Simplified Industrial Data Access
Secure Industrial Connectivity Across All Platforms
SDEX Suite connects PLCs and CNCs securely via OPC UA and MQTT, enabling standardized, scalable data integration across Windows, Docker, and industrial hardware. It simplifies machine connectivity, enhances cybersecurity, and accelerates industrial digitalization.
Overview
Faster Integration and Deployment
- Plug-and-play connectivity to leading PLCs and CNCs
- Preconfigured OPC UA and MQTT communication paths
- Minimal engineering effort, no PLC program changes
- Shorter time-to-market for IIoT and analytics projects
Enhanced Cybersecurity
- Secure IT/OT separation via middleware architecture
- TLS/SSL encryption, authentication, and RBAC
- Whitelisting, blacklisting, and DoS protection
- Developed under IEC 62443-certified processes
Multi-Platform Flexibility
- Unified GUI and functions across Windows, Docker, and hardware
- Deploy locally, virtually, or on industrial gateways
- Future-proof updates and unified licensing
- Scales from single machines to multi-site deployments
Unified and Scalable Data Access
- Aggregation of data from PLC and CNC systems from different vendors
- Standardized OPC UA address spaces (PADIM, Weihenstephan)
- Compatibility with MES, ERP, SCADA, and cloud platforms
- Improved data availability and analytic consistency
Optional Industrial Gateway for Secure OT/IT Integration
- Physically separated network interfaces for OT and IT networks as an additional security layer
- Deployment close to the machine or inside control cabinets without reliance on existing PCs or servers
- Industrial-grade hardware for harsh environments and continuous operation
- Preconfigured, dedicated SDEX Suite runtime for simplified commissioning and reduced operational risk
PLC with OPC UA Server
Data aggregation and interface abstraction
- Aggregation of data from multiple sources in a central server (namespace aggregation)
- Centralized application access to aggregation servers, avoiding numerous individual data sources
- Extensive, flexible OPC UA service-based address space filtering down to OPC UA item level
- Reduced configuration effort withount individually configuration for each OPC UA data source and each OPC UA client
Siemens SIMATIC controllers
Access to Siemens SIMATIC PLC data
- Read and write data access from SIMATIC S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, S7-1500 controllers
- Support of optimized data blocks in SIMATIC S7-1200/1500 controllers
- Namespace configuration by importing SIMATIC STEP7 or TIA Portal project files or by direct browsing the variables in S7-1200/1500 controllers
- Support of structures and arrays. Possibility to expand arrays into their individual children’s elements
Allen-Bradley controllers
Access to Allen-Bradley controller’s data
- Read and write data access from ControlLogix (CLX) and CompactLogix controller through EtherNet/IP CIP.
- Connection to PLCs is possible through routing functionality.
- Support for all atomic data types referred as Elementary Data Types
- Support for structures and arrays. Arrays can be accessed through their individual children’s elements.
Modbus TCP controllers
Access to data in Modbus TCP controllers
- Read and write access to Modbus TCP controls, e.g. from Schneider Electric, Wago, Siemens PAC, Beckhoff, Phoenix Contact, etc.
