All Units

Introduction 

  1. Architecture

Core Concepts 

  1. Installation
  2. Configuration

Data Connectivity 

  1. Basics
  2. OPC Classic
  3. OPC UA
  4. SNMP
  5. Modbus
  6. Web Services
  7. Databases
  8. Other Connectivity Options

Dashboard Visualization 

  1. Basics
  2. Symbols
  3. Commanding
  4. Navigation
  5. Aliasing
  6. Asset Navigator
  7. Alarm Viewer
  8. Grid Viewer
  9. Trend Viewer
  10. Recipes
  11. Schedules
  12. Helper Controls
  13. Advanced Controls
  14. 3D Graphics
  15. Security
  16. Cloning

Clients 

  1. Basics
  2. Desktop Deployment
  3. Web Browser Deployment
  4. Mobile Deployment
  5. KPI Self-Service Dashboard

Asset Organization 

  1. Basics
  2. Defining Assets
  3. Commanding
  4. Asset Templates
  5. Visualization
  6. Bulk Asset Configuration
  7. Advanced Topics

Data Historian 

  1. Basics
  2. Visualization
  3. Calculations
  4. Data Exchange

Alarming & Notifications 

  1. Basics
  2. Hyper Alarm Server
  3. Hyper Alarm Logger
  4. Alarm Visualization
  5. AlarmWorX64 Server
  6. AlarmWorX64 Logger

Helper Modules 

  1. Recipe Management
  2. Scheduling
  3. Triggers
  4. Localization
  5. Unified Data Manager
  6. Workflows
  7. Expressions

Security 

  1. Basics
  2. Security Server
  3. Audit Logging
  4. Securing Data in Transit
  5. Securing Data at Rest

Reporting 

  1. General
  2. Report Data Formats
  3. Advanced Topics

Automated Transactions 

  1. Basics
  2. Process Files
  3. Processing Data Sources
  4. Notifications
  5. Advanced Topics

Project Management 

  1. Project Backups

Fault Detection & Diagnostics 

  1. Basics
  2. Fault Rules
  3. Diagnostic Models
  4. Cost Analysis
  5. Visualization

SPC/SQC Analysis 

  1. Basics
  2. Visualization
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SECTION 2

OPC Classic

Total: ~14 min

OPC, the Open Platform Communications protocol, is an open standard that has been around for decades. It is used in a variety of industries for providing connectivity to PLCs, RTUs, meters, and other sensor equipment. It remains the most broadly applicable open standard in use, and is natively integrated into the ICONICS platform as a standard protocol.

Understanding OPC

OPC is a protocol which has been the foundational standard in the manufacturing and process automation space. Learn the fundamentals of how it addresses and manages data which can be used in a SCADA or Analytics project.

2:23 min

Connecting to OPC Data Locally

In many situations, the OPC Server used for protocol conversion will be installed on the same server as the ICONICS Suite. Learn how to browse to and use this data.

1:41 min

Connecting to OPC Data Over a Network

The OPC protocol has special considerations for how to connect to a server over a network. GenBroker is a tool which can be used to bypass many of the normal DCOM requirements.

5:33 min

Tuning and Optimizing Connectivity

OPC has several means of connectivity which can be variously applied to different situations. This video discusses how to configure and test connections to provide consistent, reliable performance from an OPC Server.

4:06 min