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Diversifying Your Data Sources Beyond OPC

Diversifying Your Data Sources Beyond OPC. Your Presenters Today: Win Worrall, Application Engineer Renee Sikes, Application Engineer. Agenda. Introduction to OPC DataHub Introduction to Factory Widgets Live Demo Connect to various non-OPC data sources

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Diversifying Your Data Sources Beyond OPC

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  1. Diversifying Your Data Sources Beyond OPC Your Presenters Today: Win Worrall, Application Engineer Renee Sikes, Application Engineer

  2. Agenda • Introduction to OPC DataHub • Introduction to Factory Widgets • Live Demo • Connect to various non-OPC data sources • Use the FactoryWidgets to display data on user’s desktop • Questions and Answers

  3. The Swiss Army Knife of OPC!The Perfect Tool to Leverage Your Automation Investments OPC DataHubFunctionality Overview http://www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub

  4. Variety of Data Collection Systems – Some OPC – Some Not! Before we dive into the details… • Where does the DataHub fit in? Multiple & Varied Data Sources

  5. Diversity of Connection Types • OPC DA • Acts and OPC Server and OPC Client • DDE • Acts as a Local DDE Client or Server • ODBC • Can write to ODBC systems or Read from using scripting • API’s – lets you make TCP connections • C++ - Windows or Linux • JAVA – support web browser applications • .NET – C#, but works with any • TCP Socket connection with DataHub protocol • Linux/QNX via Cascade Data Hub • Connect to your custom application Bottomline: Once you get the data into OPC Data Hub – You can move it ANYWHERE!!!

  6. What is a FactoryWidget? • Desktop mini-app that gives information at a glance • Displays manufacturing data or key performance indicators (KPIs) • Operates just like any other Windows widget (e.g. news, stocks, social network alerts, clock) • Simple and elegant visual display for monitoring key information • Read-only window into existing data • User configurable display

  7. How does a FactoryWidget work? • Connect to a WidgetServer, which connects to data sources • OPC-DA and Wonderware Historian 9.0 and higher as data sources • Connect using TCP/IP over user-configurable port • Reside on your desktop for easy access

  8. What widgets are available? • Analog Orb • Discrete Orb • Goal • Timer • KPI

  9. Supported Configurations FactoryWidgets • Windows 7 • Windows Vista • Windows XP (Requires 3rd Party Add-in) WidgetServer • Windows 7 • Windows Vista • Windows XP • Windows Server 2003/2008

  10. LIVE DEMO • Live Demo Agenda • Connect to System Monitoring Info • Connect to ODBC Databases • Connect to MS Excel • Connect FactoryWidgets to OPC DataHub • Publishing Data to the Web • Access Published Web Pages using FactoryWidgets

  11. OPC DataHub Summary • Avoid DCOM via Tunnelling • Move Data Between Many Different Disparate Systems • Email/SMS Notifications • DataHub is about using Off-the-Shelf Software • For Users - Lower Total Cost of Ownership vs. Custom Code • For SI’s – the key to additional projects

  12. OPC DataHub Licensing • OPC DataHub Node License $995 • OPC Client and Server • DDE Client and Server • Bridging • Email/SMS Notification • System Monitoring • ODBC Reading and Writing • Built in Scripting • Tunnelling requires 2 Node Licenses • All except Web Server and External API’s • Web Server License $895 • Maintenance Agreements available for 20% of License Cost. Free Support and Upgrades Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahubClick the Ordering Tab

  13. FactoryWidgets Summary • Display a few key data points on your desktop • Easy to configure and maintain • Do not interfere with your day to day business • Easy visual access to monitor higher level information

  14. FactoryWidgets Licensing • Based on the number of Widgets in use • Concurrent, Named and Mixed licensing modes • Any mix of widgets on any number of machines, adding up to total widget count • Annual support available for 15% of total cost

  15. New Features 7.x - Jan 2011 • Redundancy support and GUI interface.  Includes domain to domain bridging. • OPC A&E support and GUI interface. • Multi-threaded ODBC with store and forward capabilities • Historian and QuickTrend • OPC Xi • DataHub Web View - Silverlight screen editor and web support. • Other changes include: • Tweaks to properties window to allow it to be scaled wider and taller. • New icons and splash screen. • Updated documentation.

  16. More Information Free Demos Available: www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub www.factorywidgets.com Questions: Win Worrall: Email: wworrall@softwaretoolbox.com Tel: +1 (704) 849-2773 ext. 1329 Renee Sikes: Email:rsikes@softwaretoolbox.com Tel: +1 (704) 849-2773 ext. 1328 Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/webinars for future events

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