A common non-standard device integration scenario that we encounter is needing to integrate devices that are not currently automated in any way. There is some manual process to send data to or retrieve data from these devices which, as always, introduces greater risk of error due to human factors.
In the next blog post of a series on OmniServer user stories, we’ll discuss a specific use case of a user in consumer packaged goods needing to automate printing directly from Wonderware using data from their MES system. And we'll discuss how OmniServer provided a driver without the need for custom code, eliminating their inefficient manual printing process.