CNC / Machine Tool
Multi-brand CNC protocol direct acquisition, unified equipment status / output / alarm ingestion, with G220 screen-level fallback, improving OEE and tool management.
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AIS-G160
AIS-G160 Industrial Protocol Gateway
500+ Industrial Protocol Gateway for PLC, CNC, injection molding machine and robot, with edge computing + reverse control.
- Built-in 500+ industrial equipment protocol libraries (PLC / CNC / injection molding machine / robot)
- No-point-table listening acquisition (plant-wide data collection without OEM point tables)
- Deep support for the SMT industry (log / database parsing, 95%+ acquisition coverage)
- 3×RS485 + 1×RS232 + dual Ethernet ports + USB rich interfaces
- Edge computing, reverse control and data-cache breakpoint recovery
Product Overview
When a device has a controller and a protocol, AIS-G160 uses a "protocol layer" approach to connect the dedicated controller directly to digitalization.
AIS-G160 is positioned as an "industrial equipment IoT expert." It adopts a high-performance SOC chip with embedded edge algorithms to deliver log parsing, database analysis and reverse control across multiple devices. It supports one-to-one or one-to-many docking and data acquisition for 500+ industrial equipment protocols.
For SMT equipment, AIS-G160 collects equipment status, working parameters, faults and event alarms by parsing log files or database files. For dedicated controllers such as PLC, CNC, injection molding machine and robot, it performs deep protocol acquisition through rich serial and network interfaces. For legacy PLCs missing point tables, AIS-G160 also supports no-point-table listening — passively tapping the PLC–HMI communication to auto-identify parameter register addresses, networking an entire plant of legacy PLCs without OEM cooperation.
On top of acquisition, AIS-G160 supports data caching and breakpoint recovery (no data loss), edge computing and data cleaning, condition-based alarm generation, and reverse control with control-parameter breakpoint retention. It is the core node of a factory's "protocol layer" full-domain digitalization, and is often combined with APM-G220 and AIS-T100 to cover all equipment types.
Core Capabilities
Core capabilities built around "connect everything, compute at the edge, stay in control."
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500+ Protocol Library
Covers Siemens / Mitsubishi / OMRON PLC, FANUC / Siemens / Mitsubishi CNC, and mainstream injection-molding and robot brands.
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No-Point-Table Listening
Without OEM point tables, passively taps PLC–HMI communication and auto-identifies parameter register addresses, networking legacy PLCs plant-wide.
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Edge Computing
Local data cleaning, condition-based alarm and triggering reduce cloud load and enable on-site control.
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Reverse Control
Reverse control of controlled devices with control-parameter breakpoint retention, suited to process-adjustment scenarios.
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Breakpoint Recovery
Data caching + breakpoint recovery — no data loss on network interruption, auto-resumed after recovery.
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Deep SMT Support
Collects SMT equipment status, parameters, faults and event alarms through log / database parsing.
Technical Specifications
Hardware features and software function parameters from the product specification sheet.
| Main SOC | High-performance SOC, Quad-Core 64-bit Cortex-A53 1.5GHz |
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| Memory / Storage | 1GB RAM, 8GB eMMC storage, TF card expansion supported |
| Network | 1×Gigabit Ethernet port + 1×100M Ethernet port |
| USB | 1×USB 2.0 Host + 1×USB 2.0 OTG |
| Serial | 3 independent RS485 + 1 independent RS232 |
| IO | 4 relay outputs + 6 optically isolated inputs |
| Protocol Capability | 500+ industrial equipment protocols (PLC / CNC / injection molding machine / robot) |
| Acquisition Mode | One-to-one / one-to-many protocol docking; SMT log / database file parsing |
| Data Capability | Data caching, breakpoint recovery, edge-computing cleaning, condition-based alarms |
| Control Capability | Reverse control, control-parameter breakpoint retention |
| Applicable Devices | SMT / CNC / PLC / injection molding machine / Robot and other dedicated controllers |
Supported Protocols & Device Brands / Models
AIS-G160 ships a built-in 500+ industrial-equipment protocol driver library. Below are the mainstream brands and models that have been verified for data acquisition (some models require on-site confirmation of interface conditions).
