The Better Solutions for
Protocol Conversion
Jason Chiou, Director, Industrial IoT
The Evolution of IT/OT Convergence
Cloud
Model Cloud
Application Service
Layer Cloud War Room Data
Service Analysis
Application
Connected
Network Firewall Local ERP
Information
Communication System Technology
Layer MES (IT)
IoT Gateway
SCADA
Device Industrial
PLC Automation
Layer Fieldbus (OT)
Robot/CNC
Edge I/O
Fieldbus are Widely Used in the Industrial Market
Common
Key Supplier
Industrial Protocol
PROFINET
EtherNet/IP
Modbus TCP
EtherCAT
(Source: IMC Research)
How To Connect Legacy Automation System
To The Cloud
SCADA
TCP Local Program
Local System
Fieldbus
Private Cloud
Public Cloud
Ethernet
Protocol Conversion Data Application
Industrial Protocol Converter Portfolio
Modbus Routers: EKI-1220R series
-Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP to IP Routing
-Support Firewall, VPN, DMZ
Fieldbus Gateways: EKI-1242 Series
-Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP to various Industrial Ethernet Protocols
-Support Profinet, Ethernet/IP, BACnet, EtherCAT, OPC-UA
Modbus Gateways: EKI-1220Series
-Modbus RTU to Modbus TCP
-Serial ports from 1 to 8
Device Servers: EKI-1520, ADAM457x Series
-Serial Interfaces to Ethernet
-Serial ports from 1 to 16, widest variety
Protocol Conversions across Field, Control, Information
all the Way to Internet
Information/ Operation
Internet
Corporate
(Ethernet)
Modbus to Internet
EKI-122XR
Serial to Ethernet
MES/ERP EKI-152X
Modbus to OPC UA client
SCADA EKI-1242OUMS
Control
(TSN)
(IE,
Modbus TCP to IE
PLC to PLC EKI-1242XXMS
(Fieldbus,
Serial, IE)
Modbus RTU to IE
Field
Sensor, driver, IO EKI-122X, EKI-1242XXMS
Fieldbus Gateways Bridge Modbus Devices to Various
Industrial Ethernet Networks
EKI-1242BNMS EKI-1242ECMS EKI-1242EIMS EKI-1242PNMS
Modbus RTU/TCP
Devices
Seamless OT Integration
Manual Programming Auto Protocol Converting
Modbus Slave Modbus Slave
PLC PLC
Χ Time consuming High efficiency
Χ Waste of human resource Cost-effective
Χ Human error Zero error
Traditional method Advantech Solution
Overview Supported Cloud
Data Backup Data Forwarding Services Event Management
FTP
File Server
Supported
Platforms
Linux(10+)
ADAM-3600 ECU-1000 ECU-4000 UNO WISE
ADAM-3600/ADAM-3600-DS ECU-1051TL/ECU-1152TL/ECU-1251TL/ECU-4553 UNO-1372G/UNO-2372G/ WISE-710
UNO-2271G/UNO-2484G
Drivers Data Collection Protocol Conversion
(200+ kinds of
device)
Architecture
Advantech IoT Communication Gateway Software without visualization
Advantech WISE-PaaS/EdgeLink equips key functionalities for edge applications. With the integrated abilities of downlink for data
acquisition and uplink with connectivity, security, and intelligent functionalities, sending field data to the cloud becomes an easy task.
Application
Intelligence
MES SCADA Private Program Database
Edge Computing Data Acquisition Connectivity Security Intelligence
▪ PLC & I/O drivers ▪ Active connection to WebAccess ▪ Project encryption ▪ Event hub for SMS/email
▪ Standard protocol ▪ Store and forward ▪ Whitelisting notification
drivers ▪ Protocol support ▪ SSL encryption ▪ Softlogic runtime
▪ User tags - MQTT/FTP/ODBC/AMQP ▪ Data authority management ▪ Data log with Time stamp and
▪ System tags ▪ WebService/RESTful quality
▪ Open VPN
Sensor & Data
Networking
Ethernet Data Modules
Sensor Database Smart Meter PLC & PACs Machines Industrial HMI Remote IO Switches
Equipment Connection and Data Acquisition
EdgeLink supports more than 200 I/O Drivers Standard Industrial Protocols
- Industrial communication device: PLC, Smart meter, Sensor
- Energy management: Power meter, Solar inverter
- Export and Import I/O tags by excel
- Define your own device template
PLC, PAC, I/O Module……
EdgeLink supports user-defined acquisition period
- User can set the different scan time for each interface
- Reduce the CPU loading
- Raise the update rate for important data (100Hz)
- Support retry and timeout setting
Power Meter
EdgeLink provides System Tag to monitor device anytime
• DL645_2007
- Each external device has a system point to identify connection status • DL645_1997
- Alarm notification • IEC 62056-21
• IEC 60870-5-104
- Master your system
• DNP3.0（Only ADAM-3600 supported)
- System : CPU / RAM / TF Card / SD Card/ NodeID
• Modbus/RTU
- Wireless Connection : Mobile / WLAN
• Modbus/TCP
- Wired Connection : Serial / Ethernet
- GPS : Latitude / Longitude / Altitude / Satellite / Speed / Course
Empower the Automation Application
With Stable & Easy Protocol Conversion
System
Visualization
Cloud Service
Fieldbus Gateway
Web Visualization
Co-Creating the Future
of the IoT World
