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STEGO CONNECT is an easy-to-use IIoT platform. Our cloud service makes automation in the industrial environment easy and user friendly. With STEGO CONNECT you will be using these technologies: IO-Link, edge computing, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

In a nutshell: automation! This IIoT technology makes it easy for you to centrally manage localised automation scenarios. For example, you can configure, parametrise and manage IO-Link devices from any manufacturer, however you wish, as well as record data from sensors and actuators, summarise data visually on dashboards, create alerts for critical events and issue control commands to sensors and actuators.

IIoT is an integral component of Industry 4.0. It is essential for decentralised control of modern automation solutions.

The range of functions essentially includes configuration, parametrisation, data capture, asset management, alerts, dashboards, workflow editor and the control of sensors and actuators.

Simply connect to STEGO CONNECT via your Ethernet (cabled Internet connection).

You can implement cables of up to 20 m in length (from the IO-Link Master).

For the IO-Link Master, you will need unshielded standard cabling (3-wire, with M12 plug-in connector). For the edge box, you will need a power cable to supply an input voltage of DC 24V (coax connector) and an Ethernet cable.

You can use any IO-Link device from any manufacturer. STEGO CONNECT reliably identifies the description file of IO-Link devices (IODD) for any manufacturer. STEGO CONNECT is 100 percent compatible with the entire IO-Link ecosystem.

Note: It is essential that the STEGO CONNECT system is set up correctly. These two original STEGO CONNECT system components are compulsory: EdgeBox SCE 074 and IO-Link Master SCM 074.

The contract is initially fixed for a period of one year plus four weeks, calculated from the date of signing. After the expiry of this period, the contract is extended by a further year if it is not terminated - in writing - with a notice period of six weeks to the expiry of the fixed period.

Simply cancel your subscription by e-mail or by post. Important: The cancellation must be in writing. The notice period is six weeks to the end of the contract signing period.

• E-Mail: contact@stego-connect.de
• Postal address: STEGO Elektrotechnik GmbH, Kolpingstrasse 21, 74523 Schwaebisch Hall, Germany

For your convenience, payment is made via invoice, and must be made on the first of each month in advance.

The edge box is the common name for an edge computer. It is an industry computer for field use.

Compile your individual request for a quote here. We can provide you with a quote for the components you require. We can advise you!

STEGO CONNECT supports one IO-Link Master with four ports for each edge computer (edge box) connected. Each port can be connected to an IO-Link sensor or actuator.

Our advisers at STEGO CONNECT will contact you to coordinate your requirements and activate your STEGO CONNECT access.

As soon as STEGO CONNECT Sales has been in touch with you and activated your access. They will usually contact you within one working day.

Any IO-Link Master will engage proprietary (internally-developed) software. To start our IIoT cloud service, we have chosen a product currently on the market from the successful manufacturer ifm. In future, other IO-Link Masters will be specified for use with STEGO CONNECT.

Only the STEGO CONNECT edge box enables you to use cloud service, as this is at the heart of the application. The software installed on this and your access parameters are individually configured for you “ex-works”. This applies to any edge box that needs to be integrated in the system.

They are IO-Link sensors and IO-Link actuators that are used in the “field”. They are usually used in an automation application at an industrial location, such as in a factory building.

The connection to the IIoT can be lost or it can be too slow. It is therefore important to have an instance on the edge of your application scenario: the edge computer. This executes the actions in your application implemented with STEGO CONNECT independently of any Internet connection.

The IO-Link Master is the bidirectional interface between the higher-level control and the connected actuators and sensors. Providing each individual actuator or sensor with this interface function is not usually financially viable. The upstream connection of a master level is therefore common in IO-Link applications.

STEGO CONNECT has a fair and straightforward billing system. You only pay for the components that are connected. Each edge box connected is subject to a monthly fee of € 99 (net). This means you can scale your IIoT infrastructure to the exact dimensions you require.

You can assign and register an unlimited number of users with rights and roles for each account. A higher number of users is to be regulated by an additional contractual agreement.

Simply use a cable to connect the STEGO CONNECT edge box to your Ethernet. The edge box preconfigured ex-works with data from your account is automatically added to your system. You just need to click on the edge box identified in your STEGO CONNECT account to confirm.

The STEGO CONNECT edge box currently supports one IO-Link Master with four ports. You will therefore obtain smart services for four IO-Link terminal devices (sensors or actuators) in your STEGO CONNECT account.

In a computer centre in Europe. STEGO CONNECT uses the established Microsoft Azure Cloud infrastructure.

The edge box is always active in the STEGO CONNECT workflow for your automation scenario. The edge box calculates and controls the actions you have specified in the CONNECT cloud, independently of the Internet connection. This means that independent control and computation for your automation is always guaranteed.

Alerts warn you that a defined event has occurred. For example, if a critical threshold value has been reached on a temperature sensor. The report is sent to the recipient previously specified via a designated communication channel. Thus, for example, the relevant employee in the maintenance department will receive an e-mail.

Clear reporting modules in the STEGO CONNECT cloud software. You can thus organise your data for an individual cockpit, as appropriate, using the dashboard.

The workflow editor is the easiest way for you to program your automation routines. Using a visual drag & drop editor, you create the command sequences for your required automation. No programming knowledge is needed for this.