HMS Industrial Networks now announces support for the IoT protocol MQTT within the Anybus CompactCom range of embedded networking solutions. With this new addition, together with the already existing OPC UA protocol, CompactCom users are offered a straight-forward path to providing secure data to the IIoT factories of tomorrow - already today.

To achieve the vision of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), device and machine manufacturers are required not only to connect their hardware to different industrial networks on OT (operational technology), but also to provide data to IT systems and IoT software.

Anybus CompactCom now opens a new door to IIoT, thanks to the support for both OPC UA and MQTT. Thousands of device manufacturers and machine builders who use CompactCom can now make their data available to IT systems and IoT software in an easy and secure way.

The support for OPC UA and MQTT in CompactCom greatly facilitates communication with IT-systems and IIoT applications, offering data straight from a device or machine. Users will be able to analyze data from CompactCom-equipped devices and machines for the purpose of e.g. predictive maintenance and manufacturing optimization – key elements for realizing the vision of IIoT.