Product Innovation
From PROFINET Directly to the Cloud!
With the new PN/MQTT Coupler, Helmholz is expanding its existing product portfolio of fieldbus gateways to include another type of communication.
The need to connect fieldbus networks to higher communication levels is increasing rapidly. Not only for the fieldbus couplers, but also across the entire product portfolio for “Industrial Communication,” Helmholz makes it clear: Usability first! Helmholz ensures absolute user-friendliness with its technical implementation of the gateways, so that configuration is intuitive for many customers. This familiarity encourages users to engage with modern connectivity and plant networking.
Here, users can establish a direct connection from the field or PLC level to the cloud. Data is transmitted securely using SSL encryption and authentication. As with all fieldbus couplers from Helmholz, no additional external software is required for the new PROFINET/MQTT Coupler. The very compact design of the Helmholz bus couplers saves space and also enables retrofitting into existing systems.
The PN/MQTT Coupler enables direct data transfer between a PROFINET machine (PLC) and an MQTT broker. Values can be sent from the PLC (“Publish”) and received from an MQTT broker via PROFINET (“Subscribe”). The PN/MQTT Coupler can connect brokers both locally within its own network (“On premise”) and over the Internet in the cloud.
Direct integration into the PLC gives the machine manufacturer full control over the data exchange with the IoT world.
