PLCOnNet: professional support

Looking for expertise in PLC and industrial automation applications? MASES Group can help you design, build, deploy, and manage applications based on PLC communication using Apache PLC4X™.

What MASES Group can help with

Architecture and design

  • Designing .NET applications that communicate with industrial PLCs using the Apache PLC4X™ driver library via PLCOnNet — without requiring Java-side code
  • Protocol selection and driver configuration: Modbus TCP/RTU, Siemens S7, Beckhoff TwinCAT ADS, EtherNet/IP, BACnet/IP, OPC-UA, CANopen, and others supported by Apache PLC4X™
  • Integration architecture for Industry 4.0 scenarios: PLC data acquisition pipelines, edge processing, and upstream delivery to Apache Kafka™ or other event brokers
  • Assessing existing PLC communication infrastructure and defining a migration or integration path to PLCOnNet

Implementation

  • Building .NET data acquisition services that read from and write to PLCs using the PLC4X™ API surface exposed by PLCOnNet
  • Implementing polling and subscription patterns for PLC tag monitoring, including error handling, reconnection logic, and data buffering
  • Integrating PLCOnNet into broader Industry 4.0 pipelines — including upstream delivery to KNetOPC, KNet, or other event streaming systems
  • Configuring the JCOBridge runtime for production PLC communication workloads: JVM version selection, class path management, and process lifecycle

Operations and performance

  • Tuning PLC polling intervals, connection pooling, and request batching for high-frequency data acquisition
  • Diagnosing connectivity and protocol-level issues with PLC drivers via Apache PLC4X™ diagnostics and JNet-level tooling
  • Guidance on JCOBridge HPA Edition for production workloads requiring the highest reliability at the JVM↔CLR boundary
  • Monitoring and alerting for PLC connection health in production deployments

Training and knowledge transfer

  • Hands-on workshops covering the PLCOnNet programming model and the Apache PLC4X™ driver ecosystem
  • Code reviews and architectural walkthroughs for teams building PLC communication into .NET applications
  • Guidance on extending PLCOnNet with custom PLC4X™ drivers or protocol adapters

Contact

To discuss your project or request a quote, contact MASES Group at:

Note

PLC4X is a project of The Apache Software Foundation. MASES Group has no affiliation with and is not endorsed by The Apache Software Foundation.

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