Data Transfer with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The “Message Queuing Telemetry Transport” (MQTT) protocol enables data transfer from SIMATIC controllers to MindSphere, Siemens’ IoT operating system, as well as to all popular cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This article provides you with a sample application to directly connect SIMATIC controllers to the following cloud platforms via MQTT without the need for additional modules:

• MindSphere: Siemens’ open, cloud-based IoT operating system
• Microsoft Azure: Microsoft’s public cloud platform
• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Amazon’s comprehensive cloud computing platform