Select the version of your OS from the tabs below. If you don't know the version you are using, run the command cat /etc/os-release or cat /etc/issue on the board.
Remember that you can always refer to the Torizon Documentation, there you can find a lot of relevant articles that might help you in the application development.
BE.services provides consulting, technologies, and engineering services to manufacturers of automation systems in IIoT applications. These services enable efficient development processes to speed up time to market. BE.services expertise is in Embedded Software Solutions, specifically for real-time embedded Linux, Embedded Security, OPC UA, and TSN, and offers their clients AI solutions for Embedded and Edge devices. Manufacturers of control systems benefit from BE.services expertise with CODESYS, the main automation software for ICS.
The company is Distributor and Integrator for the Matrikon FLEX OPC UA SDK, a very modular and portable solution to implement native data connectivity for IIoT and Industry 4.0 in automation components like PLC and DCS systems, actuators, and high-performance servers. Matrikon FLEX SDK allows both Server and Client implementations.
Need to learn more about OPC UA? The OPC UA Fundamentals is a 6-hour self-paced e-learning course made for engineers, read more on BE.services courses.
Developed by the world’s connectivity expert, Matrikon FLEX OPC UA SDK is designed for developers, system integrators, and device and control manufacturers to embed all the functionality needed for smarter operations and critical IIoT solutions. The Matrikon FLEX OPC UA SDK is the first high-performance developer toolkit that quickly and easily enables any application, regardless of size, with OPC UA. It is intended for use by discrete and process industry manufacturers, commercial customers, and automation OEMs that need to implement native data connectivity that is:
The BE.services Matrikon FLEX OPC UA Server is a demonstration that showcases the use of the Matrikon FLEX OPC UA SDK on Toradex hardware, enabling a reliable industrial 4.0 IIoT-ready solution in a professional, fast time-to-market, experience.
This partner demo container is meant for the evaluation of the technology.
This section provides instructions for you to quickly get started with Matrikon FLEX OPC UA SDK.
docker run command optionsThis section has instructions about how to run and test the server container.
Pull OPC UA server container from the Docker registry.
# docker pull beservices2015/be_services_matrikon_flex_opcua_server:1.0.0.0
As soon as the image is downloaded, you can run the container using the following command:
# docker run --name opcua-server -p 55000:55000 -dt beservices2015/be_services_matrikon_flex_opcua_server:1.0.0.0
After running the OPC UA server on the module, check the logs to see if it's working.
# docker logs opcua-server
Server Running
Open the OPCUAExplorer, and click on the Add New Server button:
Add New Server
Tip: If you don't know about OPCUAExplorer, go back to the Prerequisites section section.
After hitting the button, the Connect Server label will be prompted. Fill the IP label with the following information:
Connect Server
If the connection was successfully established, you should see the following confirmation:
Connection Success
Last but not least, just connect to the module and drag and drop some variables.
Matrikon Explorer
This section has instructions about how to run and test the client container.
Pull OPC UA client container from the Docker registry:
# docker pull beservices2015/be_services_matrikon_flex_opcua_client:1.0.0.0
As soon as the is downloaded, you can run the container using the following command:
# docker run -ti beservices2015/be_services_matrikon_flex_opcua_client:1.0.0.0
The video below was created to help you how to use the Client container. The evaluating process consists of the following steps:
Matrikon Client
Tip: A server is needed to use the client, see how you can bring up a server on the Evaluating the Server Image
This container is a demonstration meant solely for evaluation purposes. For more information and custom requests (for instance if you need a solution ready to deploy on the field), let us introduce you to BE.services.
