Exploring the Flexible Features of the OPC DataHub

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Exploring the Flexible Features of the OPC DataHub

• Your Presenter Today
• Win Worrall, Application Engineer

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Agenda

• Introduction to the OPC DataHub
• Live Demo
• OPC DataHub as an OPC Client
• Drag and Drop Live Data in Excel
• Tunneling Data without DCOM
• Bridging Data between Systems
• System Monitoring with Scripting
• Email Notification
• Questions and Answers

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OPC DataHubFunctionality Overview
http//www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub
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Before we dive into the details

• Where does the DataHub fit in?

Multiple Varied Data Sources
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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
• APIs 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!!!
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LIVE DEMO

• Live Demo Time
• OPC DataHub as an OPC Client
• Drag and Drop Live Data in Excel
• Tunneling Data without DCOM
• Bridging Data between Systems
• System Monitoring with Scripting
• Email Notification

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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 SIs the key to additional projects

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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 APIs
• Maintenance Agreements available for 20 of
  License Cost. Free Support and Upgrades

Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub Click
the Ordering Tab
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More Information
Free Demo Available www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcd
atahub
Questions
Win Worrall Email wworrall_at_softwaretoolbox.com
Tel [phone] ext. 1329 Technical
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