MES Interface IT Overview
The MES Interface IT allows organizations to standardize on a method of sharing information between the production environment and the enterprise IT systems. Eliminating all middleware and gateway PCs, the MES Interface IT controller-level appliance provides users with the leanest solution possible, reducing overhead costs as well as points of failure. Easy and reliable data access across all networked control systems creates limitless application possibilities, from quality control to logistics management.
- Key Benefits
• No need for intermediate PC infrastructure to interface shop floor controllers to “front office” IT systems
• Significantly reduced cost of ownership as no PC maintenance issues apply
• Improved security; prevents access by unauthorized personnel
• Improved productivity; industrially hardened architecture is immune to typical PC reliability issues
• Broad range of third-party drivers are available for all the most popular supplier’s PLCs
• Convenient installation; module simply mounts in a spare Q Series slot and configures
- Optimize the Setup and Management of Large Scale Production Systems
The MES Interface IT Workbench software automatically enumerates all devices on the network and provides comprehensive performance diagnostics. On the IT side, it automatically enumerates available database elements such as a schema, tables and field names. Hardcopy mapping documents become unnecessary and system changes occur faster and easier.
- Supports Reliable Data Collection
The MES Interface IT automatically stores data from the shop floor to a connected information system server when the ‘Store and Forward’ option is selected. Even when a communication error occurs between the information system, no data is lost, because the buffer data is automatically forwarded to the information system after the connection is restored.
| Specifications | MESiT | |
| Module Type | MES interface IT modul | |
| Communication method | Ethernet | |
| Interface type | 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX | |
| DB interface function | general | Interctas with databases via user-defined jobs (Windows, Linux, Unix ect.) |
| database | Oracle®/SAP, Microsoft® SQL, DB2, DB2/400 | |
| SQL commannds | Insert, batch insert, update, select, select with update, stored procedure and count rows delete | |
| messaging | Http, E-mail, TCP, IBM WebSphere MQ, MQTT, JBOSS | |
| trigger buffering function | The MES module buffers the data and trigger time to internal memeory | |
| arithmetic processing | Formulas can be applied to data before sending from the MES interface module | |
| program execution function | Executes programs in he application server computer | |
| Memory capcity | 1 CompactFlash card can be installed | |
| Internal power consumption (5V DC) mA | 0.93 | |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) mm | 27.4x98x115 | |
| Order information Art. no. | MES-IT module Hardware: | 124930 |
| Core software incl. Mitsubishi Electric driver and 5 connections to PLC | 227387 | |
| Database connection for SQL | 227390 | |
| Database connection for Oracle | 227391 | |
| Database connection for DB2 | 227392 | |
| Additional 5 PLC connections | 227388 | |
| Siemes driver for S7-200, 300, 400, 12000 | 229481 | |
| Mitsubishi Elecstric MC protocol driver | 231543 | |
| Modbus driver | 231544 | |
| Rockwell driver | 227395 | |
| Omron driver | 227397 |
