RICADO communicates natively with a wide range of industrial controllers, PLCs, and remote I/O modules. Below is a list of officially supported drivers available in our ecosystem.
Industrial Protocols & PLCs
Omron FINS
Native communication with Omron PLCs via Ethernet (TCP/UDP).
Omron Driver
Modbus TCP & UDP
Standard implementation for connecting to Remote I/O, VSDs, and generic PLCs.
Modbus Driver
Unitronics PCOM
Proprietary binary and ASCII protocol for Unitronics Vision and Samba series.
Unitronics Driver
Allen Bradley
Native support for CompactLogix and ControlLogix processors via EtherNet/IP (CIP).
Harvest Wireless
Support for Harvest SRR, LRR and XLR devices via a local receiver.
Harvest Website
LoRaWAN
Integration with wide-area wireless sensor networks via The Things Stack.
The Things Stack
Mettler Toledo
SICS protocol support for high-precision industrial floor scales.
Mettler Driver
Avery Weigh-Tronix
Ethernet communication for ZM series and legacy indicators.
Avery Driver
Supported Hardware
The following is a list of standard hardware that has been validated for use with the RICADO platform. While many other devices are supported via generic protocols (like Modbus), these specific models have dedicated testing or driver support.
| Type | Brand | Supported Models | Protocol |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLC | Omron | NJ/NX, CP/CJ Series | FINS (TCP/UDP) |
| PLC | Allen Bradley | ControlLogix, CompactLogix | EtherNet/IP (CIP) |
| PLC | Unitronics | Vision, Samba Series | PCOM |
| PLC | Schneider Electric | M221, M241, M251 | Modbus TCP |
| VSD | Schneider Electric | Altivar Series | Modbus TCP |
| VSD | Vacon | 20, 100, 20X, 100X, Series | Modbus RTU/TCP |
| Power Meter | Schneider Electric | PowerLogic Series | Modbus TCP |
| Power Meter | Omron | KM Series | Modbus RTU |
| Remote I/O | Moxa | ioLogik E1200 Series | Modbus TCP |
| Remote I/O | Moxa | ioThinx 4510 Series | Modbus TCP |
| Scale | Mettler Toledo | ACT350 | SICS |
| Scale | Avery Weigh-Tronix | ZM201 | SMA |