How to connect Litmus Edge to Data Historians

This guide will provide high level guidance onto what options exist to read data from a Historian into Litmus Edge or write data from Litmus Edge to a Historian.

This guide will look at 17 Historians we as Litmus have encountered with out customers or have been asked about by our customers.

Litmus is aware that this list does not include every Historian on the market. The list will be updated with further Historians when they are brought to our attention through our customers.

Product: InfoPlus 21 (IP21)

IP21 offers both an OPC UA Server as well as an OPC UA Client. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver to write data back to IP21 OPC UA Server - Using Litmus OPC UA Server if data are read by IP21 OPC UA Client.

Product: Exaquantum

Exaquantum provides an OPC UA Server and since version R3.2 also an OPC UA Client. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver Note: For versions before R3.2 Litmus Flows can be used to read data either via OLE DB or API call.

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver to write data back to IP21 OPC UA Server - Using Litmus OPC UA Server if data are read by Exaquantum OPC UA Client.

Product: AVEVA PI (former OSIsoft PI System)

Aveva PI by default makes use of their own proprietary interface for reading and writing data. But they also have a library of third party connectors which does include a PI Connector for OPC UA.

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OSI Agent or Litmus OSI Agent Advanced

Note: If the PI Connector for OPC UA is available, data can also be read using Litmus OPC UA Driver.

Writing Data: - Using Litmus Integration Aveva Data Hub or Litmus Integration OSI PI Historian

Product: Uniformance Suite

Uniformance Suite supports OPC DA and OPC HDA. This allows to:

Reading Data: - The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC DA and OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver to read data.

Writing Data: - The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC DA and OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver to write data back.

Product: Honeywell Forge

Honeywell Forge does list OPC UA as one of their core protocols. This should allow to:

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC-UA Driver to write data back to Honeywell OPC UA Server

Product: Factory Talk including Factory Talk Historian

Rockwell offers both an OPC UA Server as well as an OPC UA Client. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver to write data back to Rockwell OPC UA Server - Using Litmus OPC UA Server if data are read by Rockwell OPC UA Client.

Product: AVEVA System Platform (former Wonderware)

AVEVA offers since AVEVA System Platform 2020 a native OPC UA Server. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver to write data back to AVEVA OPC UA Server

Product: Proficy Historian

GE Proficy does provide a OPC UA HDA Server as well as provides an OPC UA Connector. This allows to:

Reading Data: - The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver to read data.

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Server to be able to be read by Proficy OPC UA Connector.

Product: Symphony Plus Historian

ABB Symphony offers an OPC UA Server. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver to write data back to ABB OPC UA Server

Product: SIMATIC Process Historian

SIMATIC Process Historian offers an OPC UA Server. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Driver to write data back to Siemens OPC UA Server

Product: Hyper Historian

Iconics provides OPC UA via Remote Collectors for reading data into Hyper Historian. For reading data from Hyper Historian an HDA Server exists. This allows to:

Reading Data: The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver.

Writing Data: Using Litmus OPC UA Server if data are read by Iconics OPC UA Client.

Product: zenon Historian 360

Copa-Data includes an OPC UA Client which can be used to send data to Historian 360. Natively data can be read via GraphQL or exported as CVS or XML. In Case the Process Gateway application by Copa-Data is available, an OPC-UA Server is available. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Use Litmus Flows to read data via GraphQL - Import data from csv through Litmus Excel Driver or from XML via Litmus Flows. - If Process Gateway is installed, using Litmus OPC UA Driver

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Server if data are read by Historian 360 OPC UA Client.

Product: Local Historian

Local Historian is a proprietary PTC product which requires PTC Kepware as well. This allows to:

Reading Data: - The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver to read data.

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Server to read by Kepware OPC UA Client.

Product: Manufacturing Historian, Rapid

For Rapid Enterprise an OPC UA Client is provided which can be used to send data to Rapid For Rapid Industrial OPC DA is available. For Reading data OPC HDA Server exists for all versions. This allows to:

Reading Data: - The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver to read data.

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Server to read by Rapid Enterprise OPC UA Client. For Rapid - - Industrial Unified Automation UaGateway needs to be used to translate OPC UA to OPC DA and write data.

Product: Canary Historian

Canary provides a OPC UA Client to read data into Canary Historian. To read data, ODBC is supported. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Node Red to either read data via ODBC or the Canary API.

Writing Data: - Using Litmus OPC UA Server to read by Canary OPC UA Client.

Product: IBM Informix

IBM Informix provides an ODBC based interface. This allows to:

Reading Data: - Using Node Red to read data via ODBC.

Writing Data: - Using Node Red to write data via ODBC.

Product: DeltaV Advanced Continuous Historian

DeltaV Advanced Continuous Historian is an integral part of the DeltaV DCS System. It reads data straight from DeltaV. Based on technology developed by OSIsoft. Provides connectivity to Site PI Server.

Reading Data: - Possibly through Using Litmus OSI Agent or Litmus OSI Agent Advanced.

Writing Data: - No Option to write data from Litmus Edge.



Product: DeltaV Enterprise Historian

Enterprise historian for DeltaV DCS System based on PI Server. It reads data straight from DeltaV. Based on technology developed by OSIsoft. Provides connectivity to Site PI Server.

Reading Data: - Possibly through Using Litmus OSI Agent or Litmus OSI Agent Advanced.

Writing Data: - No Option to write data from Litmus Edge.



Product: DeltaV Continuous Historian

Database for historical storage designed by Emerson to collect data from a single DeltaV System.

Reading Data: - The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver to read data if the Continuous Historian is