Softing Inc. introduces the CableMaster 210, a professional, economical Ethernet cable tester that’s small enough to fit in your pocket. CableMaster 210 is part of a complete portfolio of professional Ethernet cable testing solutions offered by Softing including the flagship WireXpert copper cable certifier, FiberXpert fiber cable certifier, the award-winning NetXpert XG2 Ethernet cable BERT…
Edge products’ new functionalities from Softing Industrial facilitate integration into IT solutions
The Docker-based software modules of Softing’s edgeConnector product family provide access to process data in SIMATIC S7, SINUMERIK 840D, and Modbus TCP controllers. The edgeAggregator, which is also Docker-based, provides an OPC UA data integration layer in conjunction with a Docker-based IoT edge solution. This allows various OPC UA servers of the automation level to…
Softing Inc. connects Rockwell PLCs to PostgreSQL databases
Softing Inc. announces tManager for PostgreSQL delivering streamlined connectivity between Rockwell PLCs and PostgreSQL databases. tManager is one of many connectivity solutions offered by Softing including OEM engineering development toolkits, PLC in-chassis connectivity modules, DIN rail gateways, server-based connectivity solutions, and a vast array of industry-leading OPC UA solutions. tManager is a ControlLogix or CompactLogix…
Softing Inc. connects Rockwell PLCs to PostgreSQL databases
Softing just extended tManagerTM connectivity for Rockwell PLCs by adding a connector to PostgreSQL databases for easy, secure, and robust production monitoring, recipe downloading, high-speed sorting, and industrial analytics at scale. tManager inserts into the ControlLogix PLC chassis. tManager can move Logix tags from the in-chassis PLC, collect tags from other PLCs and move tags…
dataFEED OPC Suite Extended offers additional security for data integration with OPC UA Reverse Connect
With the integration of OPC UA Reverse Connect into its dataFEED OPC Suite Extended V5.22, Softing enables secure communication between OPC UA components in OT and IT that are separated by firewalls or DMZs. dataFEED OPC Suite Extended is an all-in-one solution for OPC communication and cloud connectivity, providing access to controllers and IoT devices…
Softing releases NetXpert XG2 Ethernet Tester with new hardware features
Softing Inc., an industry leader in IT networks and cable testing products, releases its NetXpert XG2 Ethernet tester. This new series offers many of the same benefits and capabilities as the flagship NetXpert XG with the addition of several new hardware features, including 5 gigahertz (GHz) wireless local-area network (WLAN) support. Like the NetXpert XG,…
The OPC UA .Net Standard Toolkit from Softing has support for machine builders and PubSub MQTT
OPC UA has changed machine-2-machine communications. OPC UA is a service-oriented communications standard that is based on IPV4 and IPV6. Its flexible architecture combined with the .NET Standard specification creates a powerful environment to rapidly develop OPC UA applications. The .NET Standard solves the code sharing problem for .NET developers across all platforms by bringing…
Security for Industrie 4.0
Data exchange is an important issue to look at when integrating the production (operational technology, OT) and management (information technology, IT) levels. This is due to the large number of variables and non-standardized interfaces, as well as the need to support access privileges and specific security requirements. Although OPC UA has now established itself as…
Ewing-Foley partners with Softing to expand IT network technology support to Northwest U.S. customer base
Ewing-Foley, Inc. (EFI), a manufacturers’ representative firm that provides complete sales and marketing services to the datacom and networking industry, has announced its partnership with Softing Inc., an industry leader in industrial communications technology. Softing solutions target industrial communications applications using fieldbuses, industrial Ethernet protocols and data exchange. This partnership, which leverages EFI’s sales and…
Diagnostic Tool Set 8: Complete solution for vehicle diagnostics with lots of new functions & extensions
In the new Release 10 of Softing’s Diagnostic Tool Set, alongside an increase in performance and the extended simulation engine, among other things, the focus is very much on heavy-duty diesel vehicles, the coding of ECU variants as well as Diagnostics over IP. Evaluation packages are available for DoIP and J1939. In the new release,…