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We once reversed engineered Schneider Electric's ION protocol because they wanted to charge us $10k per "seat" to get software that could interact with it direc
by aliasxneo 2mo ago
We once reversed engineered Schneider Electric's ION protocol because they wanted to charge us $10k per "seat" to get software that could interact with it directly. We took home a controller and developed a Python program that could intercept and understand the RS-232 comms. We then developed our own system to interact with it. It was all unencrypted. I just did a quick search and it looks like "Secure ION" is now a thing, introduced in the year 2023. Which just proves my point.
- voakbasda 2mo agoSome of Schneider Electric’s software is a house of cards. Source: I maintained some systems for them a few years back. Never will they ever get my money again for anything. To wit, I miss the days when APC was a brand that I could trust.