Technical specs

iGromi OS: what it is, what it speaks and how it differs.

A dense page, built to answer in one read the questions that come up when comparing iGromi with a traditional SCADA or a cloud IoT platform. No performance figures we have not measured.

For vocabulary definitions, see the glossary. For customers with verifiable deployments, see the case studies.

Architecture

How is it different from a traditional SCADA?

The differences you can verify without a measurement are architectural and commercial. They are also the ones that change the project the most.

Licensing model

Traditional SCADA

Per tag, per screen or per user

iGromi OS

Per plant, no per-tag charge and unlimited tags

Where processing happens

Traditional SCADA

On a central server or in the cloud

iGromi OS

Wherever the company decides: per-company cloud, private cloud or Edge in the plant

With the link down

Traditional SCADA

Capture and dashboards stop

iGromi OS

Capture, rules and inference keep running

Artificial intelligence

Traditional SCADA

Data is exported to an external service

iGromi OS

Vision and language models on the node itself

Network exposure

Traditional SCADA

Usually requires open inbound ports

iGromi OS

Outbound only: VPN and no inbound ports

Where video stays

Traditional SCADA

Uploaded to the vendor's cloud

iGromi OS

Never leaves the customer's premises

Where the data lives

Three places, depending on the plan.

Free

iGromi cloud, separated per company

The shift app: chat, photo and voice records, and AI that answers with its source.

Premium

A private, isolated cloud for your company

Adds SAP, ERP and spreadsheets. The AI model runs inside that cloud.

Enterprise

Inside your plant, on Edge or on-premise

Adds PLCs, sensors and cameras. The Edge reads the PLC read-only and keeps measuring offline.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the alternative to a SCADA licensed per tag?
iGromi OS does not charge per variable: it is quoted per plant, with a monthly base platform plus modules and equipment. The difference is not price but structure: under a per-tag model, every new sensor someone wants to connect goes through a commercial decision, and that is what ends up holding back a plant's instrumentation.
How is it different from cloud IoT, such as AWS IoT or Azure IoT?
In where the processing happens. With Edge, iGromi runs on a device inside the plant, so capture, rules and inference keep working when the link is down and video never leaves the customer's premises. A cloud architecture depends on the link and pays for traffic on every data point it uploads.
Can it serve as a Unified Namespace?
Yes. iGromi OS includes an MQTT broker that centralizes what arrives over Modbus, OPC UA and S7, and decouples the operations layer from the systems layer. It is one of the usual ways to use it when the plant already has several systems that do not talk to each other.
Does it replace the existing PLC or SCADA?
No. It connects to what is already installed and reads. It does not replace control or write to it unless explicitly defined, which is usually the condition operations sets before approving the installation.
Which protocols does it speak?
Modbus RTU and TCP, OPC UA, MQTT, BACnet, CANopen, 1-Wire, I2C and SPI, plus RTSP and ONVIF for cameras. When a PLC's parameters are unknown, the iGromi Bridge discovers them by trying combinations until it communicates.
Can it be used in personnel safety systems?
No. iGromi OS is an analytical and operational tool at levels L2 and L3. It is not fail-safe and must not be used as a safety instrumented system under SIL or IEC 61511.

Buying

How do you buy it?

The app starts free. iGromi OS does not publish a price list: the figure depends on how many lines are instrumented, which equipment is in the panel and whether computer vision is required, and it is issued in a formal quote.

iGromi Bridge

What it is

Equipment connection gateway

Commercial model

Quoted based on the plant architecture

iGromi Edge

What it is

Industrial server

Commercial model

Quoted based on the plant architecture

iGromi Edge AI

What it is

GPU server for vision

Commercial model

Quoted based on the computer vision workload

iGromi MES

What it is

Software module

Commercial model

Monthly license per plant

iGromi CMMS

What it is

Software module

Commercial model

Monthly license per plant

iGromi OS Pro

What it is

Base platform

Commercial model

Monthly license, required for the modules

iGromi app

What it is

Shift chat, records and trade-specific helpers

Commercial model

Free during early access

How it looks in the app

The way in is free.

Before installing anything, the app brings together the shift, the records and the team's decisions, with AI that cites the source.

  • Trade-specific helpers: maintenance, production, safety.
  • iGromi cloud, separated per company.
  • Connects to iGromi OS when you add systems and machines.

Free app in early access. Web available; Android and iOS coming soon.

PLANT · LINE 2
Chat
Maintenance and management
Matías · Operator · 10:04
Conveyor motor M-204 vibrating, bearing at 78 °C. I stopped it. Infrared thermometer reading 78 °C on a conveyor motor bearing
Carla · Plant manager · 10:05
@igromi has this happened before? How was it fixed?
iGromi
Yes, twice. On Jul 14 it was the bearing: Pedro replaced it and realigned the coupling in 40 min.
Source: WO Jul 14 · M-204 vibration sensor
Carla · Plant manager · 10:05
Luis, check the bearing like in July.
✓ Work order 42 created · assigned to Luis
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PLANT · SHIFT B
Tasks
Luis · maintenance
OVERDUE
Sugar silo 1
No signal since 05:40
Sensor · supply
TODAY
M-204 vibration
4.1 mm/s, above normal
Detected by the sensor
PROPOSED
Check the capper
14 badly seated lids since 08:30
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