1. Exploring the Flexible Features of the OPC DataHub Your Presenter Today: Win Worrall, Application Engineer

2. Agenda  Introduction to the OPC DataHub  Live Demo  OPC DataHub as an OPC Client  Drag and Drop Live Data in Excel  Tunneling Data without DCOM  Bridging Data between Systems  System Monitoring with Scripting  Email Notification  Questions and Answers

3. OPC DataHub Functionality Overview http://www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub The Swiss Army Knife of OPC! The Perfect Tool to Leverage Your Automation Investments

4. Varied of Data Collection Systems – Some OPC – Some Not! Before we dive into the details…  Where does the DataHub fit in? Multiple & Varied Data Sources

5. Diversity of Connection Types  OPC DA  Acts and OPC Server and OPC Client  DDE  Acts as a Local DDE Client or Server  ODBC  Can write to ODBC systems or Read from using scripting  API’s – lets you make TCP connections  C++ - Windows or Linux  JAVA – support web browser applications .NET – C#, but works with any  TCP Socket connection with DataHub protocol  Linux/QNX via Cascade Data Hub  Connect to your custom application Bottomline: Once you get the data into OPC Data Hub – You can move it ANYWHERE!!! Bottomline: Once you get the data into OPC Data Hub – You can move it ANYWHERE!!!

6. LIVE DEMO  Live Demo Time  OPC DataHub as an OPC Client  Drag and Drop Live Data in Excel  Tunneling Data without DCOM  Bridging Data between Systems  System Monitoring with Scripting  Email Notification

7. OPC DataHub Summary  Avoid DCOM via Tunnelling  Move Data Between Many Different Disparate Systems  Email/SMS Notifications  DataHub is about using Off-the-Shelf Software  For Users - Lower Total Cost of Ownership vs. Custom Code  For SI’s – the key to additional projects

8. Licensing  OPC DataHub Node License $995  OPC Client and Server  DDE Client and Server  Bridging  Email/SMS Notification  System Monitoring  ODBC Reading and Writing  Built in Scripting  Tunnelling requires 2 Node Licenses  All except Web Server and External API’s  Maintenance Agreements available for 20% of License Cost. Free Support and Upgrades Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub Click the Ordering Tab

9. More Information Questions: Free Demo Available: www.softwaretoolbox.com/opcdatahub Win Worrall: Email: wworrall@softwaretoolbox.com Tel: +1 (704) 849-2773 ext. 1329 Technical Support: Tel: +1 (704) 849-2773 Web: http://support.softwaretoolbox.com Visit www.softwaretoolbox.com/webinars for future events