Siogeen

About Siogeen - Universal Industrial Device Communication

Siogeen provides a fast, intuitive, and seamless way to connect with industrial field devices. Our mission is to enable full-featured access to compatible IO-Link devices and masters through high-level programming and scripting languages like Python™, GNU Octave, and MATLAB^® - right out of the box. Our solution is specifically designed for:

Configuration & Parameterization

Automated Testing & Analysis

Production Line Integration

High-speed Data Recording

Hardware Independence & Versatility

A core feature of Siogeen is its independent hardware layering. We support Linux, Windows, and macOS as well as Raspberry Pi as host systems.

Our MasterGateway architecture supports a wide range of industry-leading hardware interfaces:

Ethernet & USB-capable masters (including TMG -based systems).
ifm masters (via USB and Ethernet).
REST API-capable masters (standardized JSON interfaces).
Balluff & Turck masters (including integrated web-server functions).
Wireless Solutions: Support for Bluetooth and WiFi io-Fly masters (also Baumer SensControl).
IQ2-based systems (USB and Ethernet, experimental).

Flexible Abstraction Levels

Whether you need raw data access or high-level communication via Device Description files (IODD), Siogeen adapts to your needs. If your specific hardware is not yet listed or you require custom integration for your own master hardware, we are happy to assist.

Contact us for a custom integration request or technical support.

Explore our Use cases and Key Features for more details, or see the Getting started to see Siogeen in action.

Interested? Please don't hesitate to request a demo - whether you need a trial version or a live video walkthrough.

Efficient universal communication with Siogeen compatible masters and devices via USB, Ethernet, WiFi and/or Bluetooth LE

Use cases

Siogeen is engineered for high-performance industrial communication. It streamlines your workflow by simplifying complex device configurations and testing — reducing operational overhead and saving valuable engineering time for your core automation tasks.

Out of the Box

Establish communication with compatible field devices instantly using your preferred environment like Python™, GNU Octave, or MATLAB^®.

Device Exploration

Inspect variables, process data, and events at various abstraction levels provided by the device description (IODD).

Intuitive

Complex data types like arrays and records can be accessed in an easy and intuitive way.

Scripting Interface

Execute intuitive even more simplified scripting like text in evaluation mode for reading and writing of device variables.

Value naming

All data types are supported and can be read and written by their names or values depending on the needs.

Error handling

Use exception handling or last error checking at your need...

Diagnostics & Debugging

Inspect communication with connected field devices at your required abstraction level. for advanced error analysis and timing diagnostics.

Multi device environments

Connect to specific devices by its name or tag and also to multiple devices to do mass device configuration and/or testing.

Connection manager

An integrated connection manager allows overview of connected devices and disconnecting unused devices.

Siogeen features

Siogeen provides a universal communication interface for compatible industrial field devices and masters. It is engineered for seamless integration into various environments, including Python™, GNU Octave, and MATLAB^®. By leveraging integrated device descriptions (IODD), Siogeen automatically handles complex data types and variable access, allowing you to focus on your application logic.

Connect instantly with physical hardware via our Master/Device architecture or utilize device simulation to start coding before the hardware even arrives. Siogeen is the ideal solution for automated testing, data logging, advanced diagnostics, and high-volume production configuration.

Easy access

for variables due to their names or IDs as specified at the IODD or via indices and sub indices

Stream activity

stream the whole device activity down to a binary level

Unified implementations

for various programming languages like Python™, GNU Octave, MATLAB^® .... others on request

Longtime support

regular version updates, aligned with the global standards

Individual development

development of customer features (languages, drivers, ...)

Full documentation

extensive documentation with use case examples

Simulate devices

simulate your devices via IODD-files

Snapshots + Data Storage

store and load device configurations

Collections

access multiple devices simultaneously with same coding interfaces

User-Interface

Access to functions, data, and process data via the user interface defined in the IODD... (since V1.8)

Full Standard support

Support for variables, system commands, events, process data...

Connection statistics

Analyse and compare your connections for access times and repeats

Common Profiles

Instant access to standardized profile functions as defined in the device description. (since V1.9)

Supported Systems

Supported operating systems, IO-Link masters and programming languages.

Systems

Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi and macOS ¹

Masters

TMG-based USB-masters²,
TMG-based Ethernet-capable masters (EtherCat, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET)³,
ifm⁴⁵, REST API masters⁶, Turck multi-protocol⁷, IQ2 based masters⁸, io-Fly based masters⁹

Environments

Python™, GNU Octave¹⁰ and MATLAB^®¹¹

¹⁾ Windows and Linux: 64-bit only; macOS 11+; Raspberry Pi armv7l and aarch64; older or 32-bit versions on request
²⁾ TMG-based USB masters: Baumer, Leuze, Pepperl+Fuchs, SICK AG, Turck and others
³⁾ TMG-based Ethernet masters: Balluff, Belden, Murrelektronik, Pepperl+Fuchs, Wenglor and others. Important: TMG-USB firmware 3.2+ only runs under Windows
⁴⁾ All Ethernet-based ifm IO-Link masters AL1xxx should be supported. Functionality can vary by ifm master type
⁵⁾ Support for ifm USB master AL1060
⁶⁾ REST API capable masters: e.g. SICK AG SIG200/SIG350, Belden Lion-X, MurrElectronik Impact67 Pro/MVK Pro, Balluff, Baumer CM50I.
⁷⁾ Turck multi-protocol masters (Modbus TCP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, CC-Link IE), e.g. FEN20,TBEN-L, TBEN-S
⁸⁾ IQ2 based masters (iqLink, iqInterface, SensoPart SensoIO, ...)
⁹⁾ io-Fly based wireless masters (io-Fly, Baumer SensControl, ...) over Bluetooth LE and WiFi
¹⁰⁾ GNU Octave for Linux and macOS
¹¹⁾ MATLAB^® since version 2021b. Older versions please request.

Siogeen Connectivity Checker

Siogeen Connectivity Checker & GUI: To verify if your specific master hardware is compatible with Siogeen, you can use our Connectivity Checker or the respective GUI version!

Is your specific master not listed, or are you using a different system or environment? Please don't hesitate to contact us – we are constantly expanding our hardware support and can provide custom integration for your setup.

Not supported masters

The following masters are not supported yet:

Pepperl & Fuchs comtrol
Baumer USB-C
Germbedded
TEConcept

You have one of these masters and want to use Siogeen with that? Please contact us for an offer!

Performance Benchmarks: Master Communication Speed

Below we present real-world speed measurements across various compatible master interfaces. These benchmarks are designed to assist you in selecting the ideal hardware for speed-critical environments and high-frequency data recording.

speed.rst

master	connection	COM speed	master cycle time	PD/DI 16 bit	read 16-bit variable (ISDU)
Balluff BNI00XX	WIFI	COM 2	2.7 ms	6-8 / 5-11 ms	52-71 / 49-56 ms
ifm AL1100	WIFI	COM 2	3.9 ms	70-82 ms	69-120 ms
TMG V2	USB	COM 2	2.7 ms	1(-2) ms	32-40 ms
TMG V3	USB	COM 2	2.3 ms	1(-2) ms	21-26 ms
Balluff BNI00XX	Eth	COM 2	2.7 ms	2-3 / 1-2 ms	42-51 ms
ifm AL1100	Eth	COM 2	3.9 ms	59-60 ms	55-65 ms
ifm AL1352	Eth	COM 2	3.9 ms	3-4 ms	33-36 ms
ifm AL1950	Eth	COM 3	5.0 ms	4-5 ms	28-36 ms
ifm AL1060	USB	COM 2	3.9 ms	4-20 ms	37-50 ms
Turck TBEN-S2	Eth	COM 2	2.4 ms	20-42 ms	41-85 ms
SICK SIG200	Eth	COM 2	3.1 ms	4-6 ms	27-41 ms
io-Fly	WIFI	COM 2	10.0 ms	~250 ms	80-93 ms
io-Fly	BL-LE	COM 2	10.0 ms	62-76 ms	140-151 ms

Legend: / = diffrent hardware PD = processs data DI = digital input

cycle time = master to device frame cycle time

COM = device communication speed (1 = 4800 baud, 2 = 38400 baud, 3 = 230400 baud)

Getting started

A short introduction on how to get started with Siogeen.

1. Install Python™

Note: Pythons packager pip is required!

2. Install Siogeen:

Use the provided script (here for Python 3.8):

For Linux with the shell script:

/Downloads/Siogeen-Install$ ./install.sh --user 3.8

For Windows with the batch script:

C:\Downloads\Siogeen-Install> install.bat 3.8

3. License activation

from siogeen import LicenseMgr
LicenseMgr.activateLicenseCode('my-code', 'company name')

4. Hello World

from siogeen import Device
dev = Device()
dev.help()
dev.connect('sim')
dev.write('Application Specific Tag', 'my device')
dev.read('Application Specific Tag')