Advanced Plug-In

Industrial Data Forwarder for Splunk

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Product Overview

The Industrial Data Forwarder for Splunk connects Operations Technology (OT) with Information Technology (IT), extending the Kepware connectivity platform and enabling Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT). The Industrial Data Forwarder for Splunk takes advantage of the 150+ communications drivers supported by Kepware to seamlessly stream real-time industrial sensor and machine data directly into Splunk® software and cloud services, enabling users to search, monitor, analyze, and visualize machine-generated Big Data from websites, applications, servers, networks, sensors, and mobile devices. (Splunk® is a registered trademark of Splunk, Inc.)

  • Streams real-time data from Kepware into Splunk
  • Collects data from thousands of industrial sensors and machines, including PLCs, RTUs, PACs, DAQs, Controllers, and more
  • Adds custom meta data to driver tags in a free-form field for advanced search queries within Splunk
  • Supports Deadband to limit data throughput
  • Supports tag import and export for quick project configuration and deployment
  • Supports multiple Splunk connections simultaneously
  • Splunk API
  • English

6.9.572.0

6/2/2020

  • Fixed an issue where license status was incorrectly reported as “unlicensed” in the IDF Connection properties.

5.20.396.0

5/3/2016

  • Resolved an issue where the log repeated “Bad” quality updates (now logged once).
  • Added an option to send updates on every scan.

5.18.662.0

6/23/2015

  • Added support for displaying the correct Splunk Tag data type when using dynamic and static addressing.
  • Added indication of invalid Splunk Tags caused by missing or invalid item references.

5.17.495.0

2/24/2015

  • Added support for 64-bit data types, including QWord, LLong, and arrays of these two types.

5.16.722.0

10/21/2014

  • Kepware's new IDF for Splunk Plug-In leverages KEPServerEX's 150+ communication drivers to seamlessly stream real-time industrial sensor and machine data directly into the Splunk® software platform for real-time Operational Intelligence. It enables data collection from thousands of industrial sensors and machines (including PLCs, RTUs, PACs, DAQs, Controllers, and more) and supports custom driver tag metadata for advanced search inquiries within Splunk.