The correct integration between the world of production and that of management systems and between these and data analytics systems in the cloud it is one of the keys needed to open the doors of the intelligent factory, based on the use of industrial data to support business decisions.
SKKYNET is the new technology for industrial IoT that allows you to create local and geographical networks with secure and fast communications, allowing you to connect sensors, devices and machinery present in the area to create architectures and solutions for Industry 4.0. Communications can be direct DATA HUB (through tunneling) or through a highly secure Data Proxy SKKYHUB (cloud solution).
Thanks to the special DHTP protocol, specially developed by SKKYNET, it is possible to realize real-time communications with very low latency (more than 50.000+ variations per second can be managed) even in cloud configurations.
The DHCP protocol also allows you not to change the configuration of the currently installed Firewalls and avoid using VPN (Virtual Private Network) greatly simplifying the installation of the system.
The technology SKKYNET interfaces natively with the main industrial market standards by creating bidirectional real-time connections a OPC UA e DA, client and server, Modbus, etc…and likewise allows connection with any SQL database, Excel spreadsheet, application program, Azure IoT Hub, Google IoT, Amazon IoT or any standard MQTT client or broker as well as embedded systems.
However, taking data from a sensor and taking it out of the domain of Operational Technologies (OT) can be extremely complicated and risky both because the "translation" of OT data into significant data for the IT world is not trivial, and because to take a data out of the realm of machinery it is necessary to open its doors, with all the consequent risks in terms of exposure to possible unwanted intrusions.
To solve this intricate puzzle the Canadian company Skkynet, distributed and supported in Italy by ServiTecno, has developed DataHub, a versatile, powerful and fast middleware solution that integrates data from a variety of sources, offering the possibility of using them in a simple and secure way.
What DataHub does
DataHub allows you to make two-way connections in real time between the world of production, i.e. client and server OPC UA e Classic (OPC DA), and any database SQL, any client or broker MQTT, but also afExcel calculation software and cloud platforms such as Azure IoT Hub, Google IoT, Amazon IoT Core.
To do this, DataHub is able to understand the different languages spoken in the OT and IT worlds, perform a quick translation and create a single unified dataset available to any analysis or visualization platform.
Supported protocols include OPC UA, OPC Classic, MQTT, Modbus, DDE, TCP, ODBC, HTTP, XML and more.
Thanks to these features, DataHub allows you to meet different needs. Meanwhile, using industrial data to monitor and control plants, thanks to the integrated HMI (WebView) web interface that allows you to create and view pages in a web browser. Then it is able to log data into any SQL database, to create a secure connection to any Industrial IoT platform, to trigger actions based on data changes and finally to perform real-time analysis with Microsoft Excel, which still today remains one of the business-preferred tools for data collection and analysis.
The security
La tunneling function ensures easy to configure, secure and robust network connectivity even for protocols that are difficult to connect or that are based on insecure architectures.
Tunneling allows you to integrate data without exposing your networks by using DHCP to optimize data security, resiliency, and throughput.
With DataHub tunneling you can connect any supported protocol, including OPC DA, OPC UA, Modbus and DDE.
Use Excel for analysis for industrial data
Thanks to the add-in Vine DataHub allows you to collect and analyze in real time with Microsoft Excel production data, calculate statistics and create graphs.
In short, the add-in allows Excel to be transformed into a user interface for secure data sharing. The "secret" lies in entering data dynamically in Excel cells with update speeds in the order of milliseconds. This way Excel cells automatically update when the underlying source data changes. In addition, this solution supports data usage by multiple users, giving you the ability to choose only the data you need to share from each workbook. Since the data is shared and not the workbooks, each user can have his own personalized view.
A fast and convenient solution
Why choose DataHub? First because it is extremely fast, being able to manage over 50.000 value variations per second of the points that generate the data. It is also a proven solution, which has a worldwide user base of over 1.600 customers with over 16.000 installations.
Thirdly DataHub allows you to integrate all the functions in a single user interface.
In addition, this middleware solution fits into almost any industrial system and saves time and money thanks to its ease of configuration and performance.
With a simple licensing model, DataHub simplifies system management and deployment. Finally, it can connect to SkkyHub, the Skkynet network specifically dedicated to the Industrial IoT that allows for any combination of in-plant, cloud or hybrid connectivity configurations.