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MatrikonOPC announces OPC File Collector to transfer text data files into any historian

By: MatrikonOPC
07 February, 2007
File Collector monitors a user-specified directory for data files and automatically imports them to any OPC-compliant historian. It typically processes Comma Separated Value (CSV) files containing value, quality and timestamp (VQTs) data points, but can be configured to process any text-based data file.

EDMONTON, AB. February 7, 2007, MatrikonOPC released its newest data-transfer application, MatrikonOPC File Collector. MatrikonOPC File Collector is a robust OPC client specifically designed to monitor a user-specified directory for data files and automatically import them to any OPC-compliant historian. Typically, MatrikonOPC File Collector processes Comma Separated Value (CSV) files containing value, quality and timestamp (VQTs) data points, but is flexible enough to be configured to process any text-based data file.A flexible and versatile OPC client, MatrikonOPC File Collector is ideal for anyone who needs to transfer text files into any historian.

Key Features

  • Effortlessly imports text files into any historian.
  • Imports a wide variety of file types.
  • Runs silently and automatically in the background of your system.
  • Unique design allows for automatic data file management resulting in low use of system resources.
  • Provides remote configuration when off-site data collection is required.

More information about MatrikonOPC File Collector, as well as a free download, can be found on the MatrikonOPC.com website.

MatrikonOPC

(A division of Matrikon Inc.

[TSX: MTK]) With a collection of more than 500 OPC products and over 100,000 installations worldwide, MatrikonOPC is the world's largest OPC company.

MatrikonOPC is a charter member of the OPC Foundation, and has demonstrated a commitment to developing OPC as the industrial connectivity standard.MatrikonOPC's international customer base includes a wide range of companies from process to discrete manufacturers in industrial, commercial and military applications.

With offices throughout North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, Matrikon's reach is global.

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