OPC Standards supported
OPC standards are well known and widely accepted in industrial automation as a means for integrating systems. OPC UA is a key Industry 4.0 enabling technology supported in both client and server interfaces.
OPC Router supports these OPC standards
- OPC Classic Client
- Data Access/DA
- OPC UA Client
- Generic/Data Access Profile (video tutorial available)
- OPC UA structures/complex data
- RFID-AutoID Companion Specification
- OPC UA Methods
- OPC UA Events
- OPC UA Server (video tutorial available)
- Generic/Data Access Profile
- OPC UA Methods
- OPC UA Companion Specifications Support
- OPC UA Publish/Subscribe (Pub/Sub) Support
Rapid time to results
The visual workflow engine in the OPC Router enables rapid configuration which means fast results for your business.
Getting started involves 4 steps
- Define your data sources and destinations using our plug-in lists
- Browsing to identify the data you want to use
- Creating your data flows and transformations
- Setting up your triggers that drive when to move the data.
For large applications, templates and automated instance creation allows OPC Router configurations to scale quickly.
Connect SAP to OPC, SQL, Label Printers, REST and more
OPC Router connects to SAP, SAP Plant Maintenance (PM), NetWeaver and more using RFC, BAPI, IDOC, SOAP, REST, or HANA with a variety of functions supported using an SAP certified interface.
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- Data transfer to/from databases, OPC DA, UA servers, control systems, PLCs, DCS
- No limits on # of data points or connections
- SAP MII NOT required
- Graphical setup, no programming
- Uses non-interactive standard SAP login
- SNC secure communication supported
WHITEPAPER OFFER - SAP to OT Integration: Methods, Challenges & Options
Video On-Demand Training - Integrating SAP to MES Databases
Flexible IoT and IIoT Integration Options
The OPC Router offers a wide range of options for integrating devices in the cloud, remote devices and more.
- MQTT client subscriber & publisher
- RESTful web services read/write (video tutorial available)
- RESTful web service endpoints to expose your own REST API (quick start guide available)
- SOAP web services read/write
- Amazon S3 file storage and Azure Blog Storage Access via Cloud File Services Plug-In
- Apache Kafka streaming - open-source version & Confluence cloud implementation
- PTC ThingWorx (via REST)
- XML XPath
- JSON JPath
- .NET Scripting
Assuring Data Availability Two Ways
OPC Router helps you assure data availability at two levels:
- High Availability Application Redundancy - redundant OPC Router applications that can fail over and back with a secure, encrypted connection between them.
- Data Source Redundancy - when you have multiple OPC or other data sources in your systems, OPC Router can handle them.
Example of the many architectures possible, this one exchanging PLC data with SAP with a highly available pair of OPC Router instances.
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Put OPC Router's Power at the Edge with Docker & Kubernetes Support
Deploy powerful edge computing functionality to add value to field data and speed integration close to data sources. Visually configure and deploy the OPC Router runtime to Docker container instances running on any operating system supported by Docker to .
- Browser based configuration means you can configure from ANY platform using a supported browser (V5 and newer)
- OPC UA client, database, MQTT & MQTT Sparkplug, REST, visual configuration & many other features available at the edge
- Unified remote configuration, deployment, and management of instances from local Windows application
- Rapid deployment wizard requires minimal Docker knowledge
- Optional automatic deployment of Docker Portainer management container
- Pre-built Docker Configuration scripts included
- Kubernetes Helm Charts available for deployment and management automation at scale
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Wide Storage System Support
OPC Router excels at the range of connections it offers and the ease of integration with OPC, ERP, IoT, devices and more.
Database storage support includes:
- Microsoft SQL Server (video tutorial available)
- MySQL & MariaDB
- Oracle including Oracle Cloud Database
- SAP HANA
- SQLite
- Mongo DB
- Influx DB
- PostgreSQL
- Codebase/Foxpro
- ODBC
- MS Access
File based storage:
- Amazon S3 Storage
- Azure Blob Storage
- Excel
- FTP file access
- SMB (windows network ) file access
Know what's happening in your systems
With OPC Router you can create your own templates for various alerting functions and fill them at precisely definable times with data from connected systems such as OPC UA, SAP, SQL databases, REST, MQTT and many more.
Notifications are possible using
- Telegram smartphone app
Flexibility, Reduced Errors, Faster Results
Using its variety of printer plug-ins, OPC Router automates combining information and sending output to industrial labelers, printers, and even generic Windows printers. Combine data from PLCs, OPC, Databases, Files, MQTT, SAP, ERP and more into a common output to a printer. Speed results, increase flexibility, and reduce errors through data flow automation.
- Domino
- Zebra
- Wolke/VideoJet
- Windows Printers
Direct and OPC Device Integration Options
In addition to its OPC UA and DA client plug-ins, OPC Router also offers direct driver connections to a variety of device types. Once connect to a device, you can share the data with databases, SAP, ERP, IoT, Cloud, and any other plug-in within OPC Router.
- OPC UA RFID-AutoID enabled devices (Siemens, Harting, Turck, etc)
- Heidenhain CNCs
- Charm EZ Readers
- Generic barcode readers
Plug-Ins, Transfer Objects, & Triggers for Modular Integration
OPC Router's architecture empowers you to license only what you need, but also to abstract data from the sources and treat it as data and information as you work with it internally.
- Plug-Ins provide the connections for all the different types of systems that OPC Router can integrate. All of the features discussed here are enabled by plug-ins and our technical, budget conscious team helps you insure you get the right plug-ins at the best price.
- Transfer Objects are enabled by your licensed plug-ins and are the internal visual connectors you use for sources and destinations in the configuration of OPC Router. Each unique transfer objects provides configuration settings and data fields for the functionality of that object
- Trigger Functions apply to some plug-ins specifically, or are independent of a plug-in type. Triggers make things happen on conditions you specify, such as data changes, combinations of events in AND/OR, etc.
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Online Product Manual
Starting with Version 5.1 and higher, extensive and detailed OPC Router product documentation is available online.
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Helping you succeed with OPC Router
Our Technical Consultants create detailed, step-by-step guides for common application use cases to help users get started successfully.
If you need help or have any questions, please do contact our Technical Consultants for free assistance, even before you purchase.
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OPC Router has enabled Kennametal to not just stream machine data up into the cloud seamlessly, it also allows us to pull and combine information from SAP and other data sources to have a more uniform data set for machine learning and dashboarding.
The OPC Router can be used flexibly as well as installed in an uncomplicated and cost-effective way – the ideal solution for integrating our measuring systems into different plant types
The visual interface allows easy OPC configuration without extended programming knowledge. Commonplace alterations can be carried out independently, without further assistance.
All OPC Router-based processes are consistently robust and steady. Implementing phased automation with the OPC Router for better connectability of our production has proven to be successful.
