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The OPC DataHub is a powerful integration and data movement product that has been used solve many industrial and automation needs.  

How are people like you using the OPC DataHub? (additional case studies)

Logging data to a CSV file for off-line analysis

A company in Europe is using the OPC DataHub Scripting capability to collect data from an OPC server and store it as a comma separated value (csv) file. The DataHub script was developed to simply write a new line to the file every time a set of point values changed in the OPC server. The script also does some conditioning on the data before it is written to file, so that alarm event numbers are converted into plain text strings to make it easier to analyze later.

Sending alarm notification text messages to operator cell phones.

A Canadian company uses the OPC DataHub to send SMS text messages to operator cell phones whenever an alarm condition is triggered. This give the operators more freedom to work outside of the control room and still be notified as soon as attention is required.

Click for a downloadable webinar presentation on Sending Email/SMS/Text Messages

Sending end-of-shift reports by email.

Using the DataHub it is easy to configure summary reports as emails that are sent to managers by email on a regular basis. End-of-shift reports and weekly summary reports can be created as either plain text or HTML emails to present the data in desired format. It is easy to create well formatted reports that show the most recent data from your processes. This removes the errors associated with manual data entry and guarantees that reports will always be completed on time.

Click for a downloadable webinar presentation on Automated Reporting and Scripting

Email reminders to re-order supplies based on production levels.

The DataHub makes it easy for you to set up sophisticated trigger conditions, so you can send an email reminder to the purchasing department, whenever stock levels drop below a certain level, based on the current production schedule and throughput. This allows companies to implement 'just-in-time' ordering based on real production levels and avoid holding too much material in stock during slow production periods.

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Display OPC data on the web - table format

A company from the US is using the OPC DataHub to display data from an OPC server in a web display that is viewed by their customers. The web display includes a Java table applet that arranges the data in a clean tabular format, with table cells changing color based on the point value being delivered by the DataHub. The data updates at quicker than once a second and the web display contains approximately 300 point values.  

Click for a downloadable webinar presentation on OPC to Web - ASP, Ajax, Java

Monitoring plant performance from home through a web interface

A Canadian chemical plant uses the OPC DataHub to provide plant engineers with the ability to visit the company web site and view live performance data. So now, when the engineer gets a call at home, he can open up his web browser, log-in to the company site and review the latest data before making recommendations, or taking preventative action by changing process variables through the same web interface. No need to drive out to the plant for minor problems and he can react to problems rapidly and with enough information to make informed decisions.

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How to View Production Data in Web Browsers using OPC DataHub

Connecting OPC systems through a firewall without using DCOM

A pharmaceutical company in Hungary is using the OPC DataHub to connect OPC Servers and Clients across a network that has a firewall between the server and client computers. Using the OPC DataHub the company is able to avoid all DCOM and Windows permission problems normally associated with networking OPC data.

Click for a downloadable webinar presentation on OPC Data Aggregation and Tunnelling