Archives 2020

Version 4 of the Smart SoftPLC/Smart Gateway hardware will be available in stock by the end of 2020.  The new products will include the same features of the existing product, plus many enhancements including:

• Faster 64bit, quad-core CPU with 512MB RAM and 8GB on-board flash memory
• 5 GB Ethernet ports, 4 on a switch with multiple MAC ID's
• (2) USB 2.0 host ports
• (3) configurable communication ports - choose any mix of A-B "bluehose" (Data Highway Plus or Remote I/O), RS-485, or others
• embedded WiFi/Bluetooth, option for embedded cell modem

Product literature and web site updates ...

Hot off the presses is an updated Tealware Hardware manual. The PDF version can be downloaded from http://softplc.com/downloads/manuals/TealwareIO_User_Manual.pdf, or you can purchase a hard copy from our store (http://softplc.com/store/product/tw-mn/).

SoftPLC Web Studio 2020 will soon be available!

Web Studio has been a growing and evolving SCADA/HMI software for over 20 years. The newest version, Web Studio 2020, brings you new tools and features to help you tackle challenges for today and the future. Whether you need your workforce to have access to machines in the field, want to unite your systems into a single hub of information, or are looking to standardize your process, Web Studio 2020 has everything you need to be successful.

What’s New in Web Studio 2020

We've added a new video to our library.  This one discusses how SoftPLC Gateways can help A-B PLC users use phased migrations to upgrade their system vs complete retrofits.  Phased migrations reduce cost, downtime, and risk among other benefits.  

http://softplc.com/products/comm/abgw_landpg or https://youtu.be/BJqWs9y4R1g

Our TagWell platform has been enhanced to support some exciting new features!

Firstly, remote nodes can send data to each other via the TagWell cloud platform.  Similar to PLC Messaging, any TagWell remote node can send /receive data arrays to/from any number of other remote nodes.  These secure communications are optimized to transmit only upon data changes to minimize cellular communication costs.  Since the remotes are SoftPLC controllers or gateways, via logic data changes can be forced if the user wants the messages to be sent based on time or other specific events.

Secondly, the TagWell platform now supports ...

A new family of SoftPLC controllers and gateways is now available - the NeoPAC.

Packed with the features of our other SoftPLC's, the NeoPAC provides a powerful platform for:

• Machine control - Great for OEM's!
• Protocol Converter - serial to ethernet and/or to Allen-Bradley "blue hose" Remote I/O or Data Highway Plus
• Cellular RTU - Combined with TagWell, you can monitor and control remotely located systems at very low cost
• Data Logger
• and more!

The NeoPAC is the lowest cost option for Allen-Bradley PLC migrations and RIO/DH+ gateways on the market.  It also can be used with serial/ethernet ...