Multi-vendor machine data
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
Softing · Industrial Data Integration & OT/IT Connectivity
SDEX Suite
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
Current flagship platformOPC UA & industrial data integration
DeploymentWindows · Docker · Gateway
SouthboundPLC · CNC · OPC UA
NorthboundOPC UA · MQTT
EditionsStandard · Advanced · Enterprise
Product overview
OPC UA & industrial data integration
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
Multi-vendor acquisitionConnect documented Siemens, Rockwell, Modbus TCP, OPC UA, SINUMERIK and specified FANUC sources without presenting them as interchangeable drivers.
Flexible deploymentUse supported Windows infrastructure, a Docker runtime or the dedicated SDEX Suite Gateway.
Controlled information layerPublish normalized data through OPC UA Server or MQTT with functions determined by the selected edition.
Engineering boundaryVerify controller firmware, CNC model, network route, security policy, data volume and edition before ordering.
Lifecycle / positioning: Primary current Softing platform for new multi-vendor PLC/CNC data-integration projects.
Connection architecture
SDEX Suite in the system architecture
The product belongs in the communication/information layer; exact protocol roles and compatibility remain model- and release-dependent.
01PLC / CNC / OPC source
02SDEX Suite
03OPC UA / MQTT / data service
04SCADA / MES / IT
05Cloud / analytics
Verify controller/device firmware, protocol role, network segmentation and cybersecurity ownership before commissioning.
Application fit
SDEX Suite is relevant
SCADA/MES integration
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
OPC Classic modernisation
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
Unified data access
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
MQTT publishing
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
Historian / analytics feeds
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
Technical data
Key specifications and compatibility
Values are based on the supplied Softing archive data, with selected current lifecycle/product information refreshed from Softing public pages. Confirm the exact release and order code before design-in.
| Supported source systems | OPC UA Client sources; SIMATIC S7-300/400/1200/1500; Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix; Modbus TCP; SINUMERIK 840D PL/SL; specified FANUC FOCAS series |
|---|---|
| Information interfaces | OPC UA Server; MQTT publisher |
| MQTT protocol versions | 3.1, 3.1.1 and 5 |
| Deployment targets | Windows software, Docker container and SDEX Suite Gateway |
| Software editions | Standard, Advanced and Enterprise; functions are edition-dependent |
Selection guidance
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SDEX Suite
Industrial OPC UA and MQTT data-aggregation platform for securely acquiring PLC, CNC and OPC UA data and distributing it to IT, MES, SCADA and cloud systems across Windows, Docker and gateway deployments.
OPC UA & industrial data integrationCurrent platformSDEX Suite Gateway
Fanless DIN-rail appliance for deploying the SDEX industrial data-connectivity platform close to machines and production networks.
Industrial gatewaysCurrent; licence-dependentdataFEED OPC Suite
Windows-based OPC communication and connectivity suite for OPC UA, OPC Classic and selected controller, database, file, MQTT and REST integration tasks.
OPC UA & industrial data integrationComplete the architecture
Build the information path around SDEX Suite
01PLC / CNC / OPC source
02SDEX Suite
03OPC UA / MQTT / data service
04SCADA / MES / IT
05Cloud / analytics
Resources & requirement capture
Current Softing documentation and specification data
Verify manuals, downloads, licences, certifications and lifecycle directly with Softing, then freeze the Primionics configuration.
Official Softing product / lifecycle pageOpen Softing ↗Return to Industrial Data Integration & OT/IT ConnectivitySolution area →
Installed systemController/device models, firmware, network protocol and topology.
Data / asset objectiveRead/write variables, parameterization, diagnostics, monitoring or development role.
Northbound interfaceOPC UA role, MQTT broker, API, FDI/FDT, SCADA/MES or application library.
DeploymentWindows, Docker, gateway, DIN rail, OEM device or industrial PC.
CybersecurityNetwork zones, certificates, identities, remote access and patch ownership.
Commercial scopeLicences, runtime/redistribution terms, quantity, support and lifecycle.