Edge Connectivity - IIoT Practical Technologies

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Traditional Connectivity

OT systems were relatively simple and were not required to connect to multiple sensors and machines.

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New Considerations

Enabling IIoT applications requires collecting large amounts of data from numerous sensors and machines. Making data collection easy and efficient is essential.

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Moxa's Solution

Moxa offers multiple interoperability solutions for easy data collection from numerous protocols and interfaces, as well as data processing technologies for efficient data collection, consolidating all your edge connectivity for IIoT applications.

SCADA System

IT System

Sensors

Interoperability Solutions for Easy Data Collection

If multiple OT devices are interoperable, then collecting data is easier for engineers. Our edge connectivity products provide multiple interoperability solutions for different demands.

Connecting Multiple Interfaces
OT-to-OT Protocol Conversion
OT-to-IT Protocol Communication

Multiple Interfaces for Various Demands

Frequently used legacy sensors and machines need to be connected to IP-based networks. Solutions with serial, I/O signal, and IP-based interfaces can easily connect your legacy devices with IP networks, making field-site data ready for transmission in IIoT applications.

Looking for more ready-to-deploy hardware that connects your legacy devices to IP networks? See our intelligent IIoT Gateways to learn more.

Moxa’s Solutions

See our NPort serial-to-Ethernet solutions, featuring a compact design, multiple ports, and cost-effective solutions, to begin your IIoT application without any hassle.

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See our IIoT Modular Remote I/O that supports a web configuration tool to help IT/OT users easily convert I/O data to Modbus, SNMP, and RESTful API, and transmit the data to the cloud.

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Multiple OT Protocol Conversion

Different OT protocols need to convert into a single language for easy communication. Solutions that can convert between multiple protocols, such as Modbus, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, PROFIBUS, DNP3, DF1, J1939, OPC UA, and more, simplify multiple OT protocol communications.

Moxa’s Solutions

See our MGate protocol gateways and what kind of protocol conversion you prefer to simplify OT data communication before sending it to the cloud.

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See our Smart I/O products that support OT protocols, such as Modbus, EtherNet/IP, and Active OPC, making it possible for OT engineers to conveniently retrieve data from field devices.

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Data Collection for Both OT and IT Systems

A more direct benefit of collecting data is being able to use the raw data in both IT and OT systems. Edge connectivity solutions that support both OT and IT protocols make it easy for both OT and IT systems to access this data, accelerating your IIoT applications.

Looking for more OT-to-IT protocol communication solutions? See our intelligent IIoT Gateways to learn more.

Moxa’s Solutions

See our Smart I/O products that support IT protocols, such as RESTful API, SNMP, SNMP Trap, C++ library..., making it possible for IT engineers to conveniently retrieve data from field devices.

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Fast Data Polling Solution

Traditional serial data polling methods are relatively slow compared with IP-based devices, which might cause latency in IIoT applications. Efficient serial data polling technology enables continuous data polling from multiple field devices with agent mode, making raw data always available for analysis.

Moxa’s Solutions

See our MGate 3660 protocol gateways, featuring innovative serial data polling technology to collect your serial efficiently for use in IIoT applications.

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Smart Data Pre-Process Solution

Transforming large amounts of raw I/O signal data into useful information can be a daunting task for engineers. Innovative I/O signal data pre-processing solutions help filter raw data based on your settings without requiring additional programming capabilities, ensuring the data is ready for use by IT and OT staff.

Moxa’s Solutions

See our innovative Click & Go technology tailor-made for ioLogik remote I/O products to help our customers enable data pre-processing without additional programming requirements.

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Process Data from Various Devices At Once

When your IIoT applications require computing power at field sites, a powerful industrial computer can help. A high port-density computing platform with high CPU performance is able to collect large amounts of data from multiple edge devices and process raw data efficiently.

Looking for other computing platform to enable your IIoT applications? See our intelligent IIoT Gateways to learn more.

Moxa’s Solutions

See our front-end data processing computing x86 platform DA-720 industrial computers that offer high performance and up to 24 ports of serial and Ethernet modules, enabling efficient data processing at field sites.

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Data Processing Solutions for Efficient Data Collection

Compared to transparent data collection, an optimized data processing method delivers more efficient data collection from field sites. Our data processing technologies increase efficiency for different data collection scenarios.

Data Polling Method
Non-Programmable Data Process Method
Scalable Data Process Platform