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TOP Server UCON: Integrating Your Non-Standard Devices Presenter: Kevin Rutherford, Senior Applications Engineer Agenda Overview of User Configurable Solutions TOP Server UCON Key Features/Benefits Protocol Creation with UCON Live UCON Demo UCON Commands/Settings Protocol Creation: Barcode Walkthrough UCON Case Study: Real World Success Summary / Q&A How Do You Get Plant Floor Data at Your Fingertips? What Types of Devices Are On Your Plant Floor? PLC’s (Allen-Bradley, Modbus, Siemens, Fanuc…) DCS Systems Other Systems/Devices With a Standard Protocol Standard I/O Servers for Standard Protocols What If You Have Devices with a NonStandard Protocol? No Standard I/O Servers for Non-Standard Protocols Real World Devices: A “Zoo” of Non-PLC Hardware iFIX PDB Custom/Other Applications Ethernet: TCP/IP, UDP, Telnet, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 Linear Scales i.e. Mitutoyo, Digimatic Bar Code Scanners i.e. Intermec, Symbol, Z-Tron Weigh Scales Measuring Systems Mass Spectrometers Message Displays & Scoreboards Combustion Analyzers Barcode Printers Gas Chromatographs Gas analyzers Laser Marking Systems Real World Excellence is Not Possible with Traditional Solutions Traditional Solutions for NonStandard Device Connectivity Custom Driver Development Traditional Solutions Are: Interface Device to a PLC (Basic Module) • Expensive Pick Device that Integrates with Your • ErrorExisting prone • Unreliable Standards • Inflexible Manual Data Entry/Collection • Hard to Maintain • High Risk Abandon Integration Entirely Every Industry Faces Integration Challenges Food & Beverage Barcoding, So How Do You Address Such Integration Challenges? RFID, Printers, Weigh Scales Pharmaceutical Serialization, Barcode, RFID, Weigh Scales Packaging Barcode, Power Printers, RFID, Weigh Scales Generation Emissions The Monitoring equipment Lists/Examples Number in the Thousands Real World Excellence Demands New Device Integration Solutions New Approaches Result In: New Challenges • • • • Lower Engineering Costs Lower Risks Flexibility Product Traceability Business Decisions using Customer Demands/ExpectationsReal Data Regulatory New Requirements Approaches “Don’t Integrate” Not an Option Leverage Existing Standards (i.e. OPC) Leverage Off-the-Shelf Tools Leverage the Experience of Others Custom Code/Applications are a Last Resort User Configurable Drivers: Flexible, Off-the-Shelf Solutions OPC User Configurable OPC & IO Server RS-232/422/485 Or Ethernet Any of the thousands of devices that you must integrate with TOP Server UCON: Key Features / Benefits Key Features Use in your TOP Server with other “standard” drivers – SINGLE interface Serial and Ethernet Solicited and Unsolicited Key Benefits Flexible Data Parsing Scripting Based Parsing Conditional Processing Powerful Diagnostics Fixed Length Delimited Data By Specified Length Byte Protocol / Channel OPC Verbose Event Log Saves You Money in Design & Startup Example Protocols Barcode Scanner Weigh Scale Modbus RTU Interpretation of Protocol Commands Engineer Defines Once: Command Format to Send to Device (if necessary) What Format of Device Response Looks Like (if applicable) Where Desired Data is in Response TOP Server Live Demonstration Common Commands / Settings Protocol Walkthrough: Barcode Scanner Case Study – BHP Billiton/Mozal System Platform 3 w/ InTouch 9.5 “Saveway” Weigh Scales Metals & Mining Industry Implemented in < 1 day of effort Steps to Success w/ UCON Obtain Protocol Documentation for Your Device Look for Available Message Samples Determine Specific Commands Needed Know What Data You Need to Read/Write Start Simply to Prove Connectivity Contact Us! Complimentary Protocol Evaluations Tips & Recommendations for Getting Started Contact Information & Other Learning Opportunities Questions later? Kevin Rutherford [email protected] www.toolboxopc.com/html/ucon1.html www.softwaretoolbox.com Other learning opportunities Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/webinars [email protected] 888-665-3678 or 704-849-2773