What ICP DAS USA does

ICP DAS USA, Inc. is the US sales and distribution arm of Taiwan-based ICP DAS, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company manufactures (at its parent's Hsinchu facility) and sells industrial data acquisition modules, protocol converters and gateways, programmable automation controllers (PACs), touch-screen HMI devices, Ethernet switches, and stepper motor controllers, complemented by HMI/SCADA software (Indusoft, AVEVA Edge), IEC-61131-3 development tools (ISaGRAF, WinGRAF), OPC servers (NAPOPC), and the IoTStar IoT management platform. Its product stack supports more than 15 industrial protocols (Modbus RTU/TCP, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherCAT, CANopen, HART, BACnet, Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, MQTT, OPC UA) and is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture with rack-mounted I/O backplanes, hot-swappable slots, and operating temperatures of -25°C to +75°C.

The company serves systems integrators, OEMs, machine builders, and end customers across ten verticals including industrial manufacturing, building automation, energy, oil & gas, water treatment, transportation, food & beverage, aerospace, green energy, and laboratories. Revenue is generated primarily through direct hardware unit sales priced from under $100 (entry-level serial converters) to over $1,700 (multi-axis EtherCAT controllers), with secondary streams from one-time software licenses, extended-warranty attachments at 15% of list price per year, and technical-support services billed at $150/hour (first two hours free with each purchase). Distribution is direct-to-customer via the icpdas-usa.com e-commerce storefront for North America and through regional channel partner offices in Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Costa Rica for Latin America.

ICP DAS USA operates as a 1-10 employee subsidiary within a privately held corporate group owned by its Taiwan parent; no venture capital or private equity funding, no acquisition history, and no public revenue disclosure are present in available sources. Free technical support, free basic-edition software (EZ Data Logger), white papers, and regular webinars form the primary customer-engagement and education layer.

Name

ICP DAS USA

Legal name

ICP DAS USA, Inc.

Website

https://icpdas-usa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ICP DAS USA is the Houston-based US subsidiary of Taiwan's ICP DAS, manufacturing and distributing industrial data acquisition modules, protocol gateways, programmable automation controllers, and SCADA software for systems integrators, OEMs, and end users across ten verticals including manufacturing, building automation, energy, and oil & gas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Hardware

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB), Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial data acquisition
• Programmable automation controllers
• Fieldbus protocol gateways
• SCADA HMI software
• Remote I/O modules

Headquarters

HQ city

Lomita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: ICP DAS USA generates revenue primarily through the sale of industrial data acquisition hardware products including remote I/O modules, converters, gateways, programmable automation controllers, Ethernet switches, and accessories. Products are sold directly through the company website with pricing ranging from under $100 to several thousand dollars per unit depending on complexity.
2. Software Licenses and Solutions: The company sells software solutions including SCADA software (InduSoft, Aveva Edge), IEC-61131 development software (ISaGRAF, WinGRAF), and data logging software. Some software titles like EZ Data Logger are offered as free basic editions with advanced versions available for purchase.
3. Technical Support Services: Two hours of free technical support is provided with product purchases. Additional paid technical support is available at $150.00 per hour for customers requiring extended assistance, troubleshooting, debugging, setup, programming, and web-based meeting support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ICP DAS USA manufactures and sells industrial automation hardware including remote I/O data acquisition modules, programmable automation controllers (PACs), fieldbus protocol converters and gateways (PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherCAT, Modbus, HART, BACnet, CANopen, DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP), Ethernet switches, touch screen HMIs, and stepper motor controllers. The portfolio is complemented by SCADA/HMI software (InduSoft SCADA, AVEVA Edge), IEC-61131-3 development tools (ISaGRAF, WinGRAF), IoT/OPC software, and paid technical support services.

