Edge & OT connectivity
Every Shop-Floor Protocol, One Gateway
The Fuuz Device Gateway is a proprietary on-premise software agent that provides bidirectional communication between the Fuuz cloud and local industrial equipment — remote configuration, automatic updates, and store-and-forward during network interruptions. Every major MES, SCADA, historian, PLC, robot and industrial gateway platform is reachable through it, either with a native driver or a validated bridge.
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The Fuuz Ignition Module
Ignition is already the best protocol match for Fuuz of any industrial platform — every Fuuz driver connects to it directly over OPC UA, MQTT, Sparkplug B, Modbus, HTTP and SQL. The Fuuz Ignition Module goes a step further.
Lives inside the gatewayAdvanced
Rather than an external client polling Ignition's OPC UA server, the Fuuz module installs directly inside the Ignition Gateway itself — the same architecture pattern as any other Ignition Gateway module, running alongside Ignition's own OPC UA, Sparkplug and tag systems rather than in front of them.
Creates the subscription, not just the read
A generic OPC UA browse-and-subscribe client only ever sees tags. The Fuuz Ignition Module creates the Fuuz-side DeviceSubscription directly from inside the gateway, so tag discovery and subscription management happen where the tag data already lives, not from a second hop outside it.
Same platform, less to run
No separate OPC UA client process to deploy, monitor and restart alongside Ignition. One module, installed once, inside the gateway you already operate.
The Fuuz Device Gateway
Native Drivers
Pluggable drivers on the gateway. Most industrial connectivity runs on OPC UA, MQTT and EtherNet/IP; the rest cover legacy PLCs, direct database access, and plain files.
| Driver | Connects to | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| OPC UA Client | OPC UA servers on PLCs, SCADA, historians, gateways | Connects to any OPC UA server — the backbone of most industrial paths below. |
| EtherNet/IP | Allen-Bradley / Rockwell PLCs | Reads and writes PLC tags directly via EtherNet/IP. |
| PCCC | Legacy Allen-Bradley SLC/MicroLogix | Legacy DF1/PCCC protocol for older controllers. |
| Modbus TCP | Any Modbus TCP device — PLCs, sensors, meters, drives | Direct connection to Modbus TCP endpoints. |
| MQTT Client / Broker | MQTT brokers and endpoints | Subscribes to and publishes on MQTT brokers — standard IoT messaging. |
| MQTT Sparkplug B | Sparkplug B compliant systems | The standardized MQTT payload format defined by the Eclipse Sparkplug spec. |
| SAP RFC | SAP systems | Direct SAP Remote Function Call — invokes BAPIs without middleware. See IT & Cloud for the separate SAP Cloud (S/4HANA) connector. |
| Microsoft SQL / MySQL / Oracle DB / IBM DB2 | On-premise databases | Native protocol per engine (TDS, MySQL protocol, Oracle Net, DRDA); Oracle requires the Oracle Instant Client. |
| HTTP Client / Server | REST/HTTP APIs; local webhook receivers | Calls external endpoints, or receives HTTP POST requests and relays them into a data flow. |
| TCP Socket / Server | Custom protocol devices; inbound TCP | Raw TCP communication, or subscribes to a port for incoming data. |
| Local File | The file system | Reads and writes CSV, XML, JSON and other flat files on the local machine. |
| Native Printer / TCP Printer | System and network printers | OS print spooler, or a direct TCP port 9100 connection (Zebra, SATO, etc.). |
Coverage
Key Industrial Platforms
OPC UA, MQTT and EtherNet/IP form the backbone. Every major SCADA, historian and MQTT platform is reachable through the drivers above.
