Overview of FactoryTalk Edge Gateway

FactoryTalk Edge Gateway™ connects operational technology (OT) to information technology (IT) destination systems. FactoryTalk Edge Gateway collects and organizes data with improved context and makes the data available to stream into higher-level IT applications and databases. FactoryTalk Edge Gateway enables contextualizing OT data at the OT level.

FactoryTalk Edge Gateway supports improved data collection and organization by using these capabilities:

Data Ingress
Data Contextualization
Data Egress

Data Ingress is implemented as data sources in FactoryTalk Edge Gateway. Data sources allow an OT engineer to identify data critical for analysis. Use FactoryTalk Edge Gateway to configure a pathway to collect data from these sources:

Studio 5000 Logix Designer project file (.acd)
Studio 5000 Logix Designer controller
FactoryTalk® Live Data shortcut
Drive/IMC device
OPC DA device
KEPServer Enterprise device for third-party data connectivity

Data Contextualization is implemented as models in FactoryTalk Edge Gateway. Models help align data to reflect the specific scenario needing analysis. Having aligned data adds resolution and accuracy to the analysis.

Data Egress is implemented as applications in FactoryTalk Edge Gateway that have store and forward capabilities. Use applications to configure pathways that deliver contextualized data to the destination system. Data analysis or machine learning data preparation is executed at the destination system using your preferred analytics engine. FactoryTalk Edge Gateway supports these destination systems:

Azure IoT Hub
MSSQL
ThingWorx®
MQTT
InfluxDB