Industrial Communication & Gateways
Connect PLCs, CNCs, field devices and industrial networks to OT and IT systems through OPC UA, MQTT, industrial gateways, edge computing, plant-asset access and embedded communication—without moving deterministic control out of the controller, CNC or DCS.
Six engineering routes across the Softing portfolio
The selection path begins with the installed automation architecture and the required information or maintenance function. Each route leads to dedicated solution and product pages with current-platform and lifecycle positioning separated clearly.
Industrial Data Integration & OT/IT Connectivity
Aggregate supported PLC, CNC and OPC data and expose selected information through OPC UA, MQTT and established industrial interfaces.
Open solution area → 02 · Controller accessPLC, CNC & Legacy Controller Connectivity
Connect current and brownfield controllers to modern information systems while preserving the existing machine-control boundary.
Open solution area → 03 · Edge deploymentIndustrial Edge, Docker & MQTT Connectivity
Deploy industrial data access close to machines using supported container software or dedicated industrial edge hardware.
Open solution area → 04 · Device accessPlant Asset Management & Field Device Connectivity
Create controller-independent access to field devices for parameterization, diagnostics, asset management and plant-wide visibility.
Open solution area → 05 · Network healthIndustrial Network Diagnostics & Infrastructure
Commission, monitor and troubleshoot industrial networks and build current Ethernet-APL infrastructure with controlled migration from older diagnostic products.
Open solution area → 06 · OEM integrationEmbedded & OEM Industrial Communication
Integrate OPC UA, Industrial Ethernet and fieldbus communication into OEM devices, industrial software and PC-based systems.
Open solution area →Connect → Access → Standardise → Monitor → Integrate
Softing products sit in the communication, information and asset-access layers. PLC logic, CNC interpolation, DCS control and machine safety remain within their dedicated deterministic systems.
Current OPC UA and MQTT data-integration architecture
SDEX Suite is the primary Softing route for multi-vendor industrial data aggregation. dataFEED OPC Suite remains a distinct Windows/OPC integration route where its licence model and supported sources match the application.
SDEX SuiteSDEX 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 platform View dedicated page →
SDEX Suite GatewaySDEX Suite Gateway
Fanless DIN-rail appliance for deploying the SDEX industrial data-connectivity platform close to machines and production networks.
Current platform View dedicated page →
dataFEED OPC SuitedataFEED OPC Suite
Windows-based OPC communication and connectivity suite for OPC UA, OPC Classic and selected controller, database, file, MQTT and REST integration tasks.
Current; licence-dependent View dedicated page →Controller connectivity and legacy-system modernisation
Brownfield projects are separated into physical/network access, software access and higher-level information integration. Existing gateway pages remain available for installed-base support and migration planning.
siAccess
Software library for direct access to compatible Siemens S7 PLC and SINUMERIK CNC data from Windows and Linux applications.
Current library View dedicated page →ACCON NetLink
Compact PROFIBUS/MPI-to-Ethernet adapter for integrating supported SIMATIC S7-200/300/400 and selected SINUMERIK 840D Power Line installations into Ethernet-based engineering and data architectures.
Current brownfield adapter View dedicated page →edgeGate
Installed-base industrial edge gateway route for PLC/CNC connectivity and information-layer integration.
Migration / installed base View dedicated page →Controller-independent field-device access and plant visibility
smartLink provides parallel access to supported PROFIBUS or PROFINET environments for device parameterization, diagnostics and asset-management workflows. plantPerfect Monitor extends the architecture into centralized industrial-network monitoring.
smartLink HW-DP
Controller-independent access point for PROFIBUS DP networks, enabling Plant Asset Management for PROFIBUS and HART field devices and providing OPC UA, MQTT and HART-IP information paths.
Current product View dedicated page →smartLink HW-PN
Controller-independent access point for PROFINET networks, providing transparent access to PROFINET and PROFIBUS devices for Plant Asset Management, parameterization and network monitoring.
Current product View dedicated page →plantPerfect Monitor
Centralized plant-wide OT network monitoring for PROFINET and PROFIBUS, with live and historical visibility into devices, diagnostics, topology and network status.
Current platform View dedicated page →Network commissioning, monitoring and Ethernet-APL infrastructure
Network-health products support acceptance, fault isolation and continuous monitoring. Ethernet-APL products create the field-network infrastructure required for compatible process instruments and migration from selected PROFIBUS PA environments.
Industrial Network Testers
Portable and stationary Softing instruments and analyzers for commissioning, acceptance testing and troubleshooting of supported industrial networks.
Family selection View dedicated page →
aplSwitch FieldaplSwitch Field
16-port Ethernet-APL field switch for transparent connection of intrinsically safe Ethernet-APL field devices to higher-level Industrial Ethernet networks.
Current product View dedicated page →
aplSwitch Field PAaplSwitch Field PA
16-port Ethernet-APL field switch with PROFIBUS PA proxy for mixed Ethernet-APL and PA migration architectures.
Current product View dedicated page →Communication technology for OEM devices and industrial software
OEM routes are kept separate from plant-level gateways. Embedded modules, OPC UA SDKs and PC interface technologies are selected according to the communication stack that must be integrated into the device, software product or industrial PC.
Embedded Communication ModulesEmbedded Communication Modules
Pre-certified hardware modules and protocol software for integrating Industrial Ethernet and fieldbus communication into OEM devices.
Family selection View dedicated page →
OPC UA SDKsOPC UA SDKs
Softing software development kits for embedding OPC UA client, server and PubSub functions into OEM and application software.
Current family View dedicated page →
Industrial PC Interface CardsIndustrial PC Interface Cards
PCI, PCI Express and USB interface family for connecting industrial PCs to supported PROFIBUS, CAN and CANopen networks.
Family selection; lifecycle checks View dedicated page →Technical inputs for Softing architecture and product selection
A useful quotation or compatibility review requires the installed system, protocol role, data objective and deployment constraints—not only the desired product name.