Product overview

ICP DAS USA is a manufacturer of industrial data acquisition, data communication, programmable controllers, wireless and software solutions. The product portfolio is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on industrial automation hardware and complementary software. Core hardware product families include: Remote I/O Data Acquisition modules (M-7000 Series, I-8000 Series, I-7188 Series) supporting Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, DCON protocols; Programmable Automation Controllers (WP-8000 Series, IP-8841/IP-8441, IP-8447/IP-8847, uPAC-7186EX) running MiniOS7, Windows CE, or ISaGRAF environments; Protocol Converters and Gateways including PROFINET (GW-7662/GW-7663, I-7580), PROFIBUS (GW-7552/GW-7553 Series, PROFI-2542), EtherCAT (ECAT-2000 Series, ECAT-2611), and Serial-to-Ethernet (tGW-700, tDS-700, PDS-700); Touch Screen Controllers (TPD-280 Series); Ethernet Switches (NS-208); and Stepper Motor Controllers (ECAT-2091S, ECAT-2094S). Supporting software includes HMI/SCADA solutions (Indusoft SCADA, AVEVA Edge), data logging (EZ Data Logger, eLogger), IEC-61131-3 development tools (ISaGRAF, WinGRAF), IoT management (IoTStar), and OPC servers (NAPOPC). The products communicate over protocols including Modbus RTU/TCP, CAN Bus, CANOpen, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, HART, EtherCAT, DeviceNet, BACnet, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, GPRS, and GPS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InduSoft SCADA: HMI SCADA Solutions software - a powerful, integrated collection of automation tools for developing HMI interfaces.
• TPD-280 Series
• M-7000 Series
• WP-8000 Series
• tGW-700 Series

Products and services

• M-7000 Series Remote I/O Data Acquisition Modules Modbus RTU and DCON protocol remote I/O modules supporting analog and digital input/output configurations including current, voltage, thermistor, thermocouple, frequency, relay, and strain gauge channels for industrial data acquisition.
• WP-8000 Series Programmable Automation Controllers (WinPAC) Rack-mounted Windows CE-based programmable automation controllers combining 24/7 PLC reliability with full PC feature set, supporting up to 8 hot-swappable I/O slots for modular I/O expansion.
• tGW-700 Series Modbus TCP to RTU/ASCII Device Servers Modbus TCP/UDP to Modbus RTU/ASCII gateways that enable Ethernet hosts to communicate with serial Modbus RTU/ASCII devices, priced $199 to $299 per unit depending on port and isolation options.
• TPD-280 Series Touch Screen Controllers (TouchPAD HMI) Touch screen HMI devices with free Ladder Designer software for PLC users and a C language development environment, targeted at small machine control interfaces.
• I-8000 Series Rack Mount Embedded/PLC Controllers Rack-mount embedded controllers available in C Language programmable and Ladder Logic programmable variants for industrial embedded control applications using I-8K and I-87K series I/O modules.
• I-7188 Series Compact Embedded Controllers Compact embedded controllers programmable in C language with a ROM-DOS based operating environment for basic embedded control and logic functions.
• NS-208 Industrial Ethernet Switch 8-port unmanaged 10/100 Mbps industrial Ethernet switch with DIN-Rail mount and -40°C to +75°C operating temperature range, priced at $289.
• PROFI-2542 Series PROFIBUS to Fiber Converters PROFIBUS DP to single-mode fiber optic converter with automatic transmission rate detection up to 12 Mbps, up to 10 km fiber length, 3000 VDC isolation, and 4KV ESD protection, priced at $679.
• GW-7552/GW-7553 Series PROFIBUS to Modbus Gateways PROFIBUS to Modbus RTU/TCP gateways enabling communication between PROFIBUS devices and Modbus networks, available in plastic and metal case SKUs priced from $819 to $989.
• GW-7662/GW-7663 PROFINET Gateways PROFINET to Modbus RTU/ASCII gateway and PROFINET to Modbus TCP gateway for integrating PROFINET field systems, priced $949 to $979.
• I-7580 PROFINET to RS-232/422/485 Converter PROFINET to RS-232/422/485 converter with 4kV contact ESD protection and +10 to +30 VDC wide range power input, priced at $749.
• ECAT-2000 Series EtherCAT Junction Slaves and Gateways EtherCAT junction slaves, media converters, and Modbus RTU gateways enabling flexible wiring and protocol conversion on EtherCAT networks.
• ECAT-2611 EtherCAT to Modbus RTU Gateway EtherCAT slave to Modbus RTU slave gateway enabling seamless interconnection between EtherCAT and Modbus RTU networks.
• ECAT-2091S/ECAT-2094S EtherCAT Stepper Motor Controllers EtherCAT single/4-axis stepper motor controller/driver modules with encoder inputs for motion control applications.
• uPAC-7186EX Web Server Micro PAC Web server controller programmable in C language with 80 MHz CPU, MiniOS7 OS, and built-in TCP/IP library supporting TCP, UDP, IP, ICMP, ARP protocols, priced at $509.
• IP-8841/IP-8441 Compact PAC Controllers Compact size programmable automation controllers with dual 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet ports, multiple RS-232/485 ports, and 4/8 I/O slots, priced from $1,499 to $1,699.
