Industrial Automation

Overview

This two-day training is targeted to manufacturers interested in developing their own OPC products. It offers them the opportunity to familiarize themselves efficiently and successfully with OPC technology. The training draws on ten years of experience in the development of OPC products. The basics of OPC technology and the OPC specifications are explained in a practice-oriented manner.

The main focus is on the Data Access specification for DCOM and XML. Other specifications, security settings, performance assessments and sample applications are also presented in detail.

A large part of the course will be dedicated to hands-on experience. The first day of the training (introductory training) will focus on explaining the specifications. The second day (advanced training) will be devoted to the development of a simple OPC server and the creation of Excel OPC clients.

Content

• Introductory overview of OPC (history, concept, significance)
• Presentation of the base technologies (DCOM, XML and Web services, .NET, etc.)
• Comparison between OPC and existing solutions (proprietary drivers, DDE servers)
• Introduction to current specifications (OPC Data Access 2.0x, 3.0, OPC XML Data Access 1.0, OPC Data eXchange, etc.)
• Performance assessment and sample applications
• Implementation of an OPC server
• Creation of Excel clients using Visual Basic for Application
• Discussion of security settings
• Many hands-on exercises

Target group

The training is targeted to OPC product manufacturers – Technical Project Leaders, R&D Managers, Developers, and Product Managers.

Requirements

Participants should be familiar with the basic of programming to be able
to follow the general processes of the server and client applications that are presented.

Services

The price includes the training, course materials, certificate of participation from Softing, refreshments during breaks and lunch, and a copy of the book “OPC – From Data Access to Unified Architecture”.

Dates

On request

OPC UA Compact – efficient jump start for decision makers, technical leaders, and product managers

• You are looking for a compact but well-founded introduction into OPC UA?
• You want to evaluate the relevance of this new OPC technology for your company?
• You already decided to adopt OPC UA but you are looking for the right time and the right means to get started?

The training course provides an overview of the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) and discusses the opportunities and advantages offered by the platform independent use of OPC UA components. After describing the technological changes from DCOM OPC to first XML-DA and then OPC UA, the course presents new implementation concepts and explains the expected impact on the market. Participants also learn how to migrate from existing DCOM OPC products to OPC UA and find out about performance benchmarks and implementation aspects.

The course ends with an overview of UA activities of the OPC Foundation and the latest OPC UA developments by companies. The question when and how to start with OPC UA will also be discussed in the last part of this training.

Content

• OPC UA – motivation, concept and significance
• Presentation of base technologies (XML, SOAP, Web services, UA Binary, etc.)
• Comparison between DCOM OPC and OPC UA
• New implementation concepts in OPC UA
• How to migrate from DCOM OPC to OPC UA
• Current status of OPC UA activities (OPC Foundation, manufacturers, etc.)
• Getting started with UA – make or buy

Target group

The training is intended for decision makers, technical leaders, product and project managers. 

Services

The price includes the training, course materials, certificate of participation from Softing, refreshments during breaks and lunch, and a copy of the book “OPC – From Data Access to Unified Architecture”.

Order number

TRA-OPC-UA

Dates

On request

This two-day Training is designed for Developers who plan to create their own OPC UA Server or Client with the Softing OPC UA .NET Toolkit. The workshop provides a profound introduction into technical aspects of OPC UA product development. Extra value of this workshop is a high percentage of practical work with the OPC UA .NET Toolkit.

Content

-    Technical introduction into OPC UA
-    Design aspects
-    Introduction into the OPC UA .NET Client and Server Toolkits
-    Explanation of the Toolkit architecture and functionality
-    Explanation of the API
-    Programming of an OPC UA Client using the Softing Toolkit
-    Programming of an OPC UA Server using the Softing Toolkit
-    Discussion of individual questions of the participants

Target Group

Developers and software architects.

Requirements

Participants should be familiar with the basics of programming and object oriented software development.

Services

The price includes the training, course materials, certificate of participation from Softing, refreshments during breaks and lunch, and a copy of the book “OPC – From Data Access to Unified Architecture”.

Language

English

Order number

TRA-OPC-UA-DEV

Dates

On request

Content of the two-day user training

• Introductory overview of OPC (history, concept, significance)
• Presentation of the base technologies (DCOM, XML, Web services and .NET, etc.)
• Introduction to current specifications (OPC Data Access 2.0x, 3.0, OPC XML Data Access 1.0, etc.)
• Commissioning and configuration of OPC servers (PROFIBUS, S7/MPI, etc.)
• Using OPC clients
• Creation of Excel clients using VisualBasic for Application
• Security settings (DCOM) in OPC communication between remote computers
• OPC connection across firewalls
• Performance benchmarks and strategies for performance optimization
• Storing OPC data in databases and different file formats
• Many hands-on exercises

Target group

Users of OPC products, system integrators, sales engineers, service staff. 

Requirements

You consider using OPC technology in your projects or you are already using OPC products but you want to deepen your know-how and gain additional expertise in solving your daily OPC tasks.

Services

The price includes the training, course materials, certificate of participation from Softing, refreshments during breaks and lunch, and a copy of the book “OPC – From Data Access to Unified Architecture”.

Order number

100-1030-01

Dates

On request

Speed and Simplify Development of Next Generation Industrial Automation Systems

We invite you to listen to the recorded version of a joint Softing, Emerson Network Power, and Wind River Webinar unveiling the Softing OPC UA VxWorks Development Toolkit for the Emerson Network Power MicroATX embedded motherboard. It enables the quick and easy development of OPC UA clients and servers for real-time and complex industrial applications in automation, process, and energy spaces.

Go to Webinar

and learn:

• Advantages of using products that have been tested to work well together
• How to turn any host computer into an integrated development environment, with no installation required
• Real life scenarios that can benefit from the scalability and business value of the OPC Toolkit
• Ways to incorporate the toolkit into development cycles to save several months of development time

Speakers:

• Peter Seeberg, Market Segment Manager, Factory Automation, Softing Industrial Automation GmbH
• Alexander Damisch, Director, Industrial and Energy Markets, Wind River
• Nigel Forrester, Product Marketing Manager, Embedded Computing, Emerson Network Power