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Using payloads & wrapping out JSON parameters
Published December 16th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA can process JSON payloads to fit into the individual needs of the user. The payloads can be used as a comparison in the Condition part of the mapping, as a value in the Custom value part of the mapping, or in the post-processing of an item Condition example This section will expand on how to use a single value from a payload as the condition for
Setting up AVEVA Insight for communication
Published March 30th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
In order to publish data from the edge to AVEVA Insight you will need to create a data source, which will act as the connection point for your SIA Connect device The guide below describes how to create a new data source in AVEVA Insight which you can use to integrate with SIA Connect: Create a Data Source in AVEVA Insight To create a data source in
Word (endianness) & Byte-Swapping
Published January 30th, 2024 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Introduction Across various brand and utilization of the Modbus protocol, endianness and byte-swapping has been introduced. To better support the variations across Modbus, SIA Connect allows you to configure the reading of Modbus registers. A register has the size of a single word, 2 bytes. Quick overview Below tables gives you a brief overview
Accessing the Docker logs
Published January 16th, 2023 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Accessing the Docker logs, especially the logs for the siacore container, can prove to be valuable for troubleshooting purposes This guide will outline how to access those logs with various optional flags: All commands must be used in a terminal on the host-machine. Windows: Use PowerShell Linux: Use the integrated terminal The format of the command
Installing SIA Connect ANY-Ware with Windows executables
Published April 12th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
If you are new to Docker a few commands and instructions need to be learned. Rather than spending your time becoming a Docker expert we provide a set of executables which are taking care of the Docker commands and instructions. The package contains a list of tools which helps you to start & stop, update and manage the Docker container is a hassl
Connecting PLCs to AWS IoT Core
Published November 3rd, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
This article will guide you through how to publish and subscribe data between various PLCs, sensors and protocols and to AWS IoT Core. You will find a video that shows all the steps and procedure as well as written details describing the steps on how to install AWS IoT Core certificate, adding the endpoint and topics, how you are tailoring and custo
Getting started with SIA Connect ANY-Ware
Published April 12th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA Connect software can run as a container which is a virtualized environment on your OS. You will first need to install the virtualization tool Docker or similar solution in order to execute the on your computer or embedded device. For requirements to run the solution as a Docker container please refer to System requirements If you are not famil
Connecting PLCs to AVEVA Insight
Published March 25th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Data from edge devices such as PLCs, meters, controllers and much more can be transmitted to AVEVA Insight using SIA Connect. In order to achieve the first that needs to be done is Setting up AVEVA Insight for communication by preparing a data source and the backend. This article will show to setting up SIA Connect for the communication to AVEVA In
Getting started with Azure IoT Central
Published August 17th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA Connect is a plug'n'play gateway for Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0 & Smart Building capable of communicating in 30+ different industrial protocols with million of devices. This ensures seamless connections between shop floor and building devices and Azure IoT Central. With device twin model support for Azure IoT Central the solution enables f
Installing SIA Connect ANY-Ware
Published April 27th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
This article will guide you through the installation process of SIA Connect with a Docker composer project file. A Docker composer project provides the necessary orchestration and managing of the Docker container. In addition to using Docker compose to orchestrate the Docker commands you can also execute the Docker commands manully in the terminal o
Modbus TCP - Instance & item setup
Published January 25th, 2024 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Instance The parameters specific to the Instance setup are related to the initial connection with the Modbus TCP server Parameter Description Address The IP address of the Modbus Server Port Port of the Modbus Server Default: 502 Server ID Server ID of the Modbus Server Default: 1 Max Read Registers Maximum amount of registers read in a single m
Setting up an AWS IoT Core
Published November 3rd, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. This article expands on how to set up the IoT Core in AWS and adding a Thing in order to prepare it for SIA Connect to transmit PLC and sensor data.The steps are as below: Logging into AWS This step shows where to log in or create a new account to the AWS Device Advisor. It also shows how to access the AWS
MS SQL Instance & Item setup
Published June 15th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
In this guide we will go through the process of setting up an instance to communicate with an MS SQL Database using the MS SQL Connector on your SIA Connect device If you need help installing a Connector, we have a guide for that here The MS SQL Connector is compatible with MS SQL and Azure SQL databases Instance setup When creating a new instance f
Initial setup of the Demo Rack
Published December 12th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Contents of the Demo Rack The Demo Rack contains a DIN-Rail where the following things are included: 1x SIA Connect unit 1x Siemens S7-1200 PLC with a program to simulate motor control 1x Allen Bradley Micro820 PLC with an empty tag list 1x Switch 1x 230VAC to 24VDC power supply 3x Ethernet cables Setting up the Demo Rack Connect the two PLC's and t
Setting up the Allen Bradley PLC on the Demo Rack
Published December 13th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Setting up the Allen Bradley instance For information on how to set up the instance, follow this guide Name Input Function Connector EtherNet IP The connector used for the instance. Different PLC's and other functions inside SIA Connect will need different connectors Name Your chosen name of the instance This is the name of the instance, which can b
Modbus RTU - Instance & Item setup
Published January 30th, 2024 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Instance The parameters specific to the Instance setup are related to the initial connection with the Modbus RTU server Parameter Description Address The address of the Modbus RTU device Integer in range 0-240 Timeout Timeout in milliseconds Default: 5000 Max Read Registers Maximum amount of registers read in a single message Note: Some servers
Setting up the Siemens S7 PLC on the Demo Rack
Published December 12th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA Connect uses connectors to correctly read the data from specific communication protocols. These connectors have already been installed on the SIA Connect unit mounted on the Demo Rack. Alongside the connectors for the two PLC's, the SIA Connect unit will also come with connectors for cloud communication; Rest API, MQTT, and Azure The Siemens PLC
Setting up the database for external communication
Published January 24th, 2023 by Benjamin Pinnerup
If the MS SQL database is newly created, it will need to be set up for external communication. Below are the step you need to follow, in order for the database to be reachable from external sources Open up the SQL Server 2019/2022 Configuration manager: Expand SQL Server Network Configuration, and select Protocols for MSSQLSERVER: Right click TCP/IP
Validating data exchange between AWS IoT Core and PLC
Published November 3rd, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. After setting up AWS IoT Core and an virtual representation in SIA Connect, you can test the connection and message flow between the two.To validate the message flow and data exchange you can setup an MQTT Client in AWS IoT Core to subscribe and publish data from and to the PLC. This article will guide you
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