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IIoT Gateway and Device Management Software Solution
To help you accelerate development of your industrial IoT applications and create a smarter field site, Moxa’s ThingsPro software solution offers two versatile software packages: ThingsPro Gateway, an intelligent industrial IoT gateway, and ThingsPro Server, a centralized device management platform. ThingsPro enables Modbus connectivity for data acquisition and processing, MQTT support for lightweight edge-to-core data transmission, a wireless manager for wireless network configuration, and device management. Configuration just takes a few steps, allowing you to focus on your applications instead of complex integrations.
ThingsPro helps you handle the complexity and diversity that comes from combining information technology and operational technology for industrial IoT applications by offering high-level Modbus APIs in C and Python, as well as a modern RESTful APIs for you to easily develop software applications to extend or enhance the capabilities of Moxa’s Industrial IoT gateway. ThingsPro provides smart data acquisition, rapid development, and easy management, and is specially designed to accelerate your Industrial IoT development by simplifying deployment, helping you create a smarter field site.
ThingsPro Gateway: An Intelligent industrial IoT Gateway
Ready-to-run Modbus to MQTT functionality to simplify data acquisition tasks for industrial automation applications
Modbus TCP/RTU gateway for acquiring data from your field devices
Modbus slave support for easy integration with SCADA
Cellular configuration and routing for convenient setup of LTE networks
Modbus and RESTful APIs for rapid development
Built-in support for popular PaaS (Platform as a Service) providers to boost integration of cloud-based data analysis applications
ThingsPro Server: A Centralized Device Management Platform
Map view of field-site gateways or devices for visual device and asset management
Role-based account management to manage groups of gateways or devices by location or organization
Organize maintenance tasks such as firmware upgrades with a task queue for better planned execution
Offline configuration tool (download the Enablement Utility from Moxa’s website) for mass deployment of IIoT Gateways, including registering ThingsPro Gateways with a ThingsPro Server
Modbus polling engine with easy-to-use web-based UI for data acquisition from end devices in an industrial automation field site
Supports the MQTT IoT protocol to connect fieldbus data to your cloud-based IoT applications
Built-in IoT client for popular PaaS (Platform as a Service) providers to accelerate your IoT application development, currently supports AWS IoT and Azure IoT Hub (only available in ThingsPro V2.3 and above)
Built-in client/SDK support for online SCADA service, currently supports Sparkplug for the Ignition platform, and Wonderware Online (only available in ThingsPro V2.3 and above)
Wireless manager handles the task of connecting your field devices to a wide area network (WAN)
RESTful API and Modbus API for access to all the software functions of ThingsPro Gateway
Moxa’s ThingsPro Gateway is a software package specially designed for Industrial IoT field sites. There is no need for extensive Modbus or MQTT knowledge; in just a few steps, you can easily configure and manage remote Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP data acquisition, MQTT communication between a Moxa IIoT gateway and your cloud database or application, and wireless networks, including LTE communication.
Every time you want to access a new Modbus device, just build a template once and then use it everywhere
Tag editor to set up unique identifiers for I/O points
Unlimited tag support
Supports custom tag management
Set up a data polling table with your desired time interval and upload logs to a cloud database or application
json, xml, and csv upload profiles are supported
Set up and monitor cellular strength
Support for keep-alive checks
Supports DHCP Server for Ethernet ports
Supports OpenVPN client to build a secure tunnel for data transmission to a remote server
Set up port-forwarding rules to create a simple firewall
Configure system settings such as time, GPS, serial ports, and GPS location though a web UI
Import system configuration from another ThingsPro Gateway
Enable Modbus slave to allow your local SCADA system to poll data from end devices that are attached to the ThingsPro Gateway
Set up an MQTT client to pub/sub your acquired data to/from any MQTT brokers
Supports other PaaS or online SCADA service with built-in client/SDK and UI: AWS IoT, Azure IoT Hub (only available in ThingsPro V2.3 and above), Sparkplug for the Ignition platform, and Wonderware Online (only available in ThingsPro V2.3 and above)
ThingsPro supports the MQTT IoT protocol so that you can transfer fieldbus data to your cloud-based IoT applications. Client interfaces for generic MQTT communication and to the third-party MQTT broker, Sparkplug, are provided.
Modbus API via C and Python provides access to ready-to-run data acquisition software functions
High-level RESTful API allows you to retrieve or set ThingsPro Gateway device status and resources for better interoperability
It is easier than ever to enhance or extend ThingsPro Gateway functions and integrate them into your software applications
UC-8100 Series (product version 2.0.0; firmware version V2.1 or V2.2)
UC-8112-LX
UC-8112-LX1
UC-8112-ME-T-LX
UC-8112-ME-T-LX-US-LTE
MC-1100 Series (product version 1.0.0; firmware version V1.1)
MC-1121-E2-T
MC-1121-E4-T
Note: ThingsPro Gateway supports the listed firmware versions or higher. Only Debian Linux is supported. For example, the MC-1100 Series supports only Debian Linux 8. Additional series/models will be supported as the ThingsPro Gateway is updated. Check Moxa’s website for the most up-to-date information.
Locate and access your devices using a map view for easy management
Remotely perform management tasks such as firmware upgrades, configuration changes, and user-program uploads
Management tasks can be run on demand or according to a schedule for better utilization
Account management tool provides role-based access control
Moxa’s ThingsPro Server is a software package specially designed for Industrial IoT field site device management. The interactive map view helps keep track of your devices in a visual manner, and provides convenient access to a device’s status and configuration.
Interactive map view to locate and manage your ThingsPro Gateways
View a device’s status and change its configuration remotely through a web UI
Upload custom programs to a target ThingsPro Gateway and manage them from ThingsPro Server
Change your Gateway’s Modbus data acquisition and MQTT configuration over the Internet
Execute remote management tasks according to your schedule or on demand
Device grouping features allow you to execute tasks for a group of devices at the same time
Create administrator and user-level accounts to control access rights to device management functions.
