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U-CON / Typical Applications/ Coding – Marking - Printing
Laser and inkjet coding and printing solutions are used in
automation to help reduce cost, improve productivity, and
improve inventory management for everyone in the supply chain.
Variable data such as bar codes and traceability codes are
printed on products in food, beverage and pharmaceutical
industries and provide an important step in regulatory compliance.
To help owners integrate equipment into the production line, most manufacturers
of industrial Coders/Markers/Printers provide RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, or
Ethernet communication built in to their devices. RS-485 (Recommended Standard
485 now EIA-485 for Electronic Industries Alliance) complies to electrical
standards for the physical layer of the OSI model, but the protocol (how
the device "talks" to other systems) traveling over this physical
layer is typically proprietary. U-CON to the rescue! Use the device manufacturer's
provided protocol information to produce reliable messages or transactions
to the device. Then serve the resulting data up to any OPC or DDE compliant
application.
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Benefits of using U-CON for Coding, Marking, Printing connectivity:
- Cost-effective: better than custom code, toolkits, or proprietary integration.
- Leverages Proven Technologies: U-CON "plugs in" to Kepware's OPC/DDE server
architecture.
- Seamlessly Connectivity: to the vast majority of HMI, Historian, SCADA, ERP, MES, and control systems in the automation market.
- Consistent & Maintainable: additional drivers are available for common protocols for Allen-Bradley, GE, Modbus, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Yokogawa and more.
- Powerful: one license includes Serial and TCP/IP connections.
- Scalability: No device or tag/point limits with complete licenses.
- Complete: License includes support and full documentation.
U-CON data acquisition software is an OPC and driver solution for serial and
Ethernet enabled coding, marking, and printing devices. Add real-time and reliable
connectivity to your inkjet marking or laser coding solution, download U-CON
today!
Additional Resources:
Steps to Success, Whitepaper:
Serial & Ethernet Data Collection,
User
Manual, Product
Tutorials, Brochure, Data
sheet,
HMI & client
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