Get TOP Results from Fusing Your Devices to Wonderware

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Get TOP Results from Fusing Your Devices to
Wonderware

• John Weber - President
• Kevin Rutherford Application Engineer

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Agenda
TOP Server Overview, Updates Plans OmniServer
Overview Whats New Case Study Duens
Bakery(AMR) Case Study Assmang Khumani
(Iritron) Case Study Pepclo (AMR) Summary
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TOP Server Overview
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TOP Server Gets You Connected!

• AB Bulletin 1609 UPS
• AB Bulletin 900 Temp. Controllers
• AB DF1 Full Half-Duplex Serial
• AB Radio Modem
• AB Data Highway Plus (DH)
• AB PLC5,SLC5/05 Ethernet
• AB 1761-NET ENI
• AB ControlLogix Ethernet Gateway
• AB CompactLogix, FlexLogix
• Advanced Simulator
• Analog Devices 6B
• Aromat Serial Ethernet
• Automation Direct Serial DirectNet
• Automation Direct Serial K-Sequence
• Automation Direct ECOM Ethernet
• Automation Direct EBC Ethernet
• BACnet
• Bailey Fisher Porter
• Beckhoff TwinCAT (ADS API)

• Fisher ROC
• Fuji Flex PLCs
• GE Focas1 Ethernet
• GE SRTP Ethernet
• GE EGD Ethernet
• GE CCM Serial
• GE SNP
• GE SNP-X Serial
• Honeywell UDC HC900
• Idec
• IOTech PointScan Ethernet
• KraussMaffei MC4 Ethernet
• Mitsubishi FX Serial Programming Port
• Mitsubishi FX-Net Multidrop Serial
• Mitsubishi A Series Serial
• Mitsubishi A Series Ethernet
• Mitsubishi Q/QnA Series Ethernet
• Modbus RTU ASCII Serial Master,
• Modbus RTU Serial RTU Slave

Sattbus Sattbus Ethernet Scanivalve
Ethernet Siemens S5 AS-511 Siemens 3964R Siemens
S7-200 PPI Modem Siemens S7-300/400 MPI Siemens
S7-200/300/400 Ethernet Siemens S7-300 Ethernet
Slave Simatic/TI 5x5 Serial Ethernet Simatic/TI
Unilink TIWAY Host Adapter Driver SIXNET UDR
EtherTRAK Ethernet SquareD Serial System Monitor
Driver Telemecanique Unitelway Thermowestronics
Serial Ethernet Torque Tool Ethernet
Driver Toshiba PLCs Serial Ethernet Toyopuc PC2
Serial Toyopuc PC2/PC3 Ethernet Triconex TSAA
Ethernet User Configurable Driver Wago 750
Ethernet I/O Wonderware Intouch Client
Driver Yaskawa MemoBus Plus Yaskawa MP Serial
Ethernet Yokogawa CX Yokogawa DX100/200 Darwin
Serial Yokogawa DX(P)100/200 Yokogawa Darwin
Ethernet Yokogawa DXP Yokogawa HR Yokogawa
MW Yokogawa MX Yokogawa YS100 Serial
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Why TOP Server?

• Customers Top 4 Reasons
• Broad Choice of Drivers
• SINGLE Interface into your systems
• Scalability
• Support Customer Commitment
• Other reasons
• Functionality
• Reliability
• Flexibility
• Diagnostics
• Documentation
• Commitment to Standards

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TOP Server New Drivers

• Beckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet Driver
• System Monitor Driver
• AB Bulletin 1609 UPS Driver
• Cutler Hammer ELC Ethernet Driver
• Opto 22 Ethernet Driver
• SNMP Suite
• OPC DA Client Driver
• Torque Tool Ethernet Driver
• Advanced Tag Plug-in

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TOP ServerBeckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet

• Devices Supported
• TwinCAT PLC
• Bus Couplers (BC9xxx/BX9xxx)
• Uses Beckhoff ADS API for best performance
• Built with support of Beckhoff Germany, US,
  South Africa
• Structured Tags/Symbolic Addressing
• Automatic database generation
• From device if available
• From tpy file for offline import
• Structure import support in online offline
  mode, with filtering using Beckhoff style
• Support for connecting to multiple Beckhoff
  Runtime engines in same controller
• AMS Routing Support

• Why Use This Driver instead of Beckhoffs OPC
  Server?
• Faster than Beckhoff OPC Server
• During Startup
• After Startup
• Native Suitelink No FS Gateway/OPC Link!
• Beta Testing here at Beckhoff South Africa showed
  it was just easier to configure!

