CoCoS Device Management and Configuration
Introduction
CoCoS started outbegan as aan interconnection platformplatform, connectingbringing together devices together that hadlacked nobuilt-in interconnetioncommunication capabilities. ThisWhile capability stillthis remains onea ofcore thefunction tasks oftoday, CoCoS buthas evolved overinto themuch years.more. Devices aare addedseamlessly tointegrated CoCoSthrough with Connectors andConnectors, all operateoperating inuniformly the same way insidewithin the CoCoS environment. WithoutThis any hardware depended knowledgemeans intelligence can be added by using scripts and thingsstandardized that“things”, allwithout interactrequiring any hardware-specific knowledge.
Connecting everything
The goal of CoCoS is simple: to communicate with deviceseverything.
To inachieve this, we develop so-called Connectors (also known as interfaces). These Connectors speak the samenative standardizedlanguage way.of devices outside CoCoS, while inside CoCoS they translate everything into standardized, static or event-driven information.
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Systemstandardization, integratersCoCoS thereforeremains flexible. It can relystill onprocess weldevice-specific protocols whenever customers prefer to work with protocol-dependent methods.
No matter the choice—as long as the equipment has documented protocols, CoCoS can connect to it, communicate with it, and automate its tasks.
Changing hardware without configuration and programming changes.
For system integrators, CoCoS offers the freedom to work with well-documented, open techniquestechnologies likesuch as PHP, JavascriptJavaScript, and Python to developbuild powerful applications. Even better,better: ana script or application that worksruns withon ana Siemens PLC and SIP server canwill also work for anon Commend VirtuoSIS and Moxa IOI/O modules.modules—with no changes required.
Scripts stay tethe same,same. hardwareHardware can bediffer different for everyper client. EvenAnd better,best of all, the complete CoCoS application inremains CoCoS can stay the same, unchanged—only the connectorConnector (interface) foradapts to the hardware changes.hardware.