The IIoT platform moneo from ifm is now also available to AWS customers. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and ifm have worked closely together to create an interface between ifm's IIoT sensor data platform and AWS services. This benefits both sides, the production and IT managers.

ifm is a member of the AWS Partner Network (APN) and, together with AWS, has now created a basis for the integration of the IIoT platform moneo on AWS. Industrial customers who already use AWS can now use moneo to process their manufacturing data with AWS services without leaving their familiar cloud environment. The first devices for this will be presented at the Hannover Messe.

moneo is an IIoT software and service package from ifm. Installed on edge gateways, moneo processes machine data. These can then be evaluated elsewhere in the company or in the cloud. In order to make this data suitable for the further processing of database programs or cloud services, ifm offers various interfaces. Now also for numerous AWS services. With the managed cloud platform AWS IoT Core, a powerful service is thus available to integrate and address the connected devices. All other IoT Core-compatible services from AWS can also be used. The connecting element between moneo and AWS is the moneo AWS IoT Core connector. The connector can be configured within minutes. The sensor data can then be seamlessly transferred from moneo to AWS services.

In practice, using the common interface would look like this: in a production environment, moneo runs on the ifm AE2100 or AE2400 edge gateways. Here, the data from IO-Link masters, sensors or other devices is first transferred to the edge gateways via standard communication protocol, such as OPC UA Client, Modbus TCP, Siemens S7 or MQTT Pub/Sub, and pre-processed. From the edge gateways, it then goes to AWS via connector. On the AWS cloud, users can then use their AWS services to monitor and control the sensors and devices, create IoT applications or analyses, and react quickly to trends and discrepancies without having to manage their own infrastructure in the house.

Users of moneo on-premises also benefit from AWS. Regardless of whether moneo runs on a physical IPC, for example QHA210 or QHA300, or a virtual appliance, AWS services can be used. The AWS IoT Core connector QMC132 and licenses for use are provided by ifm. The download is via the ifm website. Configuring the system for data transmission is very simple. The user defines which data is to be transferred in which time interval and determines the desired data aggregation – i.e. values such as max, min, average, last values. That's it.

Ifm thus expands the scope of use of moneo and provides AWS customers with an effective tool to quickly, securely and reliably derive the greatest possible benefit from their sensor data.