Process Link (BPI) — SCADA/HMI Integration
Process Link bridges Breakwater's security intelligence with existing SCADA, HMI, and historian systems. It exposes security data as industrial protocol tags that your operators can see directly in their control system interfaces.
Supported Protocols
| Protocol | Standard | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| OPC UA | IEC 62541 | Modern SCADA/HMI integration |
| MQTT / Sparkplug B | Eclipse Sparkplug | IoT and cloud-native architectures |
| Modbus TCP | IEC 61158 | Legacy PLC/RTU integration |
| EtherNet/IP | IEC 61158 | Rockwell FactoryTalk environments |
How It Works
- Tag Browser — Browse all available Breakwater security tags organized by module
- Connection Configuration — Configure protocol endpoints (OPC UA server, MQTT broker, Modbus slave)
- Tag Mapping — Map Breakwater tags to your SCADA/HMI tag database
- Live Data — Security metrics flow in real-time to operator displays
Available Tag Categories
- Portal — Overall security score, device counts, alert counts
- Manifest — Device status, online/offline counts per site
- Lookout — CVE counts by severity, exposure metrics
- Sentry — Machine identity violations, unauthorized device counts
- Forecast — Financial exposure, risk scores
- Channel — Active sessions, gateway health
SCADA Templates
Breakwater provides pre-built display templates for:
- Ignition (Inductive Automation) — Perspective project with security overview dashboard
- FactoryTalk View (Rockwell) — Display files for security status panels (Professional plan)
- WinCC (Siemens) — Faceplate templates (Professional plan)
- AVEVA System Platform — Symbol library (Professional plan)
OPC UA Server
Breakwater runs an OPC UA server at opc.tcp://gateway:4840/breakwater with:
- Anonymous and username/password authentication
- Tag tree organized by Breakwater module
- 1-second update rate for real-time metrics
- Read-only access (no write operations to security system)