DataHub® OPC Tunneller
Overview and Demo
Cogent Real-Time Systems- Established in 1994- Wholly owned subsidiary of Skkynet Cloud Systems
Key stats- Over 8,000 active licenses used worldwide- Two offices• Corporate headquarters in Mississauga, Canada• NiC Corporation (Osaka, Japan)• Established to focus on the embedded market• Develop for M2M, M2C software for embedded devices
About Cogent
Cogent DataHub® - Windows- OPC Tunnelling- Web HMI- Data Logging- OPC Server – Server Bridging- Excel- Historian- System Monitor- Email/SMS notifications- Modbus OPC Server- Modbus Tunnelling - DDE Tunnelling (Networking Excel)
Cascade DataHub® - Linux - Linux – Windows connectivity
Cogent Products
It works! Easy to configure Efficient
- Can handle up to 50,000 data point changes per second using standard off-the-shelf PC hardware
Extendable- Offers open APIs for custom projects- The Cogent DataHub® comes with a powerful scripting language that
helps you customize a solution that gets the job done. Supports modern proxy servers for best in class plant network
isolation Secure Cloud Ready!
- Connect your plant to the cloud in a single install, securely. • Third party monitoring, data aggregation, remote monitoring and supervisory
control
What makes the DataHub so unique?
Network any number of OPC servers and clients. Avoid the hassles of DCOM.
- Easy to configure- Robust- Secure
Add any other DataHub Features- WebView- Data Logging- Bridging- Redundancy- Email/SMS- etc.
Also tunnels Modbus or Excel
DataHub OPC Tunneller - Benefits
How it Works
• Connect a DataHub® on the OPC server machine
• Configure a DataHub® on the remote machine.
• Connect the OPC client.
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The best implementation of OPC Tunnelling
Local
Extended
Local OPC transactions protect OPC server and client―they always stay connected.
o Extending OPC transactions across the network link exposes the OPC server and OPC client to network breaks.
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Multiple connections – Hub and Spoke
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A typical hub-and-spoke OPC tunnelling scenario
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Multiple connections – Redundancy
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Seamless, split-second switchovers, only triggers when the data source changes.
Switchover can trigger on changes in point value or quality, for a single point or any point in a group.
Allows selection of a preferred data source.
No dependency on timers reduces switchover latencies.
Rate of change monitor to switch when data flow slows down.
Complete access to both data sources at all times to facilitate diagnostics.
Multiple connections – Daisy Chain
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A typical daisy chain OPC tunnelling scenario
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OPC Client
Tunnelling to the Cloud
Industrial System
HMI
OPCODBCTCPDDE
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OPC Server DataHub
Cogent DataHub® is cloud-ready• Connects to Skkynet’s Secure Cloud
System via Tunnelling feature.• Bi-directional data flow with no open
firewalls.• Connect to any legacy system.
Eliminates DCOM.- Easy to configure- Robust- Secure
Maintains all OPC connections when the network is down. Works with OPC, DDE (Excel), and Modbus. Integrates seamlessly with all DataHub features: Data
Logging, WebView, Bridging, Scripting, Email/SMS, and more.
DataHub OPC Tunneller
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