• iP-8441-MTCP/iP-8841-MTCP Modbus TCP I/O Expansion Units Modbus TCP I/O expansion units to expand I-8K and I-87K series I/O modules over Ethernet for industrial monitoring and controlling.
• IP-8447/IP-8847 ISaGRAF SoftLogic PACs ISaGRAF SoftLogic programmable automation controllers with 80186 80 MHz CPU, dual Ethernet ports, and 4/8 hot-swap I/O slots.
• InduSoft SCADA Software Integrated collection of HMI/SCADA development tools for building supervisory interfaces and visualization applications for industrial automation systems.
• AVEVA Edge SCADA Software Cross-platform integrated development environment (formerly InduSoft Web Studio) for designing and deploying SCADA/HMI applications to industrial endpoints.
• EZ Data Logger Software Free PC-based data logging software for small remote I/O systems supporting up to 64 tags, with advanced paid versions available.
• ISaGRAF IEC-61131-3 Development Software IEC-61131-3 compliant development environment for creating local or distributed control systems on ICP DAS PACs, supporting all six IEC programming languages.
• WinGRAF IEC-61131-3 Software PLC-like softLogic software supporting the IEC-61131-3 standard PLC languages for use with ICP DAS programmable automation controllers.
• IoTStar IoT Management Software Software platform for completing web-based remote monitoring systems in industrial IoT applications using ICP DAS hardware.
• NAPOPC M2M DA Server (OPC Server Software) OPC server software operating as an OPC driver for HMI/SCADA systems to deliver machine-to-machine data acquisition.
• Paid Technical Support Service Application engineering support for ICP DAS products covering troubleshooting, debugging, setup, programming, and web-based meeting assistance, billed at $150 per hour with the first two hours free per product purchase.
• Extended Warranty Service Optional extended warranty coverage on hardware products priced at 15% of regular list price per year for terms between 2 and 5 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 8 hot-swappable I/O slots for easy maintenance and expansion
• +3 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ICP DAS BMPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026Towards Buddha Co., Ltd. (a Taiwan-based medical plastic components manufacturer) is partnering with ICP DAS BMP (a provider of medical high-performance materials) to offer integrated manufacturing solutions for medical-grade TPU tubing. The partnership aims to expand international presence and strengthen partnerships within the global medical supply chain.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens: Global automation incumbent with SIMATIC PLCs, SCADA, and industrial networks. Represents the dominant competitive benchmark against which ICP DAS USA positions on price and multi-protocol openness.
• Beckhoff Automation: German PC-based control and EtherCAT pioneer offering TwinCAT and embedded PCs. Comparable in the PAC and EtherCAT gateway categories where ICP DAS USA has explicit products (ECAT-2000 series).
• Schneider Electric: Global automation and energy management major with Modicon PLCs and EcoStruxure platform. Comparable as a broad-line competitor across PAC, gateway, and SCADA segments.
• Rockwell Automation: US incumbent behind Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix PLCs and FactoryTalk software. Direct overlap in PLC and HMI/SCADA categories where ICP DAS USA positions as a price-flexible alternative.
• Phoenix Contact: Large German industrial automation and connection specialist with broad PLC, I/O, and gateway portfolio that overlaps ICP DAS USA's catalog, but at much larger scale with a much wider solution set.

Direct peers

• Opto 22: US-based manufacturer of PACs, SNAP I/O systems, and HMI/SCADA software. Highly comparable niche PAC/DAQ positioning with direct overlap in remote I/O and industrial automation software.
• WAGO: German manufacturer of PLCs (PFC200), I/O systems, and industrial interfaces with strong fieldbus/gateway coverage. Comparable as a controller-and-I/O vendor serving industrial OEMs and integrators.
• Red Lion Controls: US specialist in industrial automation and networking, with HMI panels, protocol conversion gateways, and remote I/O that overlap ICP DAS USA's core catalog. A natural competitor for mid-market DAQ and connectivity deals.
• Advantech: Taiwan-based industrial PC, DAQ, and IoT platform manufacturer with very similar product breadth (gateways, I/O, controllers) and comparable channel structure in North America. Closest like-for-like peer given shared Taiwanese roots and industrial automation focus.
• Moxa: Taiwanese industrial networking and serial connectivity specialist with strong overlap on protocol gateways, Modbus/EtherCAT devices, and rugged industrial form factors. Competes head-to-head on serial-to-Ethernet and fieldbus gateways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/icpdasusa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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