Advanced Sessions

When you have completed the Fundamentals course we offer a series of sessions that cover more advanced topics. Each session covers a specific topic and they can be completed in any order, based on your interests.

The setup is the same as for the Fundamentals sessions, i.e. a presentation followed by exercises that you complete on your own. Any account can be used to complete these sessions, but some may require installation of local software to complete the exercises. Links to video recordings of the presentations can be found with each session. PDFs of the presentations are available for download at the bottom of the page.

Sessions

The following sessions are currently available:

  • A1: Machine Connectors
  • B1: Universal Connectors
  • C1: Databases

Session A1

Machine Connectors (15:26)

How to use the machine connectors to get data from/to PLCs and OPC UA servers.

Agenda

  • Machine connectors overview (00:00)
  • Modules
    • Modbus Reader (04:00)
    • S7 Writer (05:33)
    • OPC UA Subscriber (07:24)
  • Tag lists (11:25)
  • Exercises (14:00)

Video recording of the presentation can be found here→

Download the presentation in PDF - Session A1 (Machine Connectors)

Session B1

Universal Connectors (35:00)

How to build your own modules for communicating with REST APIs using the Universal Connector tool.

Agenda

  • Introduction to Universal Connectors (00:00)
  • The Universal Connector Wizard
    • General (07:21)
    • Authentication (12:15)
    • Configuration (16:06)
    • Test (22:02)
    • Usage Settings (23:06)
    • Documentation, Release notes (26:15)
    • Summary (28:42)
  • Publishing a Universal Connector (30:48)
  • Exercises (32:54)

Video recording of the presentation can be found here→

Download the presentation in PDF - Session B1 (Universal Connectors)

Session C1

Databases (25:07)

How to use databases as sources and destinations for your data. SQL, NoSQL and Time Series databases are covered.

Agenda

  • Databases
    • SQL (relational databases) (00:44)
      • Ms SQL Insert/Select modules (9:02)
    • NoSQL databases (11:48)
      • Redis Set/Get modules (14:18)
    • Time series databases (19:50)
  • Exercises (22:05)

Video recording of the presentation can be found here→

Download the presentation in PDF - Session C1 (Databases)
Download the docker-compose file - docker-compose

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