Air Liquide Canada needed SNMP signals to appear on an EtherNet/IP workflow. Chipkin QuickServer handled the protocol conversion and helped make commissioning easier and more predictable.
For Air Liquide Canada, the challenge was not just passing data from SNMP into EtherNet/IP. The project had to turn a monitoring-oriented SNMP source into something the downstream industrial controls side could read and use reliably. Chipkin provided a purpose-built Chipkin QuickServer, guided the configuration process, and helped the customer move from uncertainty to a working result.
At a Glance
- Industry: Industrial automation
- Location: Contrecoeur, Quebec, Canada
- Customer: Air Liquide Canada
- Facility type: Industrial process site
- Client role: Engineering / integration team
- Protocols: From: SNMP → To: EtherNet/IP
- Chipkin product: Chipkin QuickServer
- Project window: 21 days
SNMP devices → SNMP → Chipkin QuickServer → EtherNet/IP → PLC / SCADA
SNMP to EtherNet/IP Challenge
The upstream side of the project was an SNMP data source. The downstream side needed an EtherNet/IP presentation suitable for controls integration. That meant the project had to bridge two very different communication models: SNMP as a monitoring-oriented protocol and EtherNet/IP as a PLC-oriented industrial protocol.
A key challenge was configuration alignment. The customer environment introduced some delay, which meant the project needed a workflow that was easy to review, easy to correct, and straightforward to validate once the required details were available. In projects like this, the value is not only in the gateway itself. It is in reducing guesswork around how the upstream signals should appear on the controls side.
Chipkin helped turn that into a more manageable process by giving the customer expert support, clearer configuration guidance, and a direct path to a working integration.
Why Chipkin
This was a strong fit for Chipkin because it required more than a generic protocol bridge. It required a team that understood how to move data from SNMP into an EtherNet/IP environment without leaving the customer to sort out the integration logic alone. Chipkin QuickServer provided the platform, while Chipkin support helped reduce uncertainty, answer configuration questions, and keep the project moving toward a usable result.
The Solution
Chipkin configured Chipkin QuickServer between the upstream SNMP environment and the downstream EtherNet/IP workflow shown in the diagram above. The work centered on reviewing the customer requirements, preparing the conversion, and helping the customer validate the setup once the environment details were in place.
Instead of leaving Air Liquide Canada to troubleshoot the protocol gap alone, Chipkin helped package the integration into something easier to understand and easier to commission.
Air Liquide Canada Integration Results
The result was a successful SNMP to EtherNet/IP integration using Chipkin QuickServer.
Before Chipkin, the project still needed the configuration details aligned with the customer environment and a clear path from SNMP signals to EtherNet/IP consumption. After Chipkin, the customer had a working protocol conversion and a more understandable commissioning path.
Project proof points:
- 21-day project window from kickoff to confirmed result
- 3 support hours invested to review, deliver, and support the solution
- 1 live support call used to help move the project to resolution
- Reduced setup uncertainty so the customer could complete configuration with more confidence
Have a Similar SNMP-to-EtherNet/IP Project?
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