Lantronix Adds the De Facto Worldwide Standard Industrial Protocol, Modbus

Lantronix, Inc., a leading provider of secure, remote management, device networking and data center management technologies, has added the de facto worldwide standard industrial protocol, Modbus, to its XPort Pro. Known as the world's smallest Linux networking server, XPort Pro provides customers with a powerful, embedded Ethernet networking engine for deploying advanced applications at the network edge, all in an integrated, thumb-sized package. XPort Pro with Modbus offers customers unprecedented power to seamlessly communicate with, manage and control their energy monitoring and manufacturing equipment remotely and securely, via the internet (even behind firewalls).

In a press release, Paul Pishal, VP product management of Lantronix (News - Alert), said, “XPort Pro with Modbus will accelerate the transformation of machine networking by instantaneously getting key performance status for subsequent improvement of equipment uptime. This will enable resource-constrained, highly-paid technical personnel to monitor and manage equipment from any location via the Internet. XPort Pro offers unprecedented power at the machine level, becoming the eyes and ears of the support organization. Improving uptime or more effectively managing energy consumption requires real-time, secure networking technology with processing power to customize the most demanding applications.”

XPort Pro's form factor is identical to Lantronix' original XPort. Its leading-edge architecture, 32-bit processing power and ample memory allow resource-intensive applications to be deployed on a single platform. Offering Modbus on XPort Pro is a logical extension of Lantronix' strategy to continually add advanced networking and security features to XPort Pro, as well as to enable state-of-the-art, machine-to-machine communications. XPort Pro offers powerful edge computing with unlimited customization and application hosting possibilities, enabling faster time-to-market for developers, along with unprecedented application development options.

Recently, Lantronix was in news when it deployed the ManageLinx VIP Access-enabled EDS (News - Alert) 1100s for Calif.-based fueling station services company United Oil to enable remote access to gasoline storage tanks for data collection and analysis at 70 Shell stations in southern California.

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Edited by Jaclyn Allard