Open Automation Software

Liberate Your Data

Enterprise Data Automation • HMI/SCADA Solutions • Industrial IoT Protocol Gateway

 Who is Open Automation Software?
1994 Company founded 2010 OAS becomes the first SCADA system to
log 1,000,000 records to SQL Server in a
single call and in an open format for Big Data
1997 Became OPC Foundation Member
Developed OPC Servers
2012 OAS releases Live Data Cloud with Remote SCADA Hosting
using a standard Internet connection, and without the need
for a fixed IP address
1999 First standalone OPC Systems released
Logging OPC data in an open format to SQL Server and CSV
for redundant systems
2013 OAS replaces AJAX interface with new interface
based on open standards, supporting HTML5 and
JavaScript and providing a REST API for SCADA
2004 First company to provide Smart Client
Deployment for visualization, trending, and
alarming with 100% managed components.
Released Service Oriented Architecture for
2016 OAS releases connectors for Azure IoT and AWS,
as well as Portable Class Libraries (PCL) for
OPCSystems.NET providing Internet native iOS/Android app development
communications for OPC data access

2005 First SCADA/HMI software for web and mobile

platforms, providing visualization, trending and
alarming using AJAX. The first SCADA interface
for the iPhone when first released in 2007 and
Android in 2008
OAS remains committed to providing software
for moving data between devices, databases,
and systems, all within open formats.
 What is the OAS Platform?
A server-based software platform for powering Industrial Automation solutions, and Operations
Management Software that allows businesses to create their own Industrial Internet of Things

Universal Data Connector Device & Data Connectors

Data Historian IoT Connectors

Alarm Logging & Notification Developer Tools & APIs

OAS Platform Networking

 The OAS Universal Data Connector

HIGHLY SCALABLE
NETWORKED SERVER
PLATFORM Open Database
Sources
Desktop, Web, Mobile
Visualizations
Moves data from anywhere to anywhere
in a non-proprietary format

Host your own live data

PLCs and Devices Database
on local or wide-area networks, Destinations
or over the internet

Enables the movement, aggregation, and

transformation of data between PLCs, IoT
devices, databases, applications, cloud- Application Servers IoT Cloud Services
based services and more…
The core of the OAS Platform
 REST
API

The OAS Universal

Data Connector

Azure IoT
 Data Historian
High-speed, fault tolerant data logging to open formats
LOG TO OPEN DATABASES and FILES
MS SQL Server • Oracle • MS Access
MongoDB • mySQL • Azure SQL • CSV
Fault tolerant: If disconnected from the destination, no data is lost.
When connection is reestablished, data is transferred at high speed.
Log data to wide or narrow tables or directly to stored procedures,
to over 10,000 separate tables per server at up to 100 nanosecond
resolution, and up to 1 million records per call.
Log data continuously, event-based, time-based, or on data
change, to local or remote databases
AUTOMATED REPORTS
Generate reports based on events, time of day, or continuously
Create PDF, HTML, MS Word, MS Excel, Images, or send directly
to a networked printer
Deliver automated reports via email
 Alarm Logging & Notification
Log alarms to open databases
MS SQL, Oracle, MS Access, MongoDB, mySQL,
Azure SQL, CSV Files

Notify users of alarm activity to any client destination

Voice Message • SMS Text Message • Email

Summarize alarm totals per area, priority, and type

Access both local and remote alarms

Visualize and interact with real time alarms with

Developer Tools & APIs
• View and Acknowledge Alarms
• Provide links to your own alarm documentation for
inline operator event handling
• Operator Input from the alarm screen
Alarm conditions triggering notification via SMS, email, and voice • Log operator comments with alarm or event condition
 Device & Data Connectors
Allen Bradley Connector
Driver Interfaces such as: ControlLogix, CompactLogix,
GuardLogix, and Micro800 with the ABLogix driver, and
MicroLogix, SLC 500, and PLC-5 with the ABClassic driver
Siemens Connector
Siemens Driver Interfaces which support communications over
Ethernet to S7-200, S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, and S7-1500
Modbus Connector
Connect to Modbus slave devices over Ethernet and Serial interfaces
with Modbus TCP, RTU, and ASCII protocols
OPTO Connector
Driver with communications to OPTO 22 SNAP PAC controllers
Excel Connector
Provides connectivity to MS Excel Workbooks for both read and write
functionality with Excel 2003, 2007, 2010 and above
OPC Server Connector
Provides connectivity to OPC Classic and OPC UA Servers, Data
Access and Alarms and Conditions
OPC Client Connector
Enables unlimited OPC Clients to communicate with an OAS Service,
allowing unlimited OPC Client connections while maintaining only one
OPC connection to the local OPC Servers
Data Route
Allows an OAS Service to write values from any Tag Parameter to any
local or remote OAS Tag data source, simplifying remote networking
by installing the OAS Data Engine at the source
OAS Recipe
Provides data transfer from databases such as MS SQL Server,
Access, Oracle, or mySQL. OAS Recipe supports static or dynamic
queries from other data sources such as device or operator input from
your user interface
 IoT Connectors
Connect and move data to or from cloud-based IoT services

AWS IoT Gateway Connector Azure IoT Data Hub

Read or write data to and from Amazon Web
Services IoT devices using MQTT with TLS
(Transport Layer Security). This enables you to
take full advantage of any or all of the other
services provided by AWS.
Write live data to Azure IoT Data Hub using the
built in AMQP protocol driver and Azure IoT Edge
using MQTT. This enables you to take full
advantage of any or all of the other big data and
IoT services provided by Azure.

