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Online Development Inc.


Online Development is a "Fast Track" developer of factory automation hardware and software for products in the industrial market space. Since its founding in 1989, the company has focused on developing the technologies needed to enable various leading brands of PLCs/PACs to communicate with field devices or other controllers.
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Online Development Inc.
7209 Chapman Highway
Knoxville,TN
37920
USA
Main: 800-625-8678
Toll-free: 865-251-5252

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Data Modules ensure plant-to-business system data delivery.
Mar 14 2007 - Designed for ControlLogix PACs, xCoupler Data Modules include message acknowledgement feature, which helps safeguard against communication errors. If message is not acknowledged, module stores remaining messages in flash memory and sends email alerting users of communications problem. Handshaking function ensures that data transfer, such as batch recipe or material handling movement, between business system and plant floor devices has been completed.

Appliance/Module links plant floor and backroom systems.
Jan 3 2007 - Setup in 60 minutes or less, xCoupler enterprise transaction module with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 business system adapter enables seamless exchange and execution of data between SQL Server 2005-based business systems and plant floor devices. It handles all information over Ethernet connection, is immune to virus attacks, and helps configure specific plant floor devices with database for developing commands, reports, alerts, and other instructions.

Communication Module offers control/messaging interface.
Feb 27 2006 - Enterprise transaction module, xCoupler provides bi-directional interface between Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLCs and IBM WebSphere MQ systems for 2-tier communications. It enables users to seamlessly exchange data from plant floor devices connected to ControlLogix with WebSphere MQ enterprise messaging systems. Manufacturers can also send messages to plant floor devices for activities such as changes in batch recipes, build orders, and inventory adjustments.

Module facilitates floor to server data transactions.
May 31 2005 - Enterprise transaction module, xCoupler(TM), snaps into backplane of Allen-Bradley® ControlLogix® PLCs to provide 2-tier data exchange between plant floor devices connected to controller and enterprise servers. Eliminating PC-based interfaces, module communicates directly from ControlLogix to enterprise servers in their native language. Its WorkBench(TM) software tool configures modules to map data values from factory floor controllers to enterprise.