1. OmniServer V2.8: New Features Overview Kevin Rutherford Product Manager Software Toolbox

2. Agenda Brief Overview of OmniServer Overview of New Features Live Demonstration – CSV Import/Export within Protocols – CSV Import/Export of Devices/Topics – Importing existing protocols and configurations – Menu option for starting/stopping Poller Coming Features – OmniServer V2.9 Conclusion / Q&A

3. OmniServer – Bringing It Together Linear Scales i.e. Mitutoyo, Digimatic Bar Code Scanners i.e. Intermec, Symbol, Z-Tron Measuring Systems Message Displays & Scoreboards Barcode Printers Gas analyzers Mass Spectrometers Combustion Analyzers Gas Chromatographs Laser Marking Systems Ethernet: TCP/IP, UDP, Telnet, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485 Weigh Scales Wonderware SuiteLink OPC DA and OPC UA Clients DDE Clients How will I EVER get all this connected affordably?

4. What is OmniServer? User-Configurable Data Acquisition Tool OPC/DDE Server – OPC DA / UA Server Interfaces – 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

5. New Feature – CSV Import/Export: Items, Registers & Topic Variables Export Lists from OmniServer Protocols – Items List – Registers List – Topic Variables List Edit in Excel Import CSV back into the same or different OmniServer protocol Reduces configuration for larger protocols

6. New Feature – CSV Import/Export: Devices & Topics Export Device or Topic Configurations Edit in Excel – Add/remove/edit devices – Add/remove/edit topics Import CSV back into the same or different OmniServer Huge time savings for large device counts!

7. New Feature – Import Protocols or Configurations via File Menu New File Menu Options – Import -> Protocol – Import CFG Easier to import existing protocols and configurations

8. New Feature – Start/Stop OmniServer Poller via File Menu New File Menu Options – Start Poller – Stop Poller Easier to start and stop the runtime process/service System tray icon option still available

9. Agenda Brief Overview of OmniServer Overview of New Features Live Demonstration –C–CSV Import/Export within Protocols –C–CSV Import/Export of Devices/Topics –I–Importing existing protocols and configurations –M–Menu option for starting/stopping Poller Coming Features – OmniServer V2.9 Conclusion / Q&A

10. Coming Features – OmniServer V2.9 OmniServer V2.9 – Currently Scheduled for early May 2014 – Tentative Features/Updates: OPC DA 2.05 Lab Re-Certification OPC UA Lab Certification Device auto-demotion (slow poll) System tag for client control of auto-demotion New sample protocol – Mettler Toledo SICS Protocol

11. Contact Information & Other Learning Opportunities Questions later? – Kevin Rutherford krutherford@softwaretoolbox.com 704-849-2773 x1326 – support@softwaretoolbox.com – OmniServer Resources: http://www.omnidssi.com/html/support.htm