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IO-Link for PLCs & IIoT
Digital transformation has long been more than a topic of the future – it already determines competitiveness and efficiency. Whether in brownfield or greenfield environments: The Y-path separates the machine network from the IT network and makes the information available via the respective communication methods.
The Y-path
While the PLC receives the data via the various fieldbus systems to control and regulate the machines and systems, the IT layer requires additional and different information via communication methods such as REST API, MQTT, or OPC UA.
Thanks to IO-Link and machine-readable data, no-code solutions such as the IIoT platform moneo can save considerable time and money during implementation. Thanks to the two physically separate networks, OT and IT cannot influence each other. This also helps with the design of the system with regard to cybersecurity.
The Y-Path is an innovative communication concept that combines two separate data paths in one system:
- Path 1 handles the classic, PLC-based communication to the machine control system with common fieldbus systems: The focus is on availability and control-relevant information.
- Path 2 enables the parallel, secure transmission of data to digital systems – for example, for data storage, data analysis, and data visualisation.
The special feature: The existing PLC logic remains completely untouched. At the same time, the second data path creates a secure foundation for data-based services – without any interference with your production processes.
The benefits make your plant fit for the future – quickly, securely, and risk-free:
- Real-time access to sensor and device data in the IIoT -
even during ongoing production - Physically separate networks
to separate the OT and IT levels and responsibilities - Optimal basis for digital added value such as predictive maintenance, energy efficiency, or OEE analyses without burdening the PLC or bus system.
This will make your system fit for the future – quickly, safely, and risk-free.
