Configuring the IIoT firmware:
Configuring the OPC/UA server functionality is incredibly simple. There is an extension called OPC UA Configurator for our Communication Studio development environment. It allows you to integrate or create information models, define data objects and much more.
Your advantages:
Scalable firmware
Add IIoT connectivity to your devices
Less development costs
The IIoT add-ons allow you to reliably realize your goals quickly and easily
Flexible host system
Configure your host interface according to your device requirements
Related links
Hilscher offers hardware and software for industrial communication tasks from a single source. Our protocol stacks make your netX the most flexible communication solution on the market. Find out more in our overview.
An overview of our Managed Industrial IoT platform: netFIELD is your IIoT edge infrastructure for implementing Industry 4.0 solutions. It enables you to make your machine data accessible and the necessary software and hardware centrally manageable.