OPC Product Overview OPC with Softing: Plug & Play in Automation

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1 Product Information Industrial Automation Product Overview with Softing: Plug & Play in Automation

2 Technology Softing Client 4CONTROL Interface CANopen CANopen Network PROFIBUS PROFIBUS Network Software Bus Barcode Reader Serial Protocol Applicaton X Client Interface Drive Drive Protocol For our Clients and Servers, we place special emphasis on compatibility. With the Toolkits by Softing, we got familiar with technology in a quick and easy manner. Dr. Ing. Sabine Daeche, software development, product area safety engineering, Bosch TELECOM : Software plug in Automation OLE for Process Control In automation technology, is the standard interface for your Windows applications. is based on DCOM, an object-oriented Microsoft technology for the creation of distributed applications. As a software bus, bridges the communication barriers between PC-based applications and different devices. Softing Competence Softing has been a member of the Foundation for several years. By our cooperation in forums, we actively contribute to the definition of the standard. Over many years, we have gathered experience in developing Softing- and customer-specific products. Our know-how is passed on to you in comprehensive seminars and in special books. By our regular participation in the interoperability workshops of the Foundation, we ensure interoperability with products on the market. With products by Softing, you can optimize automation solutions according to your requirements and thus increase your competitive capacity. Hundreds of companies have already profited from our experience. The following specifications exist for! Data Access Specification process data communication! Alarms and Events Specification.....monitoring of alarms and events! Historical Data Access Specification..access to historical data! Batch Specification access to data of MES/Batch systems! Security Specification protection against unauthorized access and intervention! XML-DA integration of and XML for the creation of Web applications and interfacing with non-windows operating system platforms! DX configurable Server-Server interaction

3 Production data processing is a central task of automation technology. In this connection, Tetra Pak Converting Technologies AB relies on and on Softing as its technology partner. With the, the interface between the central data server and the PROFIBUS network was created. Peter Malmqvist, Project Manager, Tetra Pak Converting Technologies data acquisition with Tetra Pak s With s, you have easy and convenient access to process data: in visualization, measurement data recording and control systems. The PROFIBUS-DP/DPV1 by Softing provides you with quick access to PROFIBUS-DP and -PA devices. Automatic scanning of the PROFIBUS network, import of configuration data from device description files (GSD) and coherent diagnostic information will save you tedious acquainting and configuration procedures. The PROFIBUS-DP-V0/DP-V1 supports all Softing PROFIBUS Interface cards (ISA, PCcard, PC104, PCI) and gateways (FG-100 PB, FG-300 PB). The S7 provides fast and easy access to data in SIMATIC S7 controllers via PROFIBUS, Ethernet or MPI/PPI serial. The import of tag names from STEP7 projects saves significant time for configuration and commissioning. The CANopen automatically scans CAN nodes. With the import of device description files (EDS files), lengthy familiarization with specific protocol and device data becomes unnecessary. A component for CANopen configuration and a diagnostic component will reduce your commissioning times and simplify maintenance and care for you. The CANopen supports the CAN-PCI, CAN-PC/104 and CAN-PCcard Interface boards by Softing. Development Tools As someone who supplies different solutions in automation technology, you are today faced with the necessity of equipping your products with interfaces. This will help you to fulfill customer requirements and succeed in your business. Take advantage of our development tools, the Toolkits, to implement your Data Access Clients and Servers or Alarms and Events Clients and Servers without the necessity of acquiring extensive knowhow of DCOM and. Several hundred products have already been developed with Toolkits by Softing and are being used in the industry all over the world. You, too, can profit from Softing s product range.

4 Toolkits The demo DA and AE Clients and Servers can be downloaded for free at With the Alarms and Events Development Kit by Softing in our product Freelance 2000, we saved an enormous amount of development and testing time: by the high-performance object management, the easy integration in existing software and the fast Softing support. Michael Gienke, development manager MSR software, ABB Advantages of the Softing Toolkits! Quick Time-to-Market You can develop s and Clients in only a few days.! Full Compatibility Softing ensures compatibility by certification and the cooperation in compliance workshops of the Foundation.! Ease of Use products by Softing are easy to use without extensive knowledge of DCOM or. Many sample applications, tutorials, printed documentation and a comprehensive online help in German and English enable you to become quickly familiar with technology. For testing the products developed by you, there are demo clients and servers.! Free Demo Version You will receive the products by Softing in the form of a free demo version by means of which you can convince yourself of the performance and easy handling before purchase. With the demo version, you can already develop your own applications.! Maintenance and Support For three months after purchase of the Softing products, our engineers will provide you with all updates and technical support by telephone or .! No Runtime Licenses The runtime licenses for any number of products created by you are included in the price.! High Quality The s and the PC-based control system 4CONTROL by Softing are based on the Toolkits. A broad installed basis of the products demonstrates full industrial operability of the Softing Toolkits and ensures continued development.

5 Know-how Transfer development days (number of days as desired) advanced course (1 day) introductory course (1 day) Know-how DX, XML,.NET seminar (1 day) user training (2 days) Also offered as in-house training courses With the Data Access Server Development Kit by Softing, we connected our to our robot system in only a few days. The tutorial and the sample implementation were especially helpful. Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Schaeffer, Group Manager robot systems, Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung (IPA) Seminars For different requirements and starting positions, Softing has prepared specific seminars providing you with the know-how you need for your special task. In five European countries as well as in the U.S., we offer, at regular intervals, developer seminars for manufacturers of products and user seminars for service or sales staff in German and English. In the developer seminars, the specifications will be explained to you. You will be introduced to the design of products and implement a sample as used in practice. Using our broad range of seminars as a basis, we will be glad to prepare your customized training course which takes place on your premises. Book OLE for Process Control, the manual for developers, students and automation experts, by now belongs to the international standard literature in the community with 2000 sold copies. This book! describes the birth, aim and fundamentals of! introduces the current specifications and the new ones! explains the process of design and implementation of components! demonstrates the technology on the basis of application examples! gives an outlook on the future of The second, revised edition focuses among other things on the new specifications DX and -XML, as well as on the impact of.net on DCOMbased specifications. The enclosed CD-ROM contains several demonstration programs for the development, commissioning, testing or simulation of Clients and Servers.

6 More Information It s amazing to see how fast the first application is completed! The Toolkit supplies everything so that we can concentrate fully on the logic of our own Server to be created. At the same time, we can be sure to observe the standards. Jörn Nitsche, Unit Manager Process Automation, KRATZER Automation Enrollment Of course, we will be glad to send you more information for free and without any obligation. Simply check what you are interested in. Please fill in the address field or copy your business card and send us your wish by mail or fax (+49 (89) ). Naturally, you can also at any time send us an which we guarantee to answer quickly: info.communication@softing.com. Yes, I want " general information on technology " information on the " information on the Toolkit " information on the seminars " you to call me because I have a special wish or a question " to order copies of the book Fundamentals, Implementation and Application for the price of 52.- each, plus shipment costs Name and surname Company Department Softing AG Industrial Automation Richard-Reitzner-Allee Haar, Germany Phone: +49 (89) Fax: +49 (89) info.automation@softing.com Softing North America, Inc. 102 State Street Newburyport, MA Phone: +1(978) Fax: +1(978) info.usa@softing.com Street/P.O. box Zip code/city Telephone Date Fax Stamp/signature Softing AG, F_IA_02E_0311 (Status November 2003)