Connect SIEMENS SIMATIC ET 200SP to Azure IOT

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Connect SIEMENS SIMATIC ET 200SP to Azure IOT

Nagaraj Jadhav 1

We are working on prospect and pushing Microsoft Azure IOT solutions to implement Industry 4.0 for Manufacturing Industry.
We demoed Azure IOT capabilities and customer is very excited and want to proceed further.

Customer are using SIEMENS SIMATIC ET 200SP, PLC and already collecting data from sensors.
As part of Phase 1, we want to develop Azure IOT Edge which will talk to SIMATIC ET 200SP and collects/upload data to IOT Hub.

We need some help/guidance especially on how to connect SIEMENS SIMATIC ET 200SP and if their is already certified Azure Device that can be used.

Regards
Nagaraj

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2022-09-30T11:44:28.407+00:00

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chbeier 1,871

Hello @Nagaraj Jadhav ,

The options to connect the SIMATIC ET 200SP depend on its configuration. The product page lists interface modules for PROFINET and PROFIBUS as well as an Interface MultiFieldbus modules to PROFINET, Ethernet IP and Modbus TCP.
Additionally, one might not connect directly to the SIMATIC ET 200 SP on the shop floor and instead connect to an attached PLC (e.g., SIMATIC S7-1500) in the control room / cabinet. If there is a PLC and it is providing an OPC UA Server, you can use the OPC Publisher module to connect IoT Edge with the PLC and obtain the data from the SIMATIC ET 200SP and other data sources.

Alternatively, one could a middleware like Kepware KEPServer, Softing dataFEED, Matricon, Ignition or others to handle the lower level protocols and providing an OPC UA server for accessing it from IoT Edge, here is an link to an example for KepWare

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Nagaraj Jadhav 1 Reputation point

2022-09-07T14:35:53.737+00:00

Thank you Christian.

I came across below IOT Gateway on Azure catalog, can this also be used ?

https://devicecatalog.azure.com/devices/ab8432f6-faad-738c-a408-7fca2c45cb8d

Customer wants to also process data locally and filter data being pushed to IOT hub.

Do we have any Azure Sphere / Edge kind of approved devices that can be leveraged and plugged from IOT Central.

Regards
Nagaraj
chbeier 1,871 Reputation points

2022-09-07T16:33:04.563+00:00

I am not familiar with this Siemens device and while the hardware and software options seem suitable as well as the device got "Edge Managed" certified, the getting started guide does not mention IoT Edge at all. Thus, I assume you can deploy IoT Edge on the device but are solely responsible to support it.

Recommending a specific device is not trivial, as it depends on availability in your market as well as the type and workload requirements what should run on it, e.g., the number of messages to process, regulatory requirements, complexity, and load of pre-processing on the edge, et cetera.

My recommendation is working with a hardware partner experienced in Industry 4.0 (devices, protocols, networks as well as the customer's OT processes). If required by your customer, that partner might even provide the Edge device integration within the customer's shop floor regarding to existing regulations and ideally, they could provide a fully managed hardware device.
As you opened a support ticket, we had an internal discussion. They are happy to link you with a local Microsoft IoT SME who might discuss your scenario in detail and support you to find a proper gateway device partner.

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