# How to make a PLC Device accept data exported from Application Software

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**Created:** [November 12, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://forumautomation.com/t/how-to-make-a-plc-device-accept-data-exported-from-application-software/7411 "2019-11-12T07:24:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://forumautomation.com/t/how-to-make-a-plc-device-accept-data-exported-from-application-software/7411/1 "2019-11-12T07:24:23Z")

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I have a Vibration monitoring software+Hardware combination. This combination can visually be shown as following:

Sensors Connected to H/W which need to be monitored \<------\> Conversion Device - which converts the raw data generated by Sensors and convert them into software readable format \<------\> Application Software to analyze the data and generate reports, sound alarms etc.

Brief Description:

**Sensors:** are connected to H/W (motors, turbines, etc) to collect different type of data like sound, temperature, RPM etc

**Conversion Device:** It is an electronic device which receives raw data from sensors and convert this raw data into a format which can be read and understood by the Application software.

**Application Software:** is the one used for analysing this data generated by Conversion device. This software, based on the analysis, raise alarm, generates multiple different type of reports etc.

I now have a client which needs the post-analysis data generated by software to be exported to a PLC/Scada device using either “Modbus RTU” or “OPC” protocol. My problem is that I have never done this before. I, therefore, have a few queries:

- What is the step-by-step procedure to follow?
- Is it possible at all?
- Do we have any programming language available to program a PLC/Scada device in such a way that it accepts data generated by a software via Modbus RTU or OPC? If yes, then I would greatly appreciate it if I can be given the same.
- Are their any free PLC/Scada simulator software available to test communication between software and PLC /Scada? If yes, then kindly let me know.

Please do let me know in case if I am missing something, or if am going in a completely wrong direction.