netFIELD App EtherCAT Tap

netFIELD App EtherCAT Tap

Creating IIoT value from EtherCAT process data through passive network sniffering

The container "netFIELD App EtherCAT Tap" is a software-gateway that extracts process data from a captured EtherCAT network stream exchanged between a PLC and IO devices and converts it into MQTT topics.

Current release:

For previous versions see: Version history - netFIELD App EtherCAT Tap

Supported Hosts

netFIELD OnPremise - NIOT-E-TIJCX-GB-RE/NFLD 

netFIELD Compact X8M - NFX8M-D2-N32-010

Plain Docker environment - 3rd party device

(tick) sniffering via Industrial Ethernet interface

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Supported protocols

AS-Interface

CC-Link

CANopen

DeviceNet

PROFIBUS-DP

EtherCAT

EtherNet/IP

Mechatrolink III

Modbus/TCP

POWERLINK

PROFINET IO

Sercos

VARAN

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(error): not supported, (green star): fully supported

Supported third party tools

TwinCAT ENI Network information files

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(error): not supported, (green star): fully supported