PLC Data Acquisition Brands & Models
| Manufacturer / Brand | Typical Series & Models | Comms | Protocol / Driver |
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| Siemens | S7-200 (PPI), S7-300/400 (MPI), S7-200 Smart, S7-1200, S7-1500, LOGO! | Serial / Ethernet | S7 PPI, MPI, S7comm, Modbus TCP |
| Mitsubishi | FX0/FX1/FX2, FX3U/3G, Q series (Q00J/Q00/Q02/Q02H/Q06H/Q12H/Q25H, QnU Q00U~Q26U, QnA/A series), FX3U-ENET, FX5U, QJ71E71 | Serial / Ethernet | Mitsubishi MC, MELSEC, SLMP |
| Rockwell AB | Micro800 | Ethernet | EtherNet/IP |
| LS | XGT, XGB, XBC-DN32U | Serial / Ethernet | Proprietary protocol |
| Modbus | Standard Modbus devices | Serial / Ethernet | Modbus RTU / ASCII / TCP / RTU over TCP |
| Schneider | Full range | Serial / Ethernet | Modbus RTU / TCP |
| Power Utility Protocols | Power utility terminals | Serial / Ethernet | IEC 60870-5-101, DNP3.0, IEC 60870-5-104 |
| HollySys | LE/LK220, LK210 | Serial / Ethernet | Modbus RTU |
| THINGET | XD/XL, XC | Serial / Ethernet | Modbus TCP |
| Inovance | H1U/H2U, H3U, H5U | Serial / Ethernet | Modbus |
| OMRON | CJ/CS, CV, CP | Serial / Ethernet | OMRON FINS, Ethernet TCP |
| FATEK | Full range | Serial / Ethernet | Proprietary protocol |
| Delta | DVP, AS228T | Serial / Ethernet | Modbus RTU / TCP |
| Panasonic | FPX, FP | Serial / Ethernet | MEWTOCOL_COM |
| Haiwell | Full range | Serial | Modbus RTU / ASCII |
| Kewei | LP series | Serial | Modbus RTU / proprietary protocol |
| Meters / Environmental / Building Automation | Smart meters, environmental monitoring, building-automation devices | Serial / Ethernet | CJ/T188, DL/T645 (2007/1997), HJ212, BACnet MS/TP, BACnet IP |
| OPC UA | Software / devices supporting OPC UA | Ethernet | OPC UA |
CNC Data Acquisition Brands & Models
| Brand | Supported Models / Comms Conditions |
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| FANUC | All systems with an Ethernet port can communicate; for systems without an Ethernet port, on-site confirmation is required to determine whether an expansion module can be added |
| SYNTEC | System version 10.116.16X or later |
| Mitsubishi | E70, M70, M700, E80, M80, M800 |
| BROTHER | Systems with an Ethernet port |
| SIEMENS | 828D, 828DSL, 840DSL, 808D/808DSL (Ethernet-capable) |
| Haas | Full Ethernet series / full serial-port series |
| KND | Systems with an Ethernet port |
| GSK | All Ethernet-capable systems; 988 series, 25imc, etc. |
| Other Ethernet-capable brands | HNC, Mazak, HEIDENHAIN, Huazhong CNC, etc. can also be connected via the edge gateway (see the MEC platform page for details) |
Injection Molding Machine Data Acquisition Brands & Models
| Brand | Typical Models | Acquirable Data |
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| Techmation | AK618/AK628/AK668/A380/A80/A580, TECH/TECH1/TECH1H/TECH2/TECH2H/TECHHYB, PILOT3/3A/3AH, PILOT5530/5531/5580, 5530/5531/TECH580 (bi-color / tri-color), CP6K/CP7K | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Chen Hsong | AI-01/02, CPC6.0 (updating); Ai01/Ai02/Ai11/Ai12/CPC03/CPC06/CPC07/CPC09/MPC6/MPC7 | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Powertex | PS660/PS360/PS860; PS860/PS660/PS560/MS300/MS500/MS700/ML200B/ML300B/ML600B/MK100/MK116/MK110/MK150/MK1030 | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Easton | IA621/A501/A701/A921/IV3100/IV3200/HTAO7Y | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Keqiang | T6F3/T6F2/T6F5; T6F3/T6F5/A6T5/TECHTOP3/T6H3/TECHTOP5 | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Alliance | MK350/500, MK380/580, 9118; 9118/MX1/MK300/500/380/580 | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Megmeet | MCP6000, MPC303, MPC600 | Process parameters, SPC data |
| KEBA | Ethernet-port type (system version below 2.0, field development); 1075/CP051/CP052/CP053/CP054 | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Toshiba | V7/V8/V9/TS1000 | Process parameters, SPC data |
| Nissei | NEX/PNX | SPC data |
| JSW | jswJ100ADS / AD | SPC data |
| FANUC | ROBOSHOT α-iA (Ethernet port, field development) | SPC data |
| Star / ESTONE | Ethernet-port type / serial-port type (field development) | — |
| Inovance / Haitai / Sumitomo | Serial / Ethernet port (field development) | — |
Northbound (uplink) protocols: MQTT / HTTP / OPC UA, with private-protocol customization supported and database writing supported.
