Other Protocols

In addition to OPC UA and Modbus TCP, Fleetera supports several other communication protocols.

CAN Bus

Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial communication protocol used in vehicles, industrial machinery, and embedded systems.

Configuration

Field	Default	Description
Interface	`can0`	The CAN interface name on the edge gateway (e.g., `can0`, `vcan0`)
Baud Rate	500000	Communication speed in bits per second

Common baud rates

Rate	Value	Use Case
125 kbps	125000	Low-speed diagnostics
250 kbps	250000	Standard industrial
500 kbps	500000	Standard automotive and industrial
1 Mbps	1000000	High-speed applications

REST API

REST connectors enable data acquisition from HTTP-based APIs and web services.

Configuration

Field	Description
Base URL	The root URL for API calls (e.g., `https://api.example.com/v1`)
Auth Type	Authentication method: None, Basic, Bearer token, or API key
Headers	Optional custom HTTP headers (key-value pairs)

Authentication types

Type	Description
None	No authentication required
Basic	HTTP Basic Authentication (username and password)
Bearer	OAuth 2.0 Bearer token in the Authorization header
API Key	API key sent as a custom header

Edge Device

Edge Device connectors reference devices that are managed directly by Fleetera Edge on the edge gateway. Use this when the edge device service is already configured outside of the Fleetera platform.

This protocol type accepts a generic JSON configuration object. No specific fields are required.

Custom Protocol

Custom connectors allow you to define connections to proprietary protocols or data sources that are not covered by the standard protocol types.

The configuration accepts any valid JSON object. Use this for custom integrations where you control both the edge device service and the data format.

CAN bus, REST API, and custom protocol support is available for connector configuration. Full end-to-end data acquisition for these protocols depends on the corresponding edge device services being deployed on the edge gateway.

Other Protocols

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