Charm EZ System Plug-in for OPC Router - License type: Subscription license for 1 year

The plug-in connects OPC Router with Charm EZ Reader devices for automatic receipt and transfer of laboratory analysis results to databases or other systems. It functions as an add-on module for OPC Router software. More

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OPC Router is a software program that allows you to connect data from various industrial devices and IT/OT systems to each other. All this quickly, automatically and without programming knowledge. In addition, you can see all data flows in a clear visualization.

Collect data, connect systems, perform calculations, compare values and enter results into databases. You can do all this with OPC Router for PLC systems, OPC servers, printers, RFID readers, emails, Excel spreadsheets, databases, cloud systems, MQTT brokers, ERP systems SAP R3, SAP HANA, etc. For installation on a single computer you need a basic module and one or more plug-in modules.

In order to control production and manage raw materials well, analytical data is very important. Processes need to be closely aligned to provide the most efficient and best production procedures. This includes permissions and rights management. The Inhibitor Screening Test by Charm is an intelligent testing and screening device that is network-ready.
The OPC Router with the Charm EZ System plug-in serves as a central receiving point for analyses. A handshaking procedure ensures that all analyses are buffered and transmitted from the devices to the OPC Router so that no analyses get lost. The OPC Router receives analyses from any number of Charm EZ readers and transmits the results to databases or other systems (see Plug-ins). With OPC Router, is a fast and automatic reaction to antibiotic or mycotoxin contamination in raw materials possible.

System Requirements

Installation and Update

The OPC Router setup installs the configuration environment, Windows services and all plug-ins in demo mode with a runtime of 2 hours. Licensed plug-ins can only be run without time limitation after entering the license key.

The installation does not include a database system or an OPC server for production use. These components must be installed separately and then connected in the OPC Router configuration.

Computer Performance

OPC Router is a server application, so we recommend running it on suitable hardware. For standard use, we recommend:

a multi-core processor,
at least 8 GB RAM,
SSD storage.

Operating System

For production use, we recommend Microsoft Windows Server operating systems. 64-bit client operating systems can also be used, especially for testing purposes.

Supported operating systems:

Windows Server 2016 x64
Windows Server 2019 x64
Windows Server 2022 x64
Windows Server 2025 x64
Windows 10 x64
Windows 10 IoT x64
Windows 11 x64

Running in Docker

OPC Router can also be run in a Docker container, for example on an Edge device or a Windows device. The minimum requirements for running OPC Router in a Docker container are:

64-bit single-core 600 MHz CPU with AVX support,
512 MB RAM,
3 GB of free disk space.

.NET 8

OPC Router requires .NET 8. If it is not installed on the system, the OPC Router setup will install it if necessary.

In production environments, we recommend installing .NET 8 manually from Microsoft before updating OPC Router. The .NET installation may require Windows updates, take longer to complete and sometimes require several restarts. To reduce downtime, we recommend uninstalling older .NET versions only after .NET 8 has been installed successfully.

OPC Server

To connect controllers via OPC, an installed and accessible OPC server must be available. OPC Router supports connections via OPC DA 4.0, OPC UA and OPC XML.

The corresponding OPC plug-in is required for communication with an OPC server.

Database Server and Data Sources

Database servers are not part of the OPC Router installation. If you want to connect them to OPC Router, they must be installed and made accessible separately.

OPC Router supports connections to the following database systems and interfaces:

Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
MySQL
SAP HANA
OLE DB
systems accessible via ODBC

The following databases, data sources or files can also be connected:

MS Access
SQLite
dBase
InfluxDB
MongoDB
XML files

Plug-ins for database communication are not included in the Basic license. The appropriate plug-in must be selected for the specific type of database connection.

Oracle Database Connection

To connect to an Oracle database, Oracle Instant Client (ODAC) must be installed.

SAP Plug-in

The SAP Plug-in supports SAP systems version 4.0b and higher. SAP Logon Pad or the librfc32.dll library must be installed on the computer running OPC Router.

To use SAP NetWeaver, SAP NetWeaver RFC SDK must be installed.

The SAP Plug-in is a separately licensed module and is not included in the Basic license.

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