| Platform | Vendor | Fuuz path |
|---|---|---|
| Ignition | Inductive Automation | Gateway OPC UA + MQTT + Sparkplug B + Modbus + HTTP + SQL, plus the Fuuz Ignition Module above — the best protocol match of any platform here. |
| AVEVA System Platform | AVEVA | OPC UA, MQTT and Modbus via native drivers; Sparkplug B via the DataHub adapter. |
| Siemens WinCC / WinCC OA | Siemens | OPC UA built in; MQTT via adapter; Modbus via driver. |
| GE Proficy Historian | GE Digital | OPC UA server built in — the Fuuz OPC UA driver connects directly. |
| OSIsoft PI (AVEVA PI) | AVEVA | PI Web API via the HTTP Client driver is the primary modern path. |
| KEPServerEX | PTC | The Fuuz OPC UA driver connects to KEPServerEX's 160+ device drivers in one hop. |
| HiveMQ | HiveMQ | Enterprise MQTT broker; Fuuz MQTT and Sparkplug B drivers connect directly. |
| Cirrus Link | Cirrus Link | Authors of the Sparkplug B specification — native compatibility. |
| Opto 22 groov EPIC/RIO | Opto 22 | Full driver coverage — native Sparkplug B, OPC UA, MQTT, REST and Modbus. |
PLC manufacturers
| Manufacturer | Platform | Fuuz path |
|---|---|---|
| Allen-Bradley / Rockwell | ControlLogix, CompactLogix | Native EtherNet/IP driver reads/writes CIP tags directly — the best PLC support Fuuz has. |
| Siemens | S7-1200, S7-1500 | OPC UA built into the S7-1500; the proprietary S7 protocol needs an OPC UA bridge on older models. |
| Schneider Electric | Modicon M340, M580 | Modbus, OPC UA and EtherNet/IP — Schneider invented Modbus, so this is a natural fit. |
| Mitsubishi | MELSEC iQ-R, iQ-F | An OPC UA module is available; native MC Protocol needs an OPC UA bridge. |
| Omron | NX/NJ Series | OPC UA built in — the Fuuz driver connects directly. |
| Beckhoff | TwinCAT | OPC UA via TF6100; the proprietary ADS protocol needs an OPC UA bridge. |
| Phoenix Contact | PLCnext | Excellent coverage — every Fuuz industrial driver connects (OPC UA, EtherNet/IP, Modbus, MQTT). |
Robots and gateway/bridge platforms
| Platform | Vendor | Fuuz path |
|---|---|---|
| FANUC | Robotics | EtherNet/IP (R648) and OPC UA (R553) are paid FANUC options. |
| ABB Robotics | Robotics | Best coverage of any robot vendor — EtherNet/IP, OPC UA (RobotWare 7), MQTT via IoT Gateway, HTTP. |
| KUKA | Robotics | The KUKA.OPC UA option is required; native KRL needs an OPC UA bridge. |
| Universal Robots | Robotics | Modbus TCP built in; the URCaps ecosystem adds OPC UA/MQTT. |
| HMS Anybus | Gateway/bridge | Bridges roughly 20 industrial networks, including PROFINET, DeviceNet and CC-Link, into OPC UA/MQTT/EtherNet/IP/Modbus. |
| Softing dataFEED | Gateway/bridge | OPC UA specialist that also translates to MQTT. |
| Moxa / Advantech | Gateway/bridge | Protocol conversion and serial-to-Ethernet, landing on OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT and EtherNet/IP. |
Where a bridge is required
Protocols Fuuz Doesn't Speak Natively
Real, common protocols that need a translation step before they reach a Fuuz driver — usually landing on OPC UA or Modbus.
| Protocol | Common in | Recommended bridge |
|---|---|---|
| PROFINET | Siemens, European manufacturing | HMS Anybus, Hilscher, or a Siemens OPC UA server → Fuuz OPC UA driver. |
| PROFIBUS | Legacy Siemens, process industry | PROFIBUS-to-Modbus gateway → Fuuz Modbus driver. |
| DeviceNet | Legacy Rockwell | DeviceNet-to-EtherNet/IP gateway → Fuuz EtherNet/IP driver. |
| CC-Link | Mitsubishi, Asian manufacturing | CC-Link-to-OPC UA gateway → Fuuz OPC UA driver. |
| Siemens S7 native | Siemens PLCs | Enable OPC UA on the S7-1500 → Fuuz OPC UA driver. |
| FANUC FOCAS | FANUC CNC machines | KEPServerEX FOCAS driver → Fuuz OPC UA driver. |
| BACnet | Building automation | BACnet-to-Modbus or BACnet-to-OPC UA gateway. |
| HART | Process transmitters | HART-to-Modbus gateway or HART multiplexer → Fuuz Modbus driver. |
| Kafka | Stream processing | Kafka REST Proxy → Fuuz HTTP driver. |
| DNP3 | Utilities, electric SCADA | DNP3-to-Modbus gateway → Fuuz Modbus driver. |
| IEC 61850 | Power utility substations | IEC 61850-to-OPC UA gateway → Fuuz OPC UA driver. |