The NPort IA5000A-I/O serial device servers, which have built-in digital I/Os, provide maximum flexibility when you need to integrate serial equipment in the field with an Ethernet network or cloud platform. The cloud-ready device server can communicate with IIoT applications, using generic MQTT or third-party cloud services, such as Azure and Alibaba Cloud. The combination of digital I/Os makes the device servers well-suited for a variety of industrial data acquisition applications. The DI/Os on the device can be controlled over TCP/IP using the Modbus TCP protocol and can be configured and secured from a web browser

● Connects serial/I/O data to the cloud through generic MQTT

● 6 or 12 digital I/Os to collect local data for status monitoring

● Supports MQTT connection with built-in device SDKs to Azure/Alibaba Cloud

● Supports MQTT connection with TLS and certificate in JSON and Raw data format

● MicroSD card for configuration backup/duplication and event logs, and data buffering when cloud connection is lost

● Supports repackaging the serial data size (up to 4K) to save the packet numbers that need to be sent to the cloud platform

● Redundant dual DC power inputs and relay output

● Cascading Ethernet ports for easy wiring

● Warnings and alerts by relay output and email

● 4 kV serial surge protection