The Unified MQTT Platform for
Industrial IoT

A Unified Namespace (UNS) is a single, centralized, and standardized data model that represents all of a company's data. In IIoT, it's typically built using an MQTT broker to create a single source of truth for all data from the plant floor, enabling seamless communication between all systems without complex point-to-point integrations.

Sparkplug B is an open-source specification built on top of MQTT that provides a standardized framework for industrial applications. It defines how data should be formatted and contextualized, enabling a "plug-and-play" experience for industrial devices and ensuring interoperability across different systems.

EMQX provides a unified, real-time data backbone that standardizes data from disparate OT systems (like PLCs) and makes it available to IT systems (like ERP and MES). By acting as a central hub, it eliminates complex point-to-point integrations and enables a single source of truth for all operational data, bridging the gap between the factory floor and the enterprise.

EMQX Neuron, the industrial connectivity gateway, is designed for this purpose. It supports over 100 industrial protocols, including Modbus, OPC-UA, and Siemens S7. EMQX Neuron converts data from these legacy systems into a standardized MQTT payload with Sparkplug B formatting, which is then sent to the EMQX broker for further processing and distribution.