Extending FactoryTalk with eWON Flexy

HMS Industrial Networks

josh pearl – eWON Solution Manager

josh.pearl@hms-networks.com
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Agenda
• Who is HMS Industrial Networks?
• What is eWON Flexy?
• What is FactoryTalk Cloud?
• How can Flexy extend FactoryTalk Analytics?
• How can Flexy provide mobile access to FactoryTalk ViewPoint?
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What we do – Connecting Devices
• Field: Industrial communication Chicago/Pittsburgh/Boston Coventry Basel Halmstad/Gothenburg Vantaa
Finland
Karlsruhe/Ravensburg
Germany
Beijing
China
USA UK Switzerland Sweden (HQ)
• Operations in 13 countries
• Distributors in more than 50 countries
• Headquartered in Halmstad, Sweden
• Founded 1988
• More than 3 million products installed
Yokohama
• 500 employees Nivelles
Japan
Belgium

Mulhouse
France
Barcelona
Spain
Milan Pune
Italy India

Distributors

Americas: 22% Europe: 60% Asia: 18%

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Connecting Devices™ with three product brands

Multi-network connectivity Connectivity solutions for Remote access and

within fieldbus and industrial embedded control, energy, management of industrial
Ethernet safety and automotive testing equipment
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Remote solutions
• Remote access with Cosy
• Remote data with Flexy
• Remote management with Netbiter
• Remote networks with eFIVE
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(4G & 3G)

Cellular WiFi Ethernet I/O

MPI Serial USB PSTN

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Talk2M is built on a “defense-in-depth” strategy

• Multiple security countermeasures across layers of security controls
• Multiple user levels and policies
• Access control with logging
• Traffic encryption
• Routing functions (NAT1:1, Filtering, Port forwarding)

• ISECOM STAR Certified

• Tested against external attacks

• ISO 27001 Compliant

• Verified internal organization and management
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FactoryTalk Cloud
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Talk2M Data Mailbox

Third Party Connectivity

• DF1 devices • OMRON
• Siemens • VIPA
• Schneider • Hitachi
• Mitsubishi • SNMP
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Talk2M Data Mailbox

• Flexy pushes data to the DataMailbox via VPN based HTTP PUSH

• Data Mailbox is a Talk2M service that gathers eWON historical data and alarms
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Talk2M Data Mailbox

• eSync Connector pulls data from DataMailbox via HTTPS

• eSync manages data in database on user’s server

• FactoryTalk obtains the data from eSync

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Third party devices

Mobile Access with Flexy
Mobile Access with Flexy

eCatcher Mobile
&

FT View SE Clients Automation Equipment

FT View SE HMI Servers FT ViewPoint Server

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eCatcher Mobile
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FT View SE Clients Automation Equipment

FT View SE HMI Servers FT ViewPoint Server

• Flexy makes an outbound connection to the Talk2M server using standard ports (443/1194)
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eCatcher Mobile
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FT View SE Clients Automation Equipment

LAN

FT View SE HMI Servers FT ViewPoint Server

• Using eCatcher (Mobile) the user can connect to Talk2M with a couple clicks
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eCatcher Mobile
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FT View SE Clients Automation Equipment

LAN

FT View SE HMI Servers FT ViewPoint Server

• A secure VPN connection is now established between the user’s device and the LAN
• FactoryTalk ViewPoint HMIs and device web pages can now be accessed remotely
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Third-party Device Connectivity

• Easy Push-Pull data synchronization
• Integrate 3rd party data into Historian, Analytics, etc.

Mobile Device Connectivity

• M2Web provides web-based access to:
• FactoryTalk for Device web-pages
• PanelView Plus via VNC app
• Mobile VPN with eCatcher Mobile allows:
• Secure VPN client
• Leverage native mobile apps
Thanks for listening!

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