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1. Introduction

Bivrost IoT Gateway Manual · Version: v1.19.7 · Shenzhen Bivrost Technology Co., Ltd. · Tel: 18824672282

The Bivrost IoT Gateway provides data acquisition and machining program transfer for CNC machine tools, laser welders, robots, PLCs and similar equipment. A single gateway can collect from and manage up to 255 devices of different models. It supports all major machine tool controls, exposes a comprehensive software API, is flexible to configure and works out of the box. It reconnects automatically after a dropped link, resumes interrupted transfers, polls multiple machines in parallel from one unit, collects data at millisecond resolution, and forwards data over a range of protocols.

The current version can collect data from the following CNC machine tool brands:

System [Model] Basic Data Axis Data OEE Monitoring PLC Data DNC Tool Data
Bosunman O O O O O O
Brother O O O O O O
Citizen O O O O O O
Delta O O O O O O
Dmg Mori O O O O O O
Fagor O O O O O O
Fanuc O O O O O O
Gsk O O O O O O
Haas O O O X O X
Heidenhain O O O O O O
Hnc O O O O O O
Jingdiao O O O O O O
Kede O O O O O O
Knd O O O O O O
Lnc O O O O O X
Lynuc O O O O O O
Mazak O O O O O O
Makino O O O O O O
Mitsubishi O O O O O O
Muratec O O O O O O
Okuma O O O X O X
Rexroth O O O O O X
Siemens O O O O O O
Syntec O O O O O O

Where:

  • Basic Data: Count, Alarm, Status, Mode, Tool No., Program Info, Program Block, and so on.
  • Axis Data: Actual Feedrate, Feedrate Override, Spindle speed, Spindle Override, Position, Spindle Load, Servo Axis Load, and so on.
  • OEE Monitoring: Autorun Time, Manual Time, Wait Time, Emergency Time, Off Time, Availability, and so on.
  • Data Handling: Forwarding over the MQTT, MODBUS and HTTP protocols; writing to a database.