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All those ones and zeros traveling through industrial networks from one automation asset to another is what brings your industrial operations to life. Securely transporting that data and successfully reconstructing it at it’s intended destination is what keeps your operations humming. And industrial communication is at the heart of it all. Without it, monitoring, managing, controlling, and securing your operations would be an impossibility. 

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FactoryTalk Linx Gateway allows you to coexist and communicate with devices that natively speak FactoryTalk as well as those that don’t. This software adds a classic OPC-DA and OPC UA server interface to deliver information collected by FactoryTalk Linx from ControlLogix®, CompactLogix™ and other Allen‑Bradley controllers to external OPC clients, permitting third-party software to seamlessly chat  with FactoryTalk software so your production KPIs can be met with ease.


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Whether it's a facility with decades worth of machinery, or a newly installed system, understanding the communication protocols at play is key. Assumptions and misunderstandings can mean disrupted production and difficult troubleshooting. However, an understanding and a plan for your protocols can make your communications backbone strong.

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