CONNECT Overview
Overview
Section titled “Overview”realvirtual CONNECT is the local gateway between controllers and realvirtual WEB. It runs near the machine on a Windows IPC or edge PC, communicates with the configured PLC interface and streams live signals to browsers through the realvirtual WebSocket protocol. Unity is not required in this path.
CONNECT can serve the complete realvirtual WEB locally, including a demo scene, or supply signals to another WEB deployment. This keeps the controller-facing connection in the machine network while operators use a browser for the 3D HMI, status and documentation.
What CONNECT provides
Section titled “What CONNECT provides”- A single gateway for supported controller and industrial interfaces
- Signal discovery and bidirectional Boolean, integer and floating-point exchange
- An embedded realvirtual WEB server for browsers in the local network
- Local services used by optional signal history and document-based AI diagnosis
- Operation inside the machine network without Unity in the communication loop
The exact controller protocols and licensing available to you depend on the CONNECT release and configuration.
Download
Section titled “Download”Use the realvirtual CONNECT product page to request the current download and review the current system, activation and licensing information.
Quick Start
Section titled “Quick Start”- Obtain the current CONNECT package and place it on the Windows PC in the controller network.
- Start CONNECT and open its browser interface.
- Configure the controller interface supplied for your machine.
- Connect the interface and wait for signal discovery to complete.
- Open the embedded realvirtual WEB or the WEB delivery configured for that gateway.
- Confirm that connection and signal-binding badges show live data before using the HMI for monitoring or commands.