Software for automation : architecture, integration, and security

Intended for automation engineers, this book provides a broad overview of information technology as applied to automation, and the software technologies and products available for controlling plants and factory systems. The author recommends how to select the software architecture for the system to integrate sub-systems and legacy systems, when to have dedicated hardware servers, and when to use web technologies. DCOM setup, the Windows XP firewall, OPC-DA server configuration, the historical database interface, reporting and analysis, VBA scripting, ActiveX components, troubleshooting, and security are covered. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)