Industrial automation broker device

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via a processor, a first set of data formatted according to a first protocol from a first device, wherein the first device is configured to generate the first set of data in response to receiving a first control signal from the processor;
• generating, via the processor, a second set of data formatted according to a second protocol different from the first protocol based at least in part on the first set of data;
• storing, via the processor, the second set of data in a storage component;
• receiving a request from a second device to subscribe to receiving the first set of data;
• retrieving configuration data associated with one or more operations of the first device and the second device, wherein the configuration data comprises one or more publish relationships, one or more subscription relationships, or both between the first device and the second device, and wherein the request from the second device to subscribe to receiving the first set of data is not included in the one or more subscription relationships;
• generating, via the processor, a third set of data formatted according to a third protocol different from the first protocol and the second protocol based at least in part on the second set of data in response to detecting that a second device is a subscriber of the first set of data, wherein the second device is configured to operate with data formatted according to the third protocol, wherein generating the third set of data comprises:
• querying, via the processor, the storage component to retrieve the second set of data based on the second device being the subscriber;
• querying the storage component for one or more additional sets of data that corresponds to the one or more publish relationships, the one or more subscription relationships, or both, wherein the one or more additional sets of data are stored in the third protocol;
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• converting the second set of data into the third set of data;
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• transmitting, via the processor, the third set of data to the second device, wherein the second device is configured to generate a second control signal formatted according to the third protocol based at least in part on the third set of data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising processor-executable routines that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first set of data formatted according to a first protocol from a first device, wherein the first device is configured to generate the first set of data as part of a sensing operation performed by the first device;
• generating a second set of data formatted according to a second protocol different from the first protocol based at least in part on the first set of data;
• storing the second set of data in a storage component;
• receiving a request from a second device to subscribe to receiving the first set of data;
• retrieving configuration data associated with one or more operations of the first device and the second device, wherein the configuration data comprises one or more publish relationships, one or more subscription relationships, or both between the first device and the second device, and wherein the request from the second device to subscribe to receiving the first set of data is not included in the one or more subscription relationships;
• querying the storage component to retrieve the second set of data based on the request to subscribe to receiving the first set of data;
• querying the storage component for one or more additional sets of data that corresponds to the one or more publish relationships, the one or more subscription relationships, or both, wherein the one or more additional sets of data are stored in the second protocol;
• generating a third set of data formatted according to a third protocol different from the first protocol and the second protocol based at least in part on the second set of data and the one or more additional sets of data;
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• transmitting the third set of data to the second device configured to operate according to the third protocol, wherein the second device is configured to determine an adjustment to be applied to an operation of the first device, a third device, or both based at least in part on the third set of data.