IoT Architecture Based on the OSI Model for Industrial Interconnection Using PLC and Modbus Gateway
Adrian Benavides, Leonardo Banegas, Luigi O. Freire · Telecom · 2026
The industrial Internet of Things (IoT) allows traditional electromechanical systems to be connected to digital monitoring and control platforms, especially when field devices use industrial protocols that must be integrated into web services without modifying their main operation. This work implements an IoT architecture based on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model to interconnect two Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) through a LOGO! Programmable Logic Controller (LOGO! PLC), a Human–Machine Interface (HMI), a ZLAN5143D gateway, Node-RED, Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), and Adafruit IO. The communication integrates RS485/Modbus RTU at the field level and Modbus TCP/IP over Ethernet at the upper network level using the gateway as the protocol conversion element. The validation was performed through Modbus Poll, variable acquisition, MQTT publication, and web visualization. The results show local communication response, acquisition of frequency, voltage, current, and revolutions per minute (RPM), together with remote control of start, stop, frequency setpoint, and rotation direction. The architecture is presented as a modular solution for electromechanical applications with IoT projection.