{"id":6903,"date":"2018-04-30T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=6903"},"modified":"2018-04-28T19:06:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T18:06:03","slug":"multi-tasking-communication-server-for-smart-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/multi-tasking-communication-server-for-smart-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-tasking communication server for smart factories"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.products4automation.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Products4Automation (P4A)<\/a><\/span> now offers Progea\u2019s Connext Communication Server for companies investing in automation platform compatibility and data processing.<\/p>\n<p>The product is much more than an ordinary server: it offers connectivity for different types of field devices as well as powerful data recording tools.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nConnext is an open, flexible and modular I\/O server solution based on OPC UA technology.<\/p>\n<p>By leveraging Connext\u2019s ability to obtain real-time data via machine to machine (M2M) communications, customers can build systems that boost efficiency and improve competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>A key feature of Connext OPC UA server is the ability to connect to any field device, as it supports many standard communication protocols, plus Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) communications via the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>The different protocols can be applied and used simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, Connext provides a flexible, universal tool that enables users to benefit from a higher level of plant connectivity and interoperability.<\/p>\n<p>Functionality is enhanced by interfacing with existing devices and systems.<\/p>\n<p>Acting as a gateway between field information and other local or remote systems, Connext can serve a range of industrial information systems, such as SCADA, HMIs, MES and ERP platforms.<\/p>\n<p>From a programming point of view, in addition to its own set of drivers and function modules .NET developers can benefit from the software development kit (SDK) to integrate their own suite of customized protocols and expand the existing library of drivers available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More than a server<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Connext OPC UA server was designed to support the Data Access (DA), Alarm &amp; Conditions (A&amp;C) and Historical Access (HA) OPC UA specifications.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, in addition to its server functions, Connext also offers the possibility to manage alarm notifications and record the data transferred in a database, either on-premise or cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Data is recorded with the Data Logger or Historian functionalities. 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