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TOP ServerBeckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet

• Connectivity to TwinCAT Soft PLCs or Bus
  Terminal Controllers

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TOP ServerBeckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet

• Configurable Ports Enable Connectivity to Up to
  Four Runtime Engines on the Same TwinCAT
  Controller

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TOP ServerBeckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet

• Tag Import from Device or Configuration File

• Benefits
• Convenient
• Flexible (Online or Offline)
• Guarantees Correct Syntax

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TOP ServerBeckhoff TwinCAT Ethernet

• OPC Item Filtering on Tag Import (Online or
  Offline)

• Benefits
• Ease of Conversion
• Saves Time on Import
• Eliminates Unnecessary Tags on Import

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TOP ServerSystem Monitor

• Uses Microsoft Performance Data Helper API
• Item Import Browser allows Auto Tag Generation
• Performance Objects
• Instances
• Counters
• Monitor Health of Underlying Systems
• Network Interfaces
• Memory Utilization
• CPU Usage
• So Much More

Benefit Provide your HMI operators with critical
performance information about the underlying
systems your software is running on so they can
keep them running!
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Additional New Drivers

• AB Bulletin 1609 UPS
• AB Bulletin 1609-U500N UPS 2
• Generic SNMP Devices
• Cutler Hammer ELC Ethernet
• Cutler Hammer ELC (PV Series)
• Cutler Hammer ELC Suite (Ethernet Serial)
• Opto 22 Ethernet
• SNAP Industrial Controllers, Brains, Brain Boards
• MMIO and CONT Protocols

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Additional New Drivers

• OPC DA Client Driver
• Connect to OPC DA Servers supporting OPC DA 1.0
  and 2.0

• SNMP Suite
• SNMP Driver (SNMP Managed Devices)
• Ping Driver (Unmanaged Devices)

• Benefits
• Knowledge at Point of Action
• Faster Troubleshooting
• Increased Uptime

• Benefits
• Reduced Integration Costs
• Increased Choices for Suitelink Connections

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Additional New Drivers

• Torque Tool Ethernet Driver
• Torque Tool Open Protocol
• Advanced Tag Plug-in
• Mathematical operations on any existing tags

• Benefits
• Expands TOP Server to QC Data Collection Realm
• Expands TOP Server Reach
• Reduces Integration Costs

• Benefits
• Provides Useful Calculations without Scripting
• Saves Time!

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TOP Server Driver Enhancements

• ControlLogix Ethernet (V4.500.462)
• MicroLogix 1400 Device Model Added
• ASCII File Support Added
• DNP Serial/Ethernet (V4.500.462)
• Event Buffering with Playback
• Siemens Ethernet (V4.300.449)
• New System Tags (Rack / Slot )
• UCON
• Now Supports Data Length Field in Variable Length
  Device Responses

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Whats Coming in TOP Server V5?

• Everything you love about V4 plus
• Expanded Operating System Support
• Windows Vista (includes service support)
• Windows 2008 Server (includes service support)
• 64 Bit OS (Vista, 2008)
• Still supporting Windows 2000, 2003, XP
• Configuration separated from runtime
• Connect via TCP/IP port 32402 (or other user
  choice)
• Remote event log access (port 56233)
• Improved Terminal Services Support

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Whats Coming in TOP Server V5?

• DNS device names support
• V4 configurations just straight work!
• 1st Release of V5 May 2009
• Official Maintenance Support program
• Platform for adding OPC UA (Q2 or Q309)
• Watch for webcasts in April/May
• Come talk with us at our stand in the Expo

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So What is OmniServer?

