The CFX Gateway has the following characteristics:
- Provides CFX capabilities to one or more devices controlled by a single PLC
- Can communicate with multiple PLCs
- Communicates with any PLC that is integrated with an OPC UA Server
- Supports third party OPC servers such as Kepware, Matrikon, and others
- Doesn't require any custom programming on the PLC-side or on the FactoryLogix side
- Permits two-way communication between a PLC-controlled device and a CFX-compliant entity
- Runs on a Windows or Linux operating systems
- Uses Microsoft .NET 6
Allows a PLC-controlled device to appear as a CFX-compliant machine
CFX core capabilities
The CFX Gateway provides the following CFX core capabilities:
- EndPointConnected
- EndPointShuttingDown
CFX Track and Trace capabilities
The CFX Gateway provides the following CFX Track and Trace capabilities:
- ValidateUnitsRequest
- ValidateUnitsResponse
- WorkStarted
- WorkStageStarted
- WorkStageCompleted
- WorkCompleted
- StationStateChanged
- UnitsTested
- UnitsInspected
- UnitsDisqualified
CFX Recipes capabilities
The CFX Gateway provides the following CFX Recipes capabilities:
- RecipeActivated
CFX Station Information capabilities
The CFX Gateway provides the following CFX Station capabilities:
- FaultOccurred
- FaultCleared
- LogEntryRecorded