Communication Drivers

Protocol Communication drivers

Connectivity is a key feature of the FactoryStudio platform. The communication drivers of FactoryStudio are divided in 3 groups:

Included Protocols: communication drivers installed by default with the product.

Supported Protocols: drivers not included in the installation, but available upon request.

Premium Protocols: drivers included on the installation, but requiring extension licensing.

New drivers and continuously being created by Tatsoft and partner companies using our Communication Driver Toolkit.

Included Protocols

The following communication protocols are included on the standard product distribution (listed alphabetically):

AB Rockwell - ControlLogix/CompactLogix devices
AB Rockwell - MicroLogix devices
AB Rockwell - PLC5/SLC Devices
AB Rockwell - Serial Micrologix
ASCII - Generic ASCII Master Protocol
Automation Direction, KOYO, using ECOM protocol
Barcode Reader ASCII protocol - RS232 and TCP/IP
Beckhoff - TwinCAT PLC/IO devices
Bosch Rexroth - IndraControl devices using EtherNet/IP Adapter
Cincinnati Test Systems - Sentinel I28 devices
CTC Binary 5300 model - TCP/IP
Desoutter - CVIC II devices
DNP3.0 L3 Master Standard protocol
Emerson - WirelessHart devices HartIP protocol
FactoryStudio - TRemoteClient Protocol Driver Client
Fatek FBs PLCs - Facon protocol - TCP/IP and RS232
GEFanuc - Ethernet using SRTP protocol
Mitsubishi - Series Q
Mitsubishi Melsec-FX (MelsecQ 1E Frame)
Modbus - TCP/IP and RS-232, RTU and ASC, modbus master protocol
Modbus Slave - TCP/IP and RS-232, RTU and ASC, modbus slave protocol
MQTT
National Instruments Data Sockets - Labview
National Instruments Data Sockets Read-Only - Labview
Omron Master using FINS Commands
OPC HDA Client - OPC client access to local or remote servers
OPC UA Client
OPCXmlDA - OPC Xml/DA Client
Ping
Raspberry PI GPIO
Schneider Electric - UnityPro - PLC's Quantum, Momentum M340 and M580
Siemens S7 devices
Siemens/TI505 - Siemens Simatic/TI505 devices
SNMP
System Monitor
Transverter for Raspberry PI
TTagReceiver Protocol Driver
TTagSender Protocol Driver

Supported Protocols

There are many protocols that are not released in the product distribution, but are available upon request at no charge. Some of those protocols are already in the release state, others are under development and testing. Contact us if you have a requirement for any of the protocols on this list. Even if your required equipment is not listed, contact us. In many cases, if we have access to protocol documentation and testing units, there is no charge to create a native interface.

Here are our currently supported protocols, in alphabetical order:

Altus AL-1000, AL2000 and Nexto PLC
Mitsubishi Series A
Omron CS/CJ/CP-series CPU Unit or NSJ Controller
Reliance CP3000
Smar CD600

Premium protocols

There are a few interfaces that are available but not included on the product distribution, as they have their own installation packages or they are sold as an optional extension. This includes the following protocols, in alphabetical order:

DNP 3.0 Protocol
IEC-61850 Master standard protocol
IEC-870-5-104 Master standard protocol
IEC-870-5-104 Server standard protocol
OSIsoft PI System and PI AF, using AFSDK connector
WITS Level Pason
WITS Level passive
WITSML
Bailey - INFI90 devices

Communication Driver Toolkit

The Tatsoft team has extensive experience in the creation of communication drivers. We have created more than two hundred interfaces over the past twenty years.

As a result of that accumulated experience, FactoryStudio has an open standard interface, the Driver Toolkit, to allow new protocols to be added in an easy and efficient way. The standard built-in infrastructure takes care of everything related to the physical sending and receiving of messages, access to real-time tags, address configuration, and diagnostic and performance tools.

The Driver Toolkit is available to System Integration partners and licensed end users. Contact us if you have a requirement to create your own custom interfaces.