Application Scenarios
Focused on dedicated-equipment networking scenarios that have controllers and protocols.
Robot / Automation
Robot communication protocol acquisition and production-line linkage monitoring.
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SMT / Electronics Manufacturing
Equipment status, parameters, faults and event-alarm log parsing and acquisition.
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Lithium Battery / New Energy
Multi-brand PLC / CNC protocol acquisition, edge-computed and pushed to MES to connect the production-line data chain.
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Pharma / Food
GMP-compliant data acquisition and batch traceability; non-intrusive acquisition of multi-brand PLC and environmental monitoring data.
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Component Manufacturing Line PLC Smart Upgrade
Scanner + G160 replace manual HMI parameter entry; parameters auto-written to PLC, yield recovers and process becomes traceable.
View caseDifferentiation Advantages
How AIS-G160 differs from competitor gateways that offer limited protocol coverage and fewer I/O.
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Deep Protocol Library
The 500+ protocol set includes CNC, injection-molding and robot brand libraries that most competitors generally lack.
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No-Point-Table Listening
Peers mostly need OEM point tables to acquire data; G160 taps PLC–HMI traffic and auto-identifies parameter addresses, networking legacy PLCs without point tables.
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Breakpoint Control
Reverse control plus control-parameter breakpoint retention for adaptive process adjustment.
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No Data Loss
Data caching with breakpoint recovery — no loss from network jitter.
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SMT Specialization
Log / database parsing delivers 95%+ coverage of SMT equipment data.
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Combination Complementarity
Pairs with G220 / T100 to deliver the "whole-factory equipment digitalization" program.
Featured Cases
Real-world results from AIS-G160 in customer scenarios; click to view full case studies.
Applicable Boundaries & Compliance Deployment
Clear division of labor with APM-G220.
✅ Applicable:Protocol acquisition, reverse control, data-cache breakpoint recovery and edge computing for dedicated controllers such as PLC, CNC, injection molding machine and robot.
❌ Not applicable:Desktop-level remote operation & maintenance of PC-controlled equipment (choose APM-G220); legacy closed systems with no protocol to acquire (choose AIS-T100).
Combination suggestion:G220 covers PC-controlled equipment (vision + keyboard/mouse), G160 covers dedicated controllers (protocol communication), T100 covers legacy screen equipment — the three complement each other to digitalize all equipment plant-wide.
FAQ
High-frequency questions about protocol acquisition and equipment networking.
How is CNC data from FANUC, Mitsubishi and other brands collected?
AIS-G160 ships a built-in 500+ industrial protocol library covering mainstream CNC brands such as FANUC, Mitsubishi, Siemens, SYNTEC and HEIDENHAIN. By directly connecting to the controller via RS485 or Ethernet, it auto-identifies and collects status, output, alarms and tool-life data — no OEM cooperation required.
How to set up remote monitoring for Siemens PLC?
After G160 collects Siemens PLC (S7-200 / 300 / 1200 / 1500, etc.) data, it uploads to the DVS platform for remote visual monitoring and tiered alarms, or integrates with MES / SCADA through standard APIs — no rework of upper-layer systems needed.
Can legacy PLCs without point tables be collected?
Yes. G160 supports protocol sniffing — it passively taps the PLC–HMI communication to auto-identify parameter register addresses, networking an entire plant of legacy PLCs without OEM point tables.
Can the gateway perform reverse control on devices?
Yes. G160 can read/write PLC / CNC registers to enable reverse control such as parameter push-down and program upload/download, with control-parameter breakpoint retention for process-adjustment scenarios.
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