• Created and first sold in 1995.
• Solves the problem of writing custom drivers for
  unique devices.
• Solves the problem of polling for multiple
  devices.
• Is NOT a replacement for existing drivers. Use
  for devices that have no drivers.
• Use OmniServer to interface computers with other
  computers or devices with other devices.

• Such as
• Bar Code Readers
• Weigh Scales
• RFID Readers
• Printers
• Security systems
• Intercom control
• Video surveillance control
• Laser Markers and more
• Serial, Ethernet, Master or Slave

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OmniServerFunctionality Overview

• User-Configurable Data Acquisition Tool
• OPC/DDE Server
• OPC Server Interface
• DDE Server Interface
• FastDDE/SuiteLink Interface
• Hardware Interfaces
• RS-232, RS-422, RS-485
• Winsock (TCP/UDP/Telnet)
• LPT
• Communicate to almost any device, including
  custom designed devices
• Variable length, character delimited Protocols
• Known/Fixed Length protocols

• Benefits
• Custom drivers at a very low cost
• Improved plant integration
• Reduced engineering costs

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OmniServer Professional Expanding the
Possibilities

• OmniServer Wedges Enable Solutions
• Text File Wedge
• Database Wedge
• Keyboard Wedge
• E-Mail Wedge (New!)

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OmniServer Professional Without Breaking the
Bank

• For only a bit more than the Server Edition you
  get
• More than just Data via OPC or Suitelink
• Make your OmniServer work for you
• Log your data to Access, SQL, or any other ODBC
  Database
• Log your data to text file (.csv) for Excel
  access
• Pass your data into any application via
  keystrokes
• Be notified of the condition of your system with
  Email or SMS alerts!

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OmniServer V2.6 New Features

• Removed NetDDE Dependency
• Necessary for Systems Requiring NetDDE to be
  Disabled

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OmniServer V2.6 New Features

• TCP Keep Alive
• Useful for Maintaining Unsolicited Connectivity
  to TCP Devices supporting this functionality

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OmniServer V2.6 New Features

• Increased Logger Buffer Size
• Useful For Capturing All Diagnostic Data

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OmniServer V2.6 New Features

• Enhanced Viewability in I/O Monitor and Logger
• Configurable Fonts
• Shaded Line Address Background (Configurable)

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OmniServer V2.6 New Features

• Configurable Retry Count
• Increase or Decrease How Many Times a Failed
  Command is re-sent
• Useful for Controlling Communications with
  Systems Known to Fail

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OmniServer V2.6 New Features

• New Email Client Wedge (Professional Version)
• Send Email/SMS Notifications

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OmniServer V2.6 New Features

• Need to Keep Count of How Many Times a
  Command/Request has Completed?
• New Message Count Items

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OmniServer V2.6Summary of New Features

• Vista / 2008 Support
• No NetDDE Requirements
• More objects expanded from 512 to 2048
• TCP Keep Alive signals to control the Status
  bit.
• Logger buffer size can be change - up to 999 kb.
• I/O Monitor and Logger changes for better
  clarity.
• Retry counts can now be set.
• New Email Wedge for Professional Version.
• Message Count items for Host, Unsolicited, and
  Error Messages.

• Benefits
• Forward Progression with OS Compatibility
• Increased Project Sizes for Enhanced Scalability
• Improved Diagnostics for Troubleshooting and
  Design
• More Flexibility and Functionality

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OmniServer V2.6 Need to Upgrade?

• Upgrading from Previous Versions?
• V2.6 Installer Makes the Process Painless
• Using V2.0 or Higher, you have to do NOTHING!
• Using V1.x?
• Copy configuration and protocols
• Change the Application Name or ProgID defined in
  InTouch or ArchestrA (V1.x Only)
• OMNISRV changes to OSRVPOLL for Suitelink /
  OSRVDDE for DDE
• DSSI.OmniOPCServer.1 changes to
  SWToolbox.OmniServer for OPC
• Youre Done!
• NEW! Maintenance Plan
• Low Annual Fee
• Free Upgrades / Technical Support

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Case Study PepClo AMR

• Clothing Manufacturing (part of Pepco)
• Lower end market Pep and Ackermans
• High Volume School Wear
• Wonderware System
• Redundant Application Servers
• Historian
• Information Server
• 4 x View Nodes
• Challenge
• Improve internal tracking via barcodes
• Solution
• OmniServer chose because of
• Easy-to-use out of the box example working in
  minutes
• Native Suitelink Connection to system platform
• Very fast sub-second responsiveness
• Support for Ethernet/Serial Convertors
• Diagnostics facilities (I/O Monitor)

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Case Study PepClo AMR
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Case Study PepClo AMR
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Case Study Duens Bakery (Epping) AMR

• Challenge
• Wonderware ArchestrA Information Server TOP
  Server Omron Suite system only controlling flour
  transfer to holding bins
• No visibility to bakery Tweedy mixers bakery
  distribution
• Independent reporting systems
• Scales on bins and mixers controlled by separate
  PLCs (Omron GE)
• Mass balance discrepancies waste, money
• Solution
• Add TOP Server GE Fanuc driver to existing TOP
  Server Omron Installation
• Wonderware Equipment Operations Module logs data
  from both systems

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Case Study Duens Bakery (Epping) AMR
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Case Study Duens Bakery (Epping) AMR
Benefits Minimal costs/engineering time The
existing system was not modified Data capturing
is taking place on the Wonderware ArchestrA
platform (one platform) Reports can be viewed on
the intranet using the Wonderware Information
Server
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Case Study Iritron/Assmang

• Khumani Iron Ore Mine
• Best iron ore resources in South Africa
• 40 year life expectancy
• Started up in 2008
• Northern Cape province, 25km from Kathu
• 8.4 mm tons/year expected output
• Expandable to 16.8 mm tons/year
• Large System Platform 3 project
• Learn More at
• http//www.assmang.co.za/o/iron/khumani.asp
• www.iritron.co.za

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What is ASSMANG Khumani?
On-Grade WS
Sample Tower
Thickener
HPGR
Main Plant
Paste Thickener
Jig Plant
Overland Conveyor
Primary Crusher
Off-Grade WS
ROM Stockpiles
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ASSMANG KhumaniArchitecture
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ASSMANG KhumaniGalaxy Size Does Matter!

• Phase 1 (September 2008)
• 165 Templates
• 6,746 Object Instances
• 48,358 IO
• 33,636 Historised Tags
• Phase 2 (2011)
• 200 Templates
• 13,000 Object Instances
• 90,000 IO
• 65,000 Historised Tags

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ASSMANG KhumaniIO Servers

• TopServer for ContolLogix PLCs
• 37,065 tags on AOS Node 1
• 31,949 tags on AOS Node 2
• 53 PLCs on 1 Gb Ethernet Network
• Scan rates 400 to 600 ms
• Used OPC Proxy Object to connect
• Round trip SCADA to AOS to PLC, back to AOS, back
  to SCADA, all system parts, about 2 seconds
• Redundant Application Servers
• Dual CPUs
• 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo
• 2GB of RAM
• CPU Utilisation
• AOS1 Max 24
• AOS2 Max 15

The TOP Server AB Suite was easy to setup, works
great with Wonderware System Platform and has
performed flawlessly for us. The Software
Toolbox team has always been quick and on the
spot with their response to any of our support
inquiries Johan Pienaar, Managing Director,
Iritron
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Thank You!

• Visit our stand at Expo
• Free demo DVD with training videos trial
  software
• Discuss your integration challenges
• See our 2nd presentation on Tuesday
• Contact us to discuss your challenges
• support_at_softwaretoolbox.com
• Kevin Rutherford
• krutherford_at_softwaretoolbox.com
• John Weber
• jweber_at_softwaretoolbox.com
• Order licenses from the Wonderware South Africa
  team!