Codeless OPC Client Development and Visualization with VS.NET Renee Sikes Applications Engineer Direct Line: +1 (704) Win Worrall Applications/Development Engineer Direct Line: +1 (704)

Building HMI Applications in Visual Studio.NET Agenda – 1 Hour  OPC Extender  Industrial Gadgets.NET  Symbol Factory.NET  Live Demo  Discussion, Questions & Answers

What are the Requirements?  Visual Studio.NET (2008 is used in this example). You can use C# or VB  Components to communicate to your PLC.  Connecting to an OPC Server using the OPC Extender component  Components to Visualize the Data  Industrial Gadgets.NET  Symbol Factory.NET Visual Studio to 1-N Devices

OPC Extender.NET  “Extend” properties of WinForm controls .NET, ActiveX, User Controls  OPC Data Control Engine  Connects to any OPC Server (TOPServer, OmniServer, INGEAR, Kepware, Matrikon, etc.), which in turn talks to your PLC  Turn any.NET component into an OPC Client without writing any code

OPC Extender.NET  Browsing  Computers, OPC Server, Items  Reading and Writing  Single Tags or Multiple Tags  Subscriptions  Supported in Visual Studio 2003, 2005, and 2008  API Included

Industrial Gadgets.NET  Optimized for the performance demands of Industrial HMI Applications  Unlimited number of instances on a form  Supported in Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Windows Form Development  100% Managed Code

Industrial Gadgets.NET  There are two libraries for Industrial Gadgets  Library 1 (Digital Controls)  2-Position Switches  3-Position Switches  Buttons  Illuminated Buttons  Lights  Panels  Library 2 (Analog Controls)  Sliders  Meters  LED Displays  Displays

Symbol Factory.NET  Each graphic is a vector graphic  Free tank cutaway control for showing tank fills  Unlimited number of instances on a form  Over 3,600 industrial graphics that can be animated  Supported in Visual Studio 2003, 2005, and 2008

Live Demonstration Live Demo

What Tools are Needed?  Solutions available containing:  OPC Extender.NET Runtime Free Toolkit- $1195 US  Industrial Gadgets.NET Graphics Component - $795 US  Symbol Factory.NET Graphics Component - $795 US  Bundles  Extender and Symbol Factory $1595 .NET HMI Builders $1495  Runtime-free distribution rights.

OPC Systems.NET  Trending/Charting live OPC Data  Alarm displays and acknowledgements  And Much More … 

IO Comp.NET  Digital Library  Buttons and Switches  Pro Library  Spectrum display, Compass, Pie chart, Dial Pad, Pipes, Motors, Tanks, Valves  Plot Pack  Charts  Pricing from $559 to $1699 for all components  Analog Library  Knobs, Sliders, Angular Gauge, Odometer, LED, Thermometer, Display objects

What’s Ahead?  Symbol Factory Silverlight- Q DCOM  Extender.NET UA  No more DCOM!  Underlying engine in development

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