softingindustrial/edgeconnector-allen-bradley-plc repository overview

⁠⚠️ Deprecated – Use softingindustrial/sdex-suite⁠

This Docker image is deprecated and is no longer actively maintained.

👉 Please migrate to the successor image: https://hub.docker.com/r/softingindustrial/sdex-suite⁠

⁠Impact

• ❌ No new versions will be released
• ❌ No bug fixes or security updates will be provided
• ✅ Existing images remain available for download

⁠edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC

⁠Reference

This product is developed by Softing⁠.

The edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC⁠ needs to be licensed to run without restrictions!

Additional documentation can be accessed at GitHub⁠.

Softing Open Source license declaration is found here⁠.

⁠Product Information

Softing dataFEED edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC is a containerized EtherNET/IP CIP connectivity module adding OPC UA Server and MQTT Publisher/Subscriber functionality. After the deployment, it is possible to configure Southbound and Northbound communication via local GUI or REST interface.

For southbound communication it is possible to connect up to 20 ControlLogix or CompactLogix PLCs (CLX). The Namespace configuration is created simply browsing the variables of the PLC.

The northbound communication runs with standardized OPC UA communication for data integration into management systems like ERP, MES or SCADA or for data exchange with other docker containers like Microsoft OPC Publisher for cloud scenarios. In addition MQTT is available as protocol to connect MQTT Broker in local or cloud environments.

The application supports security standards like SSL/TLS, X.509 certificates, authentication and data encryption. The container runs for 72h in demo mode. Fully activate the application via BYOL from Softing. This also requires the installation of the Softing floating license server available for Windows/Linux.

⁠Run the Container

After the Docker image has been pulled, a Docker container can be started. The web server and OPC UA Server of the module have to be exposed on the host machine if dataFEED edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC shall be accessed from outside the dockerized environment.

To start dataFEED edgeConnector Allen-Bradley PLC with the default ports mapped 1:1 to the host machine:

docker container run --name edgeconnector -h edgeconnector -p 443:443 -p 4897:4897 softingindustrial/edgeconnector-allen-bradley-plc

⁠Technical Data

⁠License Server compatibility

Note: Please consider the following compatibility table to use the appropriate License Server.