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

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

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

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Included Protocols

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

• Alfa
• Allen-Bradley Rockwell – MicroLogix family
• Allen-Bradley Rockwell – AB Rockwell - ControlLogix/CompactLogix devicesfamilies
• AB Rockwell - MicroLogix devices
• Allen-Bradley Rockwell – Serial Micrologix
• Allen-Bradley Rockwell – AB Rockwell - PLC5/SLC Devices
• AB Rockwell - Serial Micrologix
• devices
• ASCII – ASCII - Generic ASCII Master Protocol
• ASCII Slave CSV
• Automation Direct – Koyo devices
• Azure 
• BACNetAutomation Direction, KOYO, using ECOM protocol
• Barcode Reader ASCII protocol - – RS232 and TCP/IP
• Bailey DCS serial communication protocol
• Beckhoff – Beckhoff - TwinCAT PLC/IO devices
• Bosch Rexroth - – IndraControl devices using EtherNet/IP Adapter
• Cincinnati Test Systems - Sentinel I28 devices
• ?
• CTC Binary Protocol 5300 model - – TCP/IP
• Cincinnati Test Systems – Sentinel I28 devices
• Desoutter - – CVIC II devices
• DHRIO
• DNP 3DNP3.0 L3 Master Standard protocol
• Emerson - WirelessHart devices HartIP protocol
• – Master
• DNP 3.0 – Slave
• eWON
• Emerson – Wireless Hart devices HartIP protocolFactoryStudio - TRemoteClient Protocol Driver Client
• Fatek FBs PLCs - – Facon protocol - – TCP/IP and RS232
• Genisys and Microlok
• GE Fanuc – GEFanuc - Ethernet using SRTP protocol
• IEC-61850
• IEC-60870-5-101 Master
• IEC-60870-5-101 Slave
• IEC-60870-5-104 Master
• IEC-60870-5-104 Slave
• IPCMitsubishi - Series Q
• Mitsubishi Melsec -– FX (MelsecQ 1E Frame)
• Mitsubishi – Q Series devices
• Modbus - Master – TCP/IP and RS-232, RTU and ASC, modbus master protocolRS232 devices
• Modbus Slave - – TCP/IP and RS-232, RTU and ASC, modbus slave protocolRS232 devices
• MQTT – Message Queuing Telemetry Transport
• MQTT SparkPlugMQTT
• National Instruments Data Sockets - – LabviewNational Instruments Data Sockets Read-Only - Labview
• Omron Master using FINS Commands- UDP and RS232
• Omron Master – READ ONLY – using FINS Commands- UDP and RS232
• Omron Hostlink Master
• OPCHDA – OPC HDA Client - OPC client access to local or remote servers
• OPCUA – OPC UA Client and Server
• OPCXmlDA - – OPC Xml/DA Client and Server
• Ping – IT Infrastructure
• Prediktor Historian
• Raspberry PI GPIO
• Schneider-Electric - UnityPro - PLC's – UnityPro – PLC’s Quantum, Momentum M340 and M580
• Server to Server Communication
• Siemens S7 devices
• Siemens/TI505 - – Siemens Simatic/TI505 devices
• SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol
• System Monitor
• Transverter for Raspberry PI
• TTagReceiver Protocol Driver
• – Local computer
• Transverter
• TSimulator
• TTS08 Client
• Sender UDP Tag data exchange protocol 
• Receiver UDP Tag data exchange protocol 
• WITS Level 0 Passive
• WITS Level 0 PasonTTagSender Protocol Driver

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Supported Protocols

There are FactoryStudio has many protocols that are not released in the standard product distribution, but they are available upon request at for no charge. Some of those protocols are already in the release state, released while others are under development and testing. Contact us if you have a requirement for require 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 . 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

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Premium protocols

There are a few interfaces that are available, but they are not included on in the product distribution , as because 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

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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 physically sending and receiving of messages, access to real-time tags, address configuration , and as well as diagnostic and performance tools.

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

Related Topics:

Getting Started, Overview of Devices and Communication Drivers

User Manual, Module Device Configuration