Do you want to integrate your own web app into mapp View visualization? Then mapp Connect is the right tool for you. With OpenRestAPI we can provide low level access to Automation Runtime data
Key Features
OPC-UA access
Possibility to access any OPC-UA server via a RESTful API.
Communication is fully controlled by the user of the API.
Text system access
Possibility to access all text and language resources provided by Automation Runtime
Security
Communication via HTTPS
Authentication (username / password)
Secure connection to OPC-UA
Secure development process
Use Cases
3rd party applications, including Customer HMI applications with the desire to implement the HMI completely on their own get an efficient possibility to access the PLC data. This allows them to create the HMI with any framework they want – but still have an easy and integrated possibility to connect to the data!
Widget development For widgets with more complex data retrieval needs, the mapp Connect offers a simple possibility to take over the data handling and getting full control of the data flow. This can be used to make data handling more efficient, cases, for widget with the need to deal with a lot of data (tables, charts, …)
Including native web applications In some cases, mapp View might be too inflexible – using the mapp Connect it is possible to offload such cases into a native web application and include it into the mapp View HMI.
Practical example / Workflow /Live Demo
In case of introducing 3rd party web app or website, you need to copy it into project folders:
configure OPC UA, endpoints and run it. It AS help there is example available where you can learn everything.
HW/SW overview
Only technical requirement is Automation Studio 6, mapp View 6.1 and mapp Connect 6.1
License overview
Licensing is done per deployed instance.
The order code (material number) for the mapp Connect license is 1TC6MPVIEWCON.20.
For the price please contact your local B&R sales
The use of mapp Connect also requires a mapp View license.
QnA
Question: Do I need license for testing?
Answer: No, you can run mapp Connect in simulation mode. License is needed only when deployed to a PLC
Question: What about security?
Answer: mapp Connect is fully secure and future proof product
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