PLC Tag Mapping
Your machine data, modeled and ready to use — in under an hour.
ENLYZE automatically maps cryptic PLC tags to human-readable process parameters, so you skip the most time-consuming step in every digitization project.
The status quo
PLC tag mapping consumes 60–70% of every machine digitization project.
You connect to the PLC. You get over 100,000 cryptic tag names. Finding the 20–100 that matter takes a specialist 2–5 days — and they have other priorities. Projects stall. Every single time.
2 to 5 days per machine
Before a single byte of useful data flows.
Impossible to estimate
Every fixed-price quote carries hidden risk.
1 bottleneck
One engineer holds up the entire project.
Doesn't scale
No carry-over. Every new machine starts from scratch.
How it works
Two tools. Pick the one that fits your setup.
Both get the job done in under an hour.
Create the asset model
Define machine hierarchy and parameters needed.
tool 1
HMI PLC Tag Extractor
Best when: you have the HMI project file from the machine.
Get the HMI file
.fwx / .fwc from the machine
Upload to HMI extractor
Tool renders every HMI screen
Map parameters to tags
Click any data point to reveal tag
Export mapping list
Select variables, set units, export
Import to platform
Kepware, Softing, CapWare, or similar
Capture the data
Start reading live time-series
Tool 2
AI Tag Mapping Agent
Best when: no HMI file available, or HMI system is unsupported.
Upload PLC tag list
CSV from Kepware / Softing etc.
AI analyses tag list
Detects hierarchy, patterns, language
AI maps tags to model
Suggests matches in 2-3 minutes
Review and approve
Reject wrong tags, refine if needed, re-run if needed
Export mapping list
Import to Kepware / Softing etc.
Validate with live data
Capture time-series, confirm matches
Human-readable process parameters
Mapped, contextualized, and ready to use — from day one
See how each one works in depth —
and pick the path that fits your setup.
Tool 1
HMI PLC Tag Extractor
Best when:
you have the HMI project file from the machine.
How it works:
Get the HMI file (.fwx / .fwc) by downloading it from the HMI.
Upload it. The tool renders every HMI screen exactly as the operator sees it.
Click any data point to reveal the underlying PLC tag.
Select variables, set units and export. Done.
Benefits:
~100x faster: from days of work to under 1 hour.
Easy to use: no OT or PLC expertise required.
Works standalone: no ENLYZE platform needed.
Tool 2
AI Tag Mapping Agent
Best when:
no HMI file available, or the HMI system is not supported by the extractor.
How it works:
Build or upload an asset model: define machine hierarchy and parameters. Models are reusable across machines.
Upload a CSV of all PLC tags from your connectivity solution.
The AI analyses 100,000+ tags in minutes, detecting hierarchy, patterns, language, and suggests matches.
Review and approve tags, export. Done.
Benefits:
~100x faster: from days of manual work to under an hour, including model setup, AI analysis and tag validation.
Only do it once: asset models are reusable across machines.
No expert required: no OT expertise needed.
No platform switch required
Both tools work with your existing connectivity stack — Kepware, Softing or anything else. Export a JSON or CSV and plug it straight in.
THE benefits
~100x faster. No expert required. Scales across the entire fleet.
Without ENLYZE
✕ 2–5 days of work per PLC or data source
✕ Requires an automation engineer or OT expert every time
✕ Expert has low priority for this work — projects stall
✕ Mapping must be repeated from scratch for every machine
✕ Does not scale — effort multiplies with every new machine
With ENLYZE
✓ Under 1 hour per machine (~100x speed improvement)
✓ Any project engineer can do it — no deep OT knowledge needed
✓ No dependency on other departments; project moves forward
✓ Asset models are saved and reusable across machine types
✓ Scales from 1 machine to an entire fleet without added effort
Who it's for
Built for the people doing the actual digitization work.
System Integrators
You digitize machines for manufacturers and face growing pressure to quote fixed prices — but tag mapping is the one step you can't estimate. It takes anywhere from a day to two weeks depending on the machine. Our tools change that: a predictable 1–2 hours, every time. Put "Mapping" as a firm line item in your proposals. Take on projects you currently have to decline.
Digitization Teams
You're running an internal factory digitization programme. Every data source takes weeks because the automation engineer is always the bottleneck. With these tools, any engineer on your team can run the mapping in a few hours — without waiting on anyone. Accelerate the rollout of your digitization efforts across the entire site.
Already with ENLYZE?
Both tools are fully integrated into the ENLYZE platform. If you're connected, there are no manual CSV uploads or exports — it's one click from connected machine to structured, named data. The asset model you build carries over automatically, so every new machine you add gets faster than the last.