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The
TRi-ExcelLink software provide you an extremely simple-to-use, two-way linkage
of data between the PLCs and an MS Excel* spreadsheet. It is an application
software that works in tandem with the TLServer program (this is included in
your Internet TRiLOGI Version 5.1). Hence, not only can you capture PLC data
directly from the local PC running both the TLServer and ExcelLink program, you
can also simultaneously capture data from up to 8 TLServers that are connected
to the LAN or the Internet! This is illustrated in the following diagram:
Now, think of what you can do with such
incredible power! For the first time ever, you can build an extremly low cost
data acquisition system that can simultaneously collect factory floor data from
hundreds of PLCs situated in multiple locations around the world into an Excel
spreadsheet in real time!
Note:
You can also use the TRi-ExcelLink software to collect data from third
party equipment , including other brands of PLCs by
using an M-series PLC as a "bridge" to interface to those equipment via
serial or parallel I/Os. E.g. Since an M-series PLC can speak MODBUS and
OMRON protocols they are ready to communicate with MODBUS RTUs or OMRON
PLCs to capture the required information.
With the power of TBASIC, you can
also program an M-series PLC (yes, even via the Internet) to churn out
whatever unique communication protocols to speak to other types of
equipment. For those equipment without a host communication protocol,
you can also use the M-series PLC's vast array of digital or analog I/Os
to collect data from them and make them accessible to the Excel
spreadsheet via the Internet!
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The
TRi-ExcelLink Advantage
- Run in
the background: Since TRi-ExcelLink is a client to the
TLServer, you can run both the TRi-ExcelLink and TRiLOGI software
simultaneously. Hence a technician can perform a local monitoring of the PLC
operation while the TRi-ExcelLink software is collecting data, without
interfering with each other. In addition, multiple TRi-ExcelLinks can run
simultaneously at different locations. Hence in the above examples, the
management in London, China and Santa Clara all can view the production status
of all sites simultaneously in their spreadsheet, and of course, all in real
time!
- Extremely
Easy to Use: Unlike most other DDE server software on the
market which require you to write macro programs or enter specific formula in
the spreadsheet before you are able to capture any data, the TRi-ExcelLink
software can open up a blank, new spreadsheet and start filling in data the
moment you click on the "Run" button. All the actions are configured using
very simple forms.
Click Here To View the ExcelLink Help Files
- Very Low
Cost: Most other DDE servers in the market (e.g. WinWedge,
Modlink) cost from US$250 upwards. But the TRi-ExcelLink software is now
available at only US$149.00 i.e. less than half the price for most other rival
products that require a steep learning curve before you can use them.
Click
Here To View the ExcelLink Help Files
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