diff --git a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/pom.xml b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/pom.xml
index 5c63b63023..90039ce19d 100644
--- a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/pom.xml
+++ b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/pom.xml
@@ -91,5 +91,4 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/PlcConnectorsModuleExport.java b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/PlcConnectorsModuleExport.java
index 1bbc1df1b2..a62d2a84c5 100644
--- a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/PlcConnectorsModuleExport.java
+++ b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/PlcConnectorsModuleExport.java
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ public class PlcConnectorsModuleExport implements IExtensionModuleExport {
   @Override
   public List<StreamPipesAdapter> adapters() {
     var driverManager = PlcDriverManager.getDefault();
-    var cachedConnectionManager =  CachedPlcConnectionManager.getBuilder().build();
+    var cachedConnectionManager =  CachedPlcConnectionManager
+        .getBuilder(driverManager.getConnectionManager())
+        .build();
     var adapters = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
         new Plc4xModbusAdapter(cachedConnectionManager),
         new Plc4xS7Adapter(cachedConnectionManager)
diff --git a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/GenericPlc4xAdapter.java b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/GenericPlc4xAdapter.java
index eb5a14591f..56340f903f 100644
--- a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/GenericPlc4xAdapter.java
+++ b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/GenericPlc4xAdapter.java
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.api.extractor.IAdapterParameterExtractor;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.api.extractor.IStaticPropertyExtractor;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.api.runtime.SupportsRuntimeConfig;
+import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.config.AdapterConfigurationProvider;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.config.EventSchemaProvider;
+import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.config.MetadataOptionGenerator;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.connection.ContinuousPlcRequestReader;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.connection.OneTimePlcRequestReader;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.connection.PlcRequestProvider;
-import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.config.AdapterConfigurationProvider;
-import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.config.MetadataOptionGenerator;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.model.Plc4xConnectionExtractor;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.management.connect.PullAdapterScheduler;
 import org.apache.streampipes.model.connect.guess.GuessSchema;
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.PlcDriver;
 import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.metadata.Option;
 import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.metadata.OptionMetadata;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.apache.plc4x.java.utils.cache.CachedPlcConnectionManager;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -57,9 +56,6 @@
 
 public class GenericPlc4xAdapter implements StreamPipesAdapter, SupportsRuntimeConfig {
 
-  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GenericPlc4xAdapter.class);
-
-
   private PullAdapterScheduler pullAdapterScheduler;
   private final PlcRequestProvider requestProvider;
   private final EventSchemaProvider schemaProvider;
diff --git a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/config/AdapterConfigurationProvider.java b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/config/AdapterConfigurationProvider.java
index c8e8f5354b..1877ce3922 100644
--- a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/config/AdapterConfigurationProvider.java
+++ b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/config/AdapterConfigurationProvider.java
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
 package org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.config;
 
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.api.connect.IAdapterConfiguration;
-import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.assets.PlcAdapterAssetResolver;
 import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.GenericPlc4xAdapter;
+import org.apache.streampipes.extensions.connectors.plc.adapter.generic.assets.PlcAdapterAssetResolver;
 import org.apache.streampipes.model.AdapterType;
+import org.apache.streampipes.model.extensions.ExtensionAssetType;
 import org.apache.streampipes.model.staticproperty.Option;
 import org.apache.streampipes.sdk.builder.adapter.AdapterConfigurationBuilder;
 import org.apache.streampipes.sdk.helpers.CodeLanguage;
 import org.apache.streampipes.sdk.helpers.Labels;
 import org.apache.streampipes.sdk.helpers.Locales;
-import org.apache.streampipes.sdk.utils.Assets;
 
 import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.PlcConnectionManager;
 import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.PlcDriver;
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public IAdapterConfiguration makeConfig(PlcDriver driver,
             () -> new GenericPlc4xAdapter(driver, connectionManager)
         )
         .withLocales(Locales.EN)
-        .withAssets(Assets.DOCUMENTATION, Assets.ICON)
+        .withAssets(ExtensionAssetType.DOCUMENTATION, ExtensionAssetType.ICON)
         .withAssetResolver(
             new PlcAdapterAssetResolver("org.apache.streampipes.connect.iiot.adapters.plc4x.generic", appId, driver)
         )
diff --git a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/ContinuousPlcRequestReader.java b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/ContinuousPlcRequestReader.java
index 0e724b6558..befc54a234 100644
--- a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/ContinuousPlcRequestReader.java
+++ b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/ContinuousPlcRequestReader.java
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
 
 import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.PlcConnection;
 import org.apache.plc4x.java.api.PlcConnectionManager;
+import org.apache.plc4x.java.utils.cache.CachedPlcConnectionManager;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
 public class ContinuousPlcRequestReader
     extends OneTimePlcRequestReader implements IPullAdapter {
@@ -51,23 +50,15 @@ public ContinuousPlcRequestReader(PlcConnectionManager connectionManager,
   @Override
   public void pullData() throws RuntimeException {
     try (PlcConnection plcConnection = connectionManager.getConnection(settings.connectionString())) {
-      if (!plcConnection.isConnected()) {
-        plcConnection.connect();
-      }
-      readPlcData(plcConnection);
+      var readRequest = requestProvider.makeReadRequest(plcConnection, settings.nodes());
+      var readResponse = readRequest.execute().get(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+      var event = eventGenerator.makeEvent(readResponse);
+      collector.collect(event);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       LOG.error("Error while reading from PLC with connection string {} ", settings.connectionString(), e);
     }
   }
 
-  private void readPlcData(PlcConnection plcConnection)
-      throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException {
-    var readRequest = requestProvider.makeReadRequest(plcConnection, settings.nodes());
-    var response = readRequest.execute().get(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-    var event = eventGenerator.makeEvent(response);
-    collector.collect(event);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public IPollingSettings getPollingInterval() {
     return PollingSettings.from(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, settings.pollingInterval());
diff --git a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/OneTimePlcRequestReader.java b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/OneTimePlcRequestReader.java
index 4961b1dc94..cab3a53ad6 100644
--- a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/OneTimePlcRequestReader.java
+++ b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/generic/connection/OneTimePlcRequestReader.java
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ public Map<String, Object> readPlcDataSynchronized() throws Exception {
       if (!plcConnection.getMetadata().isReadSupported()) {
         throw new AdapterException("This PLC does not support reading data");
       }
-      if (!plcConnection.isConnected()) {
-        plcConnection.connect();
-      }
       var readRequest = requestProvider.makeReadRequest(plcConnection, settings.nodes());
       var readResponse = readRequest.execute().get(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
       return eventGenerator.makeEvent(readResponse);
diff --git a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/s7/Plc4xS7Adapter.java b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/s7/Plc4xS7Adapter.java
index 2761689b3e..1c7657a79a 100644
--- a/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/s7/Plc4xS7Adapter.java
+++ b/streampipes-extensions/streampipes-connectors-plc/src/main/java/org/apache/streampipes/extensions/connectors/plc/adapter/s7/Plc4xS7Adapter.java
@@ -94,11 +94,10 @@ public class Plc4xS7Adapter implements StreamPipesAdapter {
       """;
 
   private final PlcConnectionManager connectionManager;
+  private final PlcRequestProvider requestProvider;
 
   private PullAdapterScheduler pullAdapterScheduler;
 
-  private final PlcRequestProvider requestProvider;
-
   public Plc4xS7Adapter(PlcConnectionManager connectionManager) {
     this.requestProvider = new PlcRequestProvider();
     this.connectionManager = connectionManager;