Introduction

This How-To Series presents some common use-cases of hopit.

To get an overview of the platform please read the Introduction first. For an installation guide please see the Getting Started section.

Most procedures change configuration and therefore require Owner, Contributor, or the appropriate granular hopit.Edge.Contribute... role. A Viewer can follow the pages read-only but cannot submit changes.

We try to cover all aspects and features of the platform. However, if you are missing something or need further help, please contact us.

hopit. Stream

• Show Beckhoff ADS data on local Dashboards
• Send data from Siemens S7 PLCs to the Azure IoT Hub
• Namespace discovery of OPC UA devices
• Connect an Edge device to the hopit Portal
• Configure Alerts on Modbus signals

Coming soon ...

• Send monitoring data to MQTT broker

hopit. Operate

• Provision new Beckhoff IPCs
• Use the Azure IoT Hub Device Twin
• Install Windows Security Updates on Beckhoff IPCs
• Connect to Edge Devices via VPN and RDP (Remote Desktop)
• Use the CI/CD pipeline for TwinCAT with hardware-in-the-loop tests on a Beckhoff IPC
• Deploy TwinCAT PLC programs to Beckhoff IPCs at scale