OPC to Web
How to display live data in a Web Browser
The OPC DataHub offers three different ways to display live data on the web. Click the icons below to read more.
Compare these different web technologies.
DataHub Browser - Your data on the web - no programming required
| Now installed with the DataHub is a web application called the DataHub Browser. This Streaming AJAX application allows you to display data from any DataHub source, in a web browser, without having to write any code, or configure any web server settings. |
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Demo OPC to Web on your own computer
Want to demo this technology on your own computer? It takes only a few minutes to download and install the new DataHub Web Server Demo. No programming required. |
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Server-side Benefits
- The DataHub comes with its own built-in web server.
- Point and click configuration makes installation quick and easy.
- No server side programming is required for DDE and OPC data sources.
- The DataHub also connects to TCP/IP, MATLAB, ODBC and text file sources of data.
- Easy to design web pages, example code and free Java applets are provided.
- Web sites can be password protected and data connections secured using SSL.
- There are effectively no limits on the number of data points.
Browser-side Benefits
- No ActiveX objects or special plug-ins to download.
- Supports ASP for producing sophisticated web reports.
- Supports AJAX to display live data in standard web browsers, hand-held devices and mobile phones.
- Supports embedded Java applets for unbeatable performance when displaying real-time data on the web.
- AJAX and ASP web pages work with any web browser.
- Java applets use the standard Sun Java engine, which is supported by most desktop web browsers.
- Fully bi-directional data flow, so you can read and write data in the web page.
- Supports an unlimited number of web users.
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