For manufacturers who need to analyze process data, OPC Desktop Historian is an affordable, easy to install, configure and administer data archiving tool. Unlike enterprise process historians that are designed to manage the needs of the entire corporation, OPC Desktop Historian focuses on data collection, not data presentation or processing. OPC Desktop Historian is a lightweight solution for time-based data storage that can stand alone or become part of a total enterprise data historian solution.
- Installs quickly
- Configures easily
- Remote Configuration
- OPC DA and OPC HDA Compliant
- A powerful historian for the price of an OPC HDA driver!
Current customers that trust and use MatrikonOPC Desktop Historian
- Saudi Aramco
- P&H Mining Equipment
- NRG Energy
- Abitibi Consolidated
- L3
- Husky Injection Molding Systems
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MatrikonOPC's Transporter is typically used to move historical data from Desktop Historian to another historian.
Desktop Process Historian:
TOPC Desktop Historian can act as a stand-alone application with visualization tools or become part of a bigger solution. Its scalability allows it to fit into every process control environment, large or small.
Quick & Easy to Use:
OPC Desktop Historian installs quickly and easily. It is ideal for those who need to archive process data but don't have the time, resources and money required to implement an enterprise process historian. Click-Select-Collect!
High Speed Data Collection:
Different configuration modes allow OPC Desktop Historian to act as a rolling buffer or continuous storage application.
Remote Configuration:
OPC Desktop Historian can be configured remotely. This is especially useful when off-site or remote data collection is required.
Visualization Tools:
OPC Desktop Historian comes with a visualization tool that allows you to create dynamic, interactive graphical trends featuring real-time and historical plant information. As well, an Excel plug-in is included that allows you to automatically transfer data from any OPC HDA or DA server to Excel for data analysis in a familiar environment. OPC Desktop Historian will also interface with any OPC-compliant visualization tool you may need to use or are currently using.
OPC Desktop Historian features:
- Real time data system: Fast access to latest values
- Supports input of historical data through the OPC HDA server (insert, replace, and insert/replace)
- Strings supported
- Throughput up to 28,000 points/1,000ms
Typical Applications:
- Rolling Buffer Mode: Loop performance analysis and tuning, short term historical monitoring, store and forward and more.
- Continuous Storage Mode: Long term process analysis, process tracking and more.
Included for free with MatrikonOPC Desktop Historian:
- OPC2XL(an OPC HDA Client): Using Microsoft Excel for reporting and analysis, access all real-time and historical data from any OPC server.
- OPC Trender(an OPC HDA Client): A powerful analysis tool that is easy to use, yet comprehensive enough for the most sophisticated users.