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Streaming and visualizing PLC data in Grafana
Published May 6th, 2026 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Streaming PLC Data to Grafana SIA Connect now comes with a pre-installed version of Grafana, including a custom SIA Connect plugin that makes it easy to visualize logged PLC and device data directly in Grafana dashboards. Grafana is a powerful open-source visualization platform used for monitoring, analytics, and dashboarding. It allows users to bui
Cumulocity - Connecting PLCs and Industrial assets
Published August 14th, 2025 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Connecting SIA Connect to Cumulocity This guide will show you how to connect your SIA Connect to Cumulocity IoT using the MQTT connector.By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a live device visible in your Cumulocity platform and ready to receive data — either through the integrated simulator or a physical PLC. Before importing the configuration f
Netbird remote access
Published May 23rd, 2025 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Introduction Netbird is an easy to use VPN-service, which can be installed directly on your SIA Connect device, with only a few easy steps. With the Netbird software installed on SIA Connect, the user is able to get easy and secure remote access to their network while also gaining easy access to the data from their network. Netbird comes with compre
Installing SIA Connect ANY-Ware with Windows executables
Published April 12th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
If you are new to Docker a few commands and instructions need to be learned. Rather than spending your time becoming a Docker expert we provide a set of executables which are taking care of the Docker commands and instructions. The package contains a list of tools which helps you to start & stop, update and manage the Docker container is a hassl
Setting up the Siemens S7 PLC on the Demo Rack
Published December 12th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA Connect uses connectors to correctly read the data from specific communication protocols. These connectors have already been installed on the SIA Connect unit mounted on the Demo Rack. Alongside the connectors for the two PLC's, the SIA Connect unit will also come with connectors for cloud communication; Rest API, MQTT, and Azure The Siemens PLC
Initial setup of the Demo Rack
Published December 12th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Contents of the Demo Rack The Demo Rack contains a DIN-Rail where the following things are included: 1x SIA Connect unit 1x Siemens S7-1200 PLC with a program to simulate motor control 1x Allen Bradley Micro820 PLC with an empty tag list 1x Switch 1x 230VAC to 24VDC power supply 3x Ethernet cables Setting up the Demo Rack Connect the two PLC's and t
Query examples
Published June 16th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Items in an MS SQL instance can be used to execute any queries, that the user is authorized to perform. Below is an outline of some of the more common queries. This article will be split in two sections: Reading from a server Writing to a server Reading from a server When reading from a server, the user can input the desired query into the Quer
Connecting PLCs to AVEVA Insight
Published March 25th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Data from edge devices such as PLCs, meters, controllers and much more can be transmitted to AVEVA Insight using SIA Connect. In order to achieve the first that needs to be done is Setting up AVEVA Insight for communication by preparing a data source and the backend. This article will show to setting up SIA Connect for the communication to AVEVA In
Installing SIA Connect ANY-Ware
Published April 27th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
This article will guide you through the installation process of SIA Connect with a Docker composer project file. A Docker composer project provides the necessary orchestration and managing of the Docker container. In addition to using Docker compose to orchestrate the Docker commands you can also execute the Docker commands manully in the terminal o
Connecting PLCs, sensors, I/Os & BMS to MQTT
Published July 31st, 2025 by Benjamin Pinnerup
MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is a lightweight messaging protocol ideal for low-bandwidth networks, commonly used in IIoT. This guide will help you use SIA Connect with MQTT Explorer to test connections via a public MQTT endpoint. You'll learn to set up MQTT Explorer, configure SIA Connect, and monitor data exchange, with clear steps
MySQL Query Examples
Published June 2nd, 2025 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Items in an MySQL instance can be used to execute any queries, that the user is authorized to perform. Below is an outline of some of the more common queries. This article will be split in two sections: Reading from a server Writing to a server Reading from a server When reading from a server, the user can input the desired query into the Query
Setting up the Allen Bradley PLC on the Demo Rack
