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.
The following sessions are currently available:
A1: Machine Connectors
B1: Universal Connectors
C1: Databases
How to use the machine connectors to get data from/to PLCs and OPC UA servers.
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.
How to build your own modules for communicating with REST APIs using the Universal Connector tool.
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.
How to use databases as sources and destinations for your data. SQL, NoSQL and Time Series databases are covered.
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.