- Namespace configuration using a text file created by the user with standard Modbus TCP syntax
SINUMERIK CNC controllers
Accessing tooling machine data
- Access data SINUMERIK 840D Solution Line and Power Line CNCs
- Pre-defined namespace, customizable for special machine data sets
- Automatic tool recognition and listing of all available magazines and tools
- Reading of CNC/PLC alarms, as well as GUD variables and R parameters
FANUC CNC controllers
Accessing tooling machine data
- Access data from FANUC series:
- 30i, 31i, 31i-B, 31i-B5, 32i-B, 35i-B
- 0i-D, 0i-F, 0i-F Plus
- Power Motion i – A (PM-i)
- FANUC NCGuide (Simulator)
- Pre-defined namespace, customizable for user defined PMC areas
- No change at the CNC program is needed
Technical Data
| Software - Windows / Docker | ||
| Supported Protocols | Northbound |
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| Southbound |
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| Supported MQTT Specifications | V3.1, V3.1.1 & V5 | |
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| Supported OPC Specifications | OPC Unified Architecture V1.05.02 | |
| OPC UA Roles | OPC UA Client and OPC UA Server (by both all profiles from nano to standard) | |
| OPC UA Profiles | Data Access, Complex Data, Methods (including file transfer) | |
| OPC UA Security | Security Methods | Aes256Sha256-RsaPss Aes128SHA256-RsaOaep Basic256Sha256 Basic256 Basic128Rsa15 None |
| Authentication | Anonymous Username and Password Certificate | |
| OPC UA Firewall |
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| OPC Compliance | Test based on compliance test tools of OPC Foundation | |
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| Logging, Diagnostics |
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| Supported Operating Systems | Windows based application |
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| Docker based application |
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| Supported Architectures | AMD64, ARM64, ARM32 | |
| Minimum Hardware Requirements | Disk Space: 320 MB (Docker), 400 MB (Windows) RAM: 2 GB | |
| Licensing | Licensed via Softing‘s License Server | |
| Demo Version | Time-limited to 72 hours | |
| REST-API | Available for Docker based application | |
Technical Data
| Gateway | ||
| Hardware | Processor | Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1,5GHz |
| Status LEDs (Gateway) | PWR (Power Supply), RUN (Running), ERR (Error), APP (Application) | |
| Real-Time Clock | Real-Time clock with buffering, setting the time via browser or by NTP server (buffer time depends on conditions such as ambient temperature and duration of use) | |
| Interfaces | Ethernet | 2x IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T, Connector: RJ45 |
| USB | 1x USB 2.0, Connector: Type A | |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0, Connector: Type A | |
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| Physical Properties | Dimensions (H x W x D) | 120 mm x 28 mm x 110 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 420g | |
| Power Supply | 24Vdc ±20%, SELV/PELV supply mandatory, typical input current 500mA (max. 1A, considering rush-in current at switch-on) | |
| Typical Power Loss | 9.5W | |
| Operating Temperature | -20°C … +60°C | |
| Storage Temperature | -40°C … +85°C | |
| Relative Humidity | 5% … 95%, non-condensing | |
| Cooling | Convection, no fan | |
| Mounting | DIN rail 35mm | |
| Protection Class | IP20 | |
| Conformity/Standard | CE | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) EN61000-6-2 Generic standards – Immunity standard for industrial environments EN61000-6-3 Generic standards – Emission standard for residential, commercial, and light-industrial environments EN61000-6-4 Generic standards – Emission standard for industrial environments EN61326-1 Electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use EN61131-2 Programmable controllers – zone B EN55011 Industrial, scientific, and medical equipment – Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics – Group 1 Class B EN55032 Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment – Emission Requirements - Class B EN 50581:2012/EN IEC 63000:2018 RoHS, Assessment of the restriction of hazardous substances |
| FCC | FCC 47 CFR Part 15B and ICES-003 – Class B | |
| VCCI | Class B Information Technology Equipment (ITE) set forth in the Agreement of Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI), April 2015 | |
Order Information
| Scope of Delivery (Software - Windows / Docker) | |
| Software | SDEX Suite, Download via Softing Webpage or Docker Hub |
| License Key | E-mail delivery |
| Documentation | Online help (German / English) and Github (Docker) |
| Order Numbers | |
| LRA-XX-040001 | SDEX Suite - Package 1 - Perpetual License |
| LMA-XX-040101 | SDEX Suite - Package 1 – Software Upgrade License |
| LRA-XX-040002 | SDEX Suite - Package 2 - Perpetual License |
| LMA-XX-040102 | SDEX Suite - Package 2 – Software Upgrade License |
| LRA-XX-040003 | SDEX Suite - Package 3 - Perpetual License |
| LMA-XX-040103 | SDEX Suite - Package 3 – Software Upgrade License |
| Scope of Delivery (Gateway) | |
| Hardware | SDEX Suite Gateway |
| Software | Integrated web interface to configure the device Integrated web interface to configure the machine data connectivity Integrated web interface to administrate the controller connectivity licenses |
| License Key | When order together with the device: Printed on the edgeGate label and pre-activated for immediate use When order separated from the device: E-Mail delivery, require to be manually activated for its use |
| Order Numbers | |
| GAL-YY-040101 | SDEX Suite Gateway P1 |
| GAL-YY-040102 | SDEX Suite Gateway P2 |
| Additional products and services | |
| GAL-YY-040000 | SDEX Suite Gateway |
| 161701-PRO | ACCON NetLink PRO compact (Adapter to connect with S7-300/S7-400 PLCs and SINUMERIK 840D PL CNCs without CP or ethernet interface) |
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