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

Use the FactoryWidgets to display data on user’s desktop

Questions and Answers

OPC DataHubFunctionality Overview

http://www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub

The Swiss Army Knife of OPC!The Perfect Tool to Leverage Your Automation Investments

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

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!!!

Bottomline:Once you get the data into OPC Data Hub – You can move it ANYWHERE!!!

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

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

What widgets are available?

Analog Orb Discrete Orb Goal Timer KPI

Supported Configurations

WidgetServer Windows 7

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Windows Server

2003/2008

FactoryWidgetsWindows 7Windows VistaWindows XP

(Requires 3rd Party Add-in)

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

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

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/opcdatahub Click the Ordering Tab

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

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

Part # Item List Price

41292101

FactoryWidgets Starter Pack – provides WidgetServer + 5 Widget use licenses $ 995.00

41292201 1 FactoryWidgets Pack $ 200.00

41292202 5 FactoryWidgets Pack $ 900.00

41292203 10 FactoryWidgets Pack $ 1,500.00

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.

More Information

Questions:

Free Demos Available: www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub

www.factorywidgets.com

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

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