Published December 13th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Setting up the Allen Bradley instance For information on how to set up the instance, follow this guide Name Input Function Connector EtherNet IP The connector used for the instance. Different PLC's and other functions inside SIA Connect will need different connectors Name Your chosen name of the instance This is the name of the instance, which can b
Validating data exchange between AWS IoT Core and PLC
Published November 3rd, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. After setting up AWS IoT Core and an virtual representation in SIA Connect, you can test the connection and message flow between the two.To validate the message flow and data exchange you can setup an MQTT Client in AWS IoT Core to subscribe and publish data from and to the PLC. This article will guide you
Getting started with SIA Connect ANY-Ware
Published April 12th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA Connect software can run as a container which is a virtualized environment on your OS. You will first need to install the virtualization tool Docker or similar solution in order to execute the on your computer or embedded device. For requirements to run the solution as a Docker container please refer to System requirements If you are not famil
Using payloads & wrapping out JSON parameters
Published December 16th, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA can process JSON payloads to fit into the individual needs of the user. The payloads can be used as a comparison in the Condition part of the mapping, as a value in the Custom value part of the mapping, or in the post-processing of an item Condition example This section will expand on how to use a single value from a payload as the condition for
Accessing the Docker logs
Published January 16th, 2023 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Accessing the Docker logs, especially the logs for the siacore container, can prove to be valuable for troubleshooting purposes This guide will outline how to access those logs with various optional flags: All commands must be used in a terminal on the host-machine. Windows: Use PowerShell Linux: Use the integrated terminal The format of the command
Connecting PLCs to AWS IoT Core
Published November 3rd, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
This article will guide you through how to publish and subscribe data between various PLCs, sensors and protocols and to AWS IoT Core. You will find a video that shows all the steps and procedure as well as written details describing the steps on how to install AWS IoT Core certificate, adding the endpoint and topics, how you are tailoring and custo
READ & WRITE functions
Published May 1st, 2026 by Benjamin Pinnerup
If you want an item to execute a read command, or you want a write command to be executed programmatically, the READ and WRITE functions integrated in SIA Connect can help you achieve that goal Below is an outline of the functions, and their input arguments Function Syntax Description WRITE WRITE("VALUE") OR WRITE("TARGET_UID", "I") OR WRI
Setting up the database for external communication
Published January 24th, 2023 by Benjamin Pinnerup
If the MS SQL database is newly created, it will need to be set up for external communication. Below are the step you need to follow, in order for the database to be reachable from external sources Open up the SQL Server 2019/2022 Configuration manager: Expand SQL Server Network Configuration, and select Protocols for MSSQLSERVER: Right click TCP/IP
Setting up AVEVA Insight for communication
Published March 30th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
In order to publish data from the edge to AVEVA Insight you will need to create a data source, which will act as the connection point for your SIA Connect device The guide below describes how to create a new data source in AVEVA Insight which you can use to integrate with SIA Connect: Create a Data Source in AVEVA Insight To create a data source in
Setting up an AWS IoT Core
Published November 3rd, 2021 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. This article expands on how to set up the IoT Core in AWS and adding a Thing in order to prepare it for SIA Connect to transmit PLC and sensor data.The steps are as below: Logging into AWS This step shows where to log in or create a new account to the AWS Device Advisor. It also shows how to access the AWS
Word (endianness) & Byte-Swapping
Published January 30th, 2024 by Benjamin Pinnerup
Introduction Across various brand and utilization of the Modbus protocol, endianness and byte-swapping has been introduced. To better support the variations across Modbus, SIA Connect allows you to configure the reading of Modbus registers. A register has the size of a single word, 2 bytes. Quick overview Below tables gives you a brief overview
Getting started with Azure IoT Central
Published August 17th, 2022 by Benjamin Pinnerup
SIA Connect is a plug'n'play gateway for Industrial IoT, Industry 4.0 & Smart Building capable of communicating in 30+ different industrial protocols with million of devices. This ensures seamless connections between shop floor and building devices and Azure IoT Central. With device twin model support for Azure IoT Central the solution enables f
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