Open Architecture

UCOS is designed around open architecture standards - from top to bottom.

UCOS lets you choose the hardware and third-party software you want. Then UCOS makes your choices work together as one system.

Here are some key points of the UCOS open architecture standard:

• Widely available, scalable PCs at the development and supervisory levels.
• PLCs or ruggedized industrial computers as real-time controllers, available in a variety of form factors that directly scan and control industry-standard I/O.
• Ruggedized industrial computers as data servers, available in a variety of form factors for interfacing UCOS with intelligent devices such as PLCs, Fieldbus technologies, and RTUs.
• Networks composed of VSAT, fiber optic or Ethernet LAN, WAN, radio, or microwave using TCP/IP, Modbus, OPC, DDE, or proprietary protocols.
• Industry-standard Windows 2000/XP at the development and HMI workstations,
• Industry-standard QNX real-time operating system at the controllers.
• Industry-standard protocols for exchanging data, including an ActiveX application programming interface, OPC, and Microsoft Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE).
• ODBC-compliant database for the data historian which supports data exchange with a variety of third-party applications.
• Highly flexible security elements that protect key system services and enforce corporate standards.

Every piece of hardware in a UCOS system is available from multiple, competitive sources. So, you're never locked into a single supplier.

Your hardware costs start low, and they stay low, allowing you to take advantage of technological advancements as they occur.