Hello Nacho,
Thank you for reaching out and for your interest in Apache PLC4X! We’re always excited to hear about new IoT projects where PLC4X might play a role. **Regarding the current state of Profinet:** As you’ve noticed, Profinet support in PLC4X is still under development. Currently, there is no official, stable release ready for production use. Progress depends heavily on community contributions and available resources, which is typical for open-source projects. **Your options for official Profinet support:** Since PLC4X is a pure open-source project, there are two ways to accelerate or obtain official support for Profinet: 1. **Engage external developers:** You could hire a company or developer (such as ToddySoft https://www.toddysoft.com/ ) specializing in PLC4X to advance or customize the Profinet implementation for your project. Indirect support https://opencollective.com/friends-of-toddy (as you may see official support exists but not for free as open source does not mean free cost but open source for everyone to use) 2. **Contribute to the project:** If your team or client has developer resources, contributing directly to the project is a great way to support its development while benefiting from the community. Any code contributed to the project helps not just you, but all users. **Alternatives:** If Profinet isn’t immediately available, you might consider other protocols like **Modbus TCP** or **OPC UA**, both of which are supported by PLC4X and widely used in industrial settings. Since you prefer Kafka as a broker, PLC4X fits seamlessly into that ecosystem. f you have specific questions about implementation or potential workarounds, we’re also happy to discuss those. Best regards from the Apache PLC4X Team, Lukas Am 16. Juli 2026 um 09:26 schrieb : > > Hello Apache Team, I hope you are well, > > I am thinking of using PLC4X connector for an IoT Project that I am > designing, but it seems the Profinet still under development as it states > herehttps://plc4x.apache.org/plc4x/0.12.0/users/protocols/profinet.html > > Can you please provide me with details about the state and deadlines of dates > is any? > Is it ready to use? If not, which alternative would you recommend? My client > needs profinet as protocol and we would prefer to use Kafka as a broker. > > Thanks a lot and good day :-) > > Greetings from Spain. > > Nacho > > https://www.es.logicalis.com/ > > Ignacio Sánchez Enjuto > **Presales Data/AI ****Logicalis Spain S.L.U.**+34 91 766 90 69 > tel:+34917669069 +34 tel:+34677501156 664 88 52 12www.e > http://www.es.logicalis.com/ s. http://www.es.logicalis.com/ logicalis.com > http://www.es.logicalis.com/ > https://www.linkedin.com/company/logicalis-spain/ > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP-QjwZ66q2f23AQ6Qwgr_w/featured > https://www.instagram.com/logicaliscampus/ https://twitter.com/logicalises > https://greatplacetowork.es/logicalis-spain/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Este correo electrónico es confidencial y para uso exclusivo de su > destinatario, por lo que en caso de no serlo, proceda a su eliminación. Para > mayor información acceda a este *Aviso legal > https://es.logicalis.com/es/aviso-legal ***.****LOGICALIS SPAIN, S.L.U, como > Responsable del Tratamiento, tratará sus datos con la finalidad de gestionar > la relación comercial entre Logicalis y usted o su empresa. Puede ejercitar > los derechos establecidos en los artículos 15 a 22 del Reglamento (UE) > 2016/679 así como solicitar más información enviando un correo electrónico > a:*[email protected] mailto:[email protected] *.* >
