> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cybus.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cybus.io/guides/machine-connectivity.md).

# Machine Connectivity

The Machine Connectivity guides describe how to establish connections between Connectware and various industrial machines and communication protocols. Each guide provides step-by-step instructions for configuring and integrating devices to ensure reliable data exchange within your production environment. Most guides map the machine data into an ISA-95 style MQTT topic hierarchy, ready for use in your Unified Namespace.

The guides are grouped by the type of machine or device you want to connect:

| Section                                                                                                   | What you will find                                                                                                                         |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [PLCs & Industrial Controllers](/guides/machine-connectivity/plcs-industrial-controllers.md)              | Siemens SIMATIC S7 and S7-1500, Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, Schneider Modicon M580, WAGO PFC200, Phoenix Contact PLCnext, Beckhoff TwinCAT |
| [CNC & Machine Tools](/guides/machine-connectivity/cnc-machine-tools.md)                                  | SINUMERIK, FANUC via FOCAS, Heidenhain DNC, MTConnect via SHDR                                                                             |
| [Robots, Sensors & Shop Floor Devices](/guides/machine-connectivity/robots-sensors-shop-floor-devices.md) | Universal Robots, SICK RFID, ifm IO-Link, Siemens SENTRON, Janitza UMG, WERMA signal towers                                                |
| [Gateways & Generic Protocols](/guides/machine-connectivity/gateways-generic-protocols.md)                | Kepware KEPServerEX, MQTT clients, Modbus/TCP servers                                                                                      |

If you want to connect an IT system, cloud platform, or data service instead, see the [System Connectivity](/guides/system-connectivity.md) guides.


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