MatrikonOPC Konnections - May 2008:

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Note from the VP
Sean Leonard
Sean Leonard P.Eng(Alberta) Ten years ago, when the problem most integrators and automation professionals were faced with was “how to move data between products from different vendors”, MatrikonOPC was there delivering OPC based data connectors and the tools and support needed to resolve the inevitable integration issues. To make it easier for people to go about their integration projects, MatrikonOPC developed its MatrikonOPC Explorer and MatrikonOPC Simulation Server which quickly became the number one OPC test tools in the world thanks to their impressive functionality, compliance with the OPC Foundation specifications, and ease of use. Fast forward to the present where OPC and interconnectivity are common place yet people still face similar integration challenges while dealing with more complex and increasingly secure computing environments. Ahead of the curve, MatrikonOPC has re-designed MatrikonOPC Explorer adding functionality and making it possible to run it without installation – aptly calling it: MatrikonOPC Explorer Mobile. MarikonOPC provides the integration tools and support people need to make their integration projects a success.



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Companies often face the challenge of leveraging their legacy equipment in an increasingly inter-connected automation world. Often, the real challenge is not just to connect to a device but to do so reliably and with enough throughput to ensure the right data reaches those who need it at the right time. This was the challenge Alliance Pipeline faced when it tried to connect to its GE Mark Vs.



Download MatrikonOPC Server for BACnetRe-designed from the ground up, this version of MatrikonOPC Explorer ™ comes chocked full of new features designed to make it easier to connect to OPC Servers, custom configure, and work with them. To address today’s increasingly security conscious network and computer environments, this version of MatrikonOPC Explorer has appropriately been dubbed the “Mobile” edition because it does not have to be installed to be used. A critical feature given that most control automation IT departments enforce a strict non-installation policy. MatrikonOPC Explorer Mobile ™ provides all the powerful features offered by MatrikonOPC Explorer but can be run from any media (such as a USB drive , CD, or network drive). Download Now ...

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Integrators grapple with data connectivity challenges at all control automation levels; from low level device communications to supplying data to HMIs and data delivery up to corporate. This webcast shows how integrators can effectively deal with HMI related data delivery issues by using OPC technology and the easiest (and profitable) way for them to do it through the MatrikonOPC Integrator Program. Sign up now!

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Eric Murphy
Going Green is always a popular subject these days. One of my RSS feeds to the Green Blog pointed me to this ComputerWorld article on ‘green data centers’. As the opening paragraph nicely sums up “Rising energy costs and the need to consolidate IT infrastructure will force business managers to re-evaluate data retention policies and learn how much power every device in their data center consumes.” According to a quote from the piece, getting that data is a big job…



New Releases

MatrikonOPC Server for Citect - (Version 3.4.0.0) Now supports CitectSCADA version 7. This release also includes optimized tag value retrieval logic from remote devices during adverse communication conditions.

MatrikonOPC Server for SCADA Modbus - (Version 1.0.17.0) New features include: Bit writing capabilities, on-the-fly devlink configuration via OPC Client, emulation of unlimited unique slaves, and many more.

MatrikonOPC HistoryLink - (Version 4.0.3.0) Maintenance release: Improvements to internal logic and refined user interface.

MatrikonOPC Data Manager - (Version 5.8.1.0) Added auto-configuration to the OPC Data Manager OPC server upon installation.

MatrikonOPC Server for Honeywell TPS - (Version 1.1.0.0) Adds support for additional array data types.

MatrikonOPC Server for ROCplus - (Version 6.1.4.0) Now supports ROC300 devices and the DemandTimeSync control item for device level, group level, and channel level devlinks.

MatrikonOPC Server for IP21 - (Version 2.0.3.0) Fully tested support for IP21 version 9. This OPC server can now auto-configure itself upon installation.

MatrikonOPC Server for RS3 RNI - (Version 2.3.4.0) Now supports optimized writes for analog points. Works with RNI API version 4.1.



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