Integrations

How IRIS connects to your plant

Machines reach IRIS through Data Bridge over MQTT. Other software connects through the API, webhooks and file import.

A gateway reads the machine and forwards the data over MQTT.

What we connect to

Each connection falls into one of three kinds.

Built in

Works in IRIS today. You set it up in the app.

  • MQTT brokers
  • Device certificates
  • Firmware updates
  • AGVs (VDA 5050)
  • API tokens
  • Webhooks
  • CSV and XLSX order import
  • Report export
  • KPI alert emails
Through a gateway

IRIS does not poll it. A gateway forwards the data over MQTT.

  • PLCs and meters
  • OPC UA servers
  • Modbus devices
  • BACnet devices
Set up per project

We set it up with you for your systems.

  • ERP
  • Other business software

Shop floor

Machines, devices and vehicles

Data Bridge connects shop-floor hardware. Readings reach the IoT module over MQTT bridges or HTTP.

  • Built in

    MQTT bridges

    Connect your MQTT broker. Mappings turn each topic into an IRIS event, which reaches IoT as a reading.

  • Built in

    Device registry

    Each device creates its own private key and gets a certificate signed by the plant's certificate authority. The key never passes through the server.

  • Built in

    Firmware updates

    Campaigns roll out in stages: a canary group, then 25%, 50% and 100% of the devices. Firmware files need a configured file store.

  • Built in

    AGVs over VDA 5050

    See vehicle status and send transport orders from the fleet screen. "Sent" means the broker accepted the order, not that the vehicle finished.

  • Through a gateway

    PLCs, OPC UA, Modbus, BACnet

    IRIS keeps a registry of OPC UA servers and Sparkplug B nodes, and holds Modbus and BACnet register maps. A gateway reads the machine and forwards the data over MQTT.

Business systems

ERP and other software

IRIS works alongside your existing systems. You keep your ERP.

  • Built in

    API tokens

    An outside system uses a token to report output, scrap and downtime to MES.

  • Built in

    Webhooks

    MES sends station pass, scrap, downtime and Andon events to your URL. It keeps a delivery history and retries failed deliveries.

  • Built in

    File import

    Load production orders from CSV or XLSX. A saved column mapping and a preview come before the import.

  • Built in

    Report export

    Reporting builds reports from module data, runs them on a schedule and exports them to XLSX, CSV and PDF.

  • Set up per project

    ERP link

    There is no ready-made ERP connector. We build the link for your ERP with the API, webhooks and order import.

Notifications

Alerts and messages

Alerts and messages reach people inside IRIS.

  • Built in

    KPI alerts

    A rule on a metric (threshold, deviation or anomaly) notifies the whole plant in IRIS and emails the addresses set on the rule.

  • Built in

    Communicator

    Channels, direct messages and announcements by role, with read confirmation. Messages stay in IRIS and do not go to email, SMS, Slack or Teams.

  • Built in

    Tasks

    Events from MES, QMS, CMMS and other modules become tasks. Routing rules decide who gets each one.

Deployment

Where IRIS runs

Choose the setup that fits your data rules.

  • SaaS

    IRIS is a web application. People open it in a browser and install nothing on their computers.

  • Private cloud

    IRIS can run in a dedicated private cloud for plants with strict data rules.

  • On-premise

    IRIS can run in your own data center.

What IRIS does not do

  • IRIS does not poll OPC UA, Modbus or BACnet itself. A gateway forwards the data over MQTT.
  • Data Bridge keeps the last device state and message logs. History and charts are in IoT.
  • A command sent to a vehicle or device goes over an integration channel. IRIS does not control machine safety.
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