Industrial

Software module for connecting SINUMERIK 840D controllers to industrial IoT applications

Container technology with access to SINUMERIK 840D Solution Line and Power Line data via OPC UA and MQTT with flexible deployment options for higher-level applications

edgeConnector 840D connects to the Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Solution Line and Power Line controllers without any intervention in the machine configuration and provides the data as an OPC UA server. In addition, the data can also be transmitted to MQTT brokers using MQTT. All process parameters from the NC part (axis, tool, program data), as well as the PLC part (status, program sections, alarms) and the drive data can be read out. As a Docker container, the product offers flexible deployment options, e.g. on standard IPCs or devices running Azure IoT Edge or AWS IoT Greengrass.

The application can be easily configured locally via an integrated web interface. It can also be managed remotely using the REST API. The configuration is flexible and includes precisely coordinated security settings (e.g. role-based access rights for OPC UA client applications).

The new product, which is also based on virtualization and container technology, benefits from Softing's deep experience with brownfield connectivity through MQTT and OPC UA technology and provides the data for new and highly efficient IoT solution architectures.

Overview

Accessing Tooling Machine Data from OPC UA Applications

  • Provision of SINUMERIK 840D Solution Line and Power Line data
  • Pre-defined namespace, customizable for special machine data sets
  • Automatic tool recognition and listing of all available magazines and tools
  • Standardized OPC UA communication for data integration into management systems like ERP, MES or SCADA or for data exchange with other docker containers like Microsoft OPC Publisher or Amazon AWS IoT SiteWise
  • Connection of up to 20 SINUMERIK 840D controllers with one Container Runtime
  • Reading of NC/PLC alarms, as well as GUD variables and R parameters
  • Dedicated for retrofit upgrades of existing SINUMERIK controllers

Easy Cloud-driven or Local Deployment

  • Container images stored in different online repositories like Docker Hub, Azure Container Registry (ACR) or Amazon Elastic Con-tainer Registry (ECR)
  • Simple data transmission to an MQTT broker using the MQTT publisher functionality for local or cloud-based solutions
  • Recipe manager functionality for writing process data from the cloud to controllers (MQTT Subscriber)
  • Licensing via Softing Floating License Server

Lightweight Flexible Container Solution

  • Less resources plus increased scalability and flexibility
  • Support of security standards as SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, authentication and data encryption
  • Highly flexible state-of-the-art application to be started or stopped immediately, if needed
  • Deployment and configuration also via management systems such as Kubernetes, Azure IoT Edge or AWS IoT Greengrass

Technical Data

edgeConnector 840D    
Supported Controllers Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Solution Line, software version V2.7 and higher
Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Power Line, software version V5.3 and higher
Supported Protocols
  • OPC UA, MQTT
  • SIMATIC S7 (RFC1006), SINUMERIK (RFC1006
Supported MQTT Specifications V3.1, V3.1.1 & V5
Supported MQTT Features
  • MQTT Publisher & Subscriber
  • TCP, TLS/SSL, WS, WSS, (including certificates)
  • QoS, Retain, Last Will & Testament
  • Store & Forward
Supported OPC Specifications OPC Unified Architecture V1.04
OPC UA Roles OPC UA Server
OPC UA Profiles Data Access
OPC UA Security Security methods Aes256Sha256-RsaPss
Aes128SHA256-RsaOaep
Basic256Sha256
Basic256
Basic128Rsa15
None
  Authentication Anonymous
Username and password
Certificate
OPC Compliance Test based on compliance test tools of OPC Foundation
Configuration Interface Authentication 
  • Username / Password
  • LDAP/LDAPS
Logging, Diagnostics
  • Built-in trace and audit logging facilities, configurable and accessible through the web interface Docker integrated trace logging
  • Prometheus Metrics Information
Supported Operating Systems Linux (Docker Engine), Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Docker Desktop), Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 (Docker Enterprise Edition)
Supported Architectures AMD64, ARM64, ARM32
Supported Container Orchestration Systems Kubernetes (K8s), Amazon ECS
Minimum Hardware Requirements 320 MB free disk space, 2 GB RAM
Licensing Licensed via Softing Floating License Server
Demo Version 20 PLC connections timed at 72 hours
REST-API Access using the edgeConfigurator, download via Docker Hub

Order Information

Scope of Delivery  
Software dataFEED edgeConnector 840D, download via Docker Hub or Azure Marketplace
License Key E-mail delivery
Documentation Online help (German / English) and online: www.github.com/SoftingIndustrial/datafeed-edge-connector
Order Numbers *  
LRA-XX-153001 edgeConnector – Premium License (1 Connection)
LRA-XX-153005 edgeConnector – Premium License (5 Connections)
LRA-XX-153010 edgeConnector – Premium License (10 Connections)
LRA-XX-153020 edgeConnector – Premium License (20 Connections)
LRA-XX-153055 edgeConnector – Premium License (ADD 5 Connections)
Order Numbers (Software Upgrades)  
LMA-XX-153001 edgeConnector – 1 Year Software Upgrades for Premium License (1 Connection)
LMA-XX-153005 edgeConnector – 1 Year Software Upgrades for Premium License (5 Connections)
LMA-XX-153010 edgeConnector – 1 Year Software Upgrades for Premium License (10 Connections)
LMA-XX-153020 edgeConnector – 1 Year Software Upgrades for Premium License (20 Connections)
LMA-XX-153055 edgeConnector – 1 Year Software Upgrades for Premium License (ADD 5 Connections)
Additional Products and Services
LRA-XX-155100 edgeAggregator – OPC UA Connection 100, license for hundred (100) OPC UA Server connections.
GPA-CS-041000 NETLink S7-Compact (for S7-300/S7-400 without CP or Ethernet connection)
6FC5851-1XC45-4YA8 SINUMERIK 840D sl CNC software and SINUMERIK Operate, toolbox including NCVar Selector
(please order directly from Siemens)

* edgeConnector Licenses already include their respective 1 Year Software Upgrade license (LMA-XX-)

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