PARTNER ARTICLE communications standard due to being openly published and royalty-free and its support of communication to and from multiple devices with the same cable or Ethernet network connection. ICONICS provides multiple Modbus connectivity methods including a Modbus OPC Server. SNMP Just as BACnet is more specified to building systems, SNMP is typically more specified to IT equipment and connected systems. SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol, and is a simple protocol that allows devices to expose useful information to other devices. This information can be the CPU fan speed of a computer or the routing table of a router. Almost every network device answers to SNMP requests. ICONICS’ SNMP compatibility allows network managers access to information from nearly every network-connected device. Databases Although database connectivity doesn’t typically fall under hardware maintenance, some technicians may be curious as to the types of databases their control systems can access. In the case of ICONICS GENESIS64, it can work with generic OLEDB, ODBC, Oracle, SAP, and SQL connections. Web Services Again, most maintenance technicians might not need to work with web services between machines over the internet, but some might be interested to know that ICONICS GENESIS64 can work with both Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Representational State Transfer (REST) options. New - EtherNet/IP EtherNet/IP is an industrial protocol defined by ODVA, a "standard development organization and membership association whose members comprise the world's leading industrial automation companies". According to ODVA, EtherNet/IP "was introduced in 2001 and today is the most developed, proven and complete industrial Ethernet network solution available for manufacturing automation." EtherNet/IP is mostly used in hardware devices created by Rockwell. ICONICS will implement EtherNet/ IP connectivity in its upcoming version 10.96.2 of its automation software suite. New - Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation Connector As a group company of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, ICONICS is developing a Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation (FA) Connector to communicate with Mitsubishi Electric PLCs, eliminating the need for third-party OPC Servers. Created by working closely with the Mitsubishi Electric development team in Nagoya, Japan, the FA Connector is the first product to make ICONICS software work directly with Mitsubishi Electric devices. Included in the new version 10.96.2 of ICONICS automation software suite, the FA Connector can be configured through ICONICS’ Workbench utility and provides automatic network discovery for Ethernet-enabled Mitsubishi Electric PLCs. IoT Connectivity Over the past few years, ICONICS has developed solutions to integrate with the Internet of Things (IoT), which has expanded its universal connectivity even further. Now, in addition to OPC UA/OPC Classic, BACnet, Modbus, and SNMP compatibility, ICONICS software can support AMQP, MQTT, JSON, and REST for IoT connectivity. ICONICS’ IoTWorX software is compatible with AMQP for bidirectional communication between IoTWorX and cloud services like Microsoft Azure, MQTT for outbound communication between IoT- WorX and third-party apps, REST communication with web services, and JSON user-configurable messaging. Why Does Universal Connectivity Matter? For maintenance technicians, the nature of their work will continue to change as technology continues to progress. Today, using solutions such as ICONICS GENESIS64, IoTWorX, CFSWorX connected field worker software, and the MobileHMI remote expert feature, a technician can get extraordinary detail about an assignment before he or she even reaches the targeted equipment. Universal connectivity means that connected hardware and systems; whether involving industrial, building, or IT-specific protocols; can provide the information needed to get the job done directly to a technician’s preferred device (laptop, smartphone, tablet, wearable, smart speaker, or head mounted computer). Connectivity and Beyond: FREE ICONICS Whitepapers For more information on ICONICS Universal Connectivity or on a wide range of other applications and technologies, visit ICONICS Downloads at https://iconics. com/whitepapers. 18 maintworld 4/<strong>2020</strong>
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