Connectors
The FairCom Edge connector documentation for software developers to collect tags from devices and send data to devices and software.
FairCom Edge connects to the most common Industrial IoT protocols, including MQTT, Modbus, OPC UA, Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP, and PTC ThingWorx. These connectors enable FairCom Edge to collect tags from various devices, equipment, and manufacturing software.
You can configure these connectors using input actions in the JSON Hub API .
Note
A tag is a piece of named data with an associated value. For example, the tag temperature 70 includes both the named data temperature and the value 70. In JSON, a tag is a JSON property, such as "temperature": 70. In a SQL table, a tag is a data field, such as a field named temperature with a value of 70.
Field bus
Section | Description |
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This section provides general concepts that apply to all connectors. | |
The Allen-Bradley section provides tutorials, API references, and FAQs for Allen-Bradley services. | |
The Inputs section details tutorials, API actions, and FAQs for the connector inputs API. | |
The Modbus section details the tutorials, API reference, and FAQs for the Modbus service. | |
The MTConnect section details the tutorials, API reference, and FAQs for the MTConnect connector. | |
The OPC UA section provides tutorials on how to interact with the FairCom Edge database server using the FairCom Explorer Web Utility to pull, store, view, and use tags from an OPC UA simulator. | |
The Outputs section details tutorials, API actions, and FAQs for the connector outputs API. | |
The Siemens S7 section provides tutorials, API references, and FAQs for the Siemens S7 connector. |