Learning OmniServer Webinar Series Webinar #1: OmniServer Basics Presenter: Kevin Rutherford

OmniServer Basics Agenda – 60 Minutes  What is OmniServer?  Applications for OmniServer  Live Demonstration  OmniServer Internals  Sample Protocol Walkthrough  Webinar # 2 Overview  Questions & Answers

What is OmniServer?  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

Applications for OmniServer  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.

Live Demonstration Agenda – 60 Minutes  What is OmniServer?  Applications for OmniServer  Live Demonstration  OmniServer Internals  Sample Protocol Walkthrough  Webinar # 2 Overview  Questions & Answers

Overview: OmniServer Webinar # 2  How to Interpret Your Protocol Docs  Using Translations in OmniServer  Using Registers and Topic Variables  Greater Detail on Error Detection Codes  In-Depth Discussion of OmniServer Diagnostics  How to Use the OmniServer Diagnostics for Testing and Troubleshooting

Contact Information & Other Learning Opportunities  Questions later?  Kevin Rutherford   x1326    Other learning opportunities  Visit