Overview of supported protocols for MindConnect IoT2050¶

MindConnect IoT2050 is capable to read S7, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, EtherNetIP, System Adapter and IO-Shield protocols and it can also run as Edge Analytics Engine.

MindConnect Advanced Drivers extension is also available on the device. This enables the possibility to read S7+, Sinumerik PL, MT Connect and IEC61850 protocols.

A local webserver is also available to simplify the onboarding and diagnose.

The following are the supported protocols for MindConnect IoT2050:

• S7
• OPC UA
• Modbus TCP IP
• Modbus RTU
• Simatic I/O Shield
• System
• Rockwell
• S7+^1,2)
• Sinumerik^1,2)
• IEC61850^1,2)
• MTConnect^1,2)
• BACnet^1),2),3)

On data change¶

MindConnect device types and software agents feature "on data change" configuration for data points, enabling conditional time series data upload based on value changes.

On data change behaviors¶

On data change data acquisition dependent on configured reading cycle¶

Data collectors checks only, if the data point value has changed since the last reading cycle for the configured on-data-change data points. Time series data is uploaded only when data point value has been changed in the meantime.

On data change data acquisition independent from configured reading cycle¶

Data collectors checks the data point value cyclically (every second), if the values of the configured on-data-change data points have been changed since the last reading cycle. Time series data is uploaded for all data points where the value changes have been detected.

Protocol specific on data change behavior¶

Following table shows which protocols on data change is supported currently:

Protocol	On data change data acquisition dependent on configured reading cycle	On data change data acquisition independent from configured reading cycle
BACnet 1)
Fanuc Focas 1)
I/O shield
IEC61850 1)
Modbus
MTConnect 1)
OPC UA 2)
Rockwell (Ethernet/IP)
S7
S7+ 1)
SystemInfo