MQTT Connector
Connect to MQTT devices and software brokers
with the built in MQTT Driver Interface.
Data Route
Allows an OAS Service to write values from any
Tag Parameter to any local or remote OAS Tag
data source, simplifying remote networking by
installing the OAS Data Engine at the source.
 Developer Tools & APIs
.NET VISUALIZATION & AUTOMATION
Build customized Visualizations, User Interfaces, and data automations
Integrate with existing Windows applications
Programmatically configure all aspects of OAS server
Visualize Tags, Trends, and Alarms in WPF and WinForm Apps
All .NET tools are compatible with Visual Studio 2005+

WEB VISUALIZATION
Built upon open standards of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript
Visualize Tags, Trends, and Alarms in any browser, desktop
or mobile, no plugins required
Compatible with any web application environment and tools REST API
(ASP.NET, .NET MVC, PHP, Ruby on Rails, more…)
Build automations between diverse systems
utilizing simple JSON over HTTP
PCL for iOS and ANDROID Available to any client code on any platform
Build native mobile applications for iOS and Android with Visual Windows, Mac, Linux, IoT devices
Studio and Xamarin Forms. Apps can be deployed to the Apple Read and Write Tag, Trend, and Alarm data
App Store for iOS or Google Play Store for Android Modify OAS Tag Configurations
 OAS Platform Networking Features
OAS Universal Data Connectors can be deployed in any configuration
to achieve the highest performance, reliability, and flexibility in you
network environment. (Satellite, GPRS, etc)

Aggregate data and logic in the cloud, take

advantage of an Edge Computing architecture,
or combine features to meet your needs.
Networking Configuration Options
Basic Networking with Static IP
• Client applications communicate directly to up to 10k remote OAS services with a
fixed IP address or registered domain name
• Live data is hosted at the source with no data loss on network failure

Live Data Cloud or Network Forwarding

• Clients communicate through one or more Live Data Cloud or Forwarding services
with a fixed IP Address or registered domain name to up to 10k remote services
• The data source services do not need to have a fixed IP Address, just be able to
reach the Live Data Cloud Servers that do have fixed IP addresses
• Live data is hosted directly at the source, there is no data loss on network failure
• The Live Data Cloud feature is free to use on any self hosted Windows OS

One-way Networking with Communications Diodes

• Clients communicate to one or more services on the receiving side of the
communication diode
• The data source services do not need to have a fixed IP Address, and broadcast all
tag values at an adjustable rate to remote services
• Increased bandwidth, but enables one-way data transfer to business applications
 Benefits of an Open Architecture
Open architectures provide maximum flexibility and data access
OPEN REAL TIME DATA ACCESS
• Programmatically access data from any
.NET, Web, or mobile app
• Share and host data from any .NET, Web,
or mobile app
• Integrate into existing Business applications
-- ERP, MES, CMMS, etc.
• Data is store in open formats - use your
preferred tools, always have access to your
own data
OPEN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
• Create stunning, powerful WinForm, WPF,
Web and Native Mobile operator interfaces
and HMIs
• Use any graphics tool such as Photoshop,
Illustrator, CorelDraw, MS Paint, AutoCAD,
SolidWorks, SketchUp, more...
• Drag and drop configuration for .NET tools
• Open Source, easy to develop, maintain,
extend
Benefits of
Open
Automated
Architecture
Configuration

• OAS Configuration is completely available to

Programmatic Interfaces
• New site rollouts can be automated, saving thousands of
man/hours and dramatically increasing profits
• Custom configuration interfaces can be exposed to
administrators or other classes of users
• OEMs benefit from OAS Product Platform white-labeling
 OAS Platform Use Cases
What can you achieve with the OAS Platform and tools?
CONNECT
Connect to almost any industrial data source ,
application, database, or device
PROCESS and LOG DATA
Process and log data live at source with full store
and forward capabilities
ENTERPRISE DATA AUTOMATION
Transport and transform data between sources, log
data to open formats at unmatched speeds, or even
aggregate data from disparate sources
HOST LIVE DATA
Host live data with any Windows PC over the Internet or
on-premises
SCADA/HMI SOLUTIONS
Visualize and control real-time data and provide operators
with customized HMIs, complete with secure access on
Window, Web, and mobile devices
INDUSTRIAL IOT COMMUNICATIONS
Capture data from devices and transport to cloud-based
IoT hubs for warehousing or predictive analytics and
scheduled maintenance
 Implementation Pathways
Options ranging from do-it-yourself or guided development

1. On-demand, do-it-yourself implementation

Using our extensive online knowledge base and technical support, design and build your own solution

2. Hire OAS System Integration Partner to implement a defined project

OAS will assist with the design and implementation of the solution

3. Hire OAS System Integration Partner to implement a defined project

+ customized configurator
Additionally, OAS will assist with the design and development of tools for rolling out multiple deployments
 OAS Support Options
ONLINE KNOWLEDGE BASE
Extensive, detailed product documentation
Programming references for .NET, WEB,
PCL and all APIs
Code Examples and downloadable samples

VIDEO LIBRARY
Step-by-step videos for getting started with all
product components and tools

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Responsive technical support for all
customers, even during 30-day evaluation
 Thank You!
www.openautomationsoftware.com
support@openautomationsoftware.com