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multiScan100: protocols and integration

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Protocol / Interface	Purpose	Pros	Cons	Links
Compact	Measurement data streaming (UDP)	Small data overhead Simple PLC parsing possible		Protocol and Integration: Compact & MSGPACK Videos
MSGPACK	Measurement data streaming (UDP)	Open source parser available	Data overhead	Protocol and Integration: Compact & MSGPACK
HTTP / REST	Device configuration	Human readable Easy to use Rich open source tool set Open Standard Http based headless firmware update	Data overhead (http)	Protocol and Integration: REST API OPEN API Videos
CoLa A	Device configuration (TCP)	Human readable Fast configuration for tests Support by almost all devices Event driven	Overhead for data streaming	Protocol and Integration: CoLa MATLAB
CoLa B	Device configuration (TCP)	Small data overhead Simple PLC parsing possible Event driven	Not human readable	Protocol and Integration: CoLa
Robot Operating System (ROS & ROS 2)	Device configuration Measurement data visualization Measurement data streaming into a ROS environment	Simple configuration and data recording on ROS ROS 1 and ROS 2 Support All devices supported	Requires ROS environment	Driver Support Rosbag recordings Native ROS 2 (announced for 2025) Videos
GUI - SOPAS ET	Device configuration Measurement data visualization	Backup & restore parameter set Firmware update Fast configuration Help texts available for some configuration parameter Filter effect is directly visualized	Windows only	SOPAS Engineering Tool SOPAS Engineering Tool 32 Bit (Portable Version) SOPAS Engineering Tool 64 Bit (Portable Version)
GUI - SOPASair (Webserver)	Device configuration Measurement data visualization	Webserver based Fast configuration Help texts available for some configuration parameter Filter effect is directly visualized	no backup & restore no firmware update	http://192.168.0.1/ (if the device has default configuration)

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protocol, interface, multiScan, CoLa A/B, Compact, MSGPACK, REST, ROS, SOPAS ET, SOPASair

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