edgeGate FAQs

The maximum number of symbols that can be imported is limited to 20,000. With edgeGate, the limit for 5 connections is 60,000 items (but also a maximum of 20,000 per connection).

The buffering specified by the OPC UA standard is implemented. However, the elements are stored in RAM and not on the SD card. The OPC UA client must support this functionality and request it from the server.

50ms polling time

2,500 bytes of data with 200ms polling interval

The power loss also depends on the operating mode (Ethernet load, supply voltage, ambient temperature, module dispersion, etc.). A typical value for the power loss Pv is approximately 3.3 watts at 24VDC.

We recommend using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for gateway configuration. Microsoft Internet Explorer has some known limitations that may affect the user interface.

Currently no Softing gateway echo series/dataFEED series supports alarms and events (AE).

Currently, no Softing gateway echo series/dataFEED series supports Historical Access (HA).

The language stored in the browser is used for the user interface; currently English and German are supported. If you want to change the language, change this in the browser settings. For example, in Mozilla Firefox, select Menu - Settings - Content - Languages ​​and move the desired language to the top of the list.

With all Softing gateways (echocollect, uaGate, edgeGate) we support the Microsoft Azure Cloud, the Amazon AWS Cloud, the IBM Bluemix Cloud and other cloud platforms that use MQTT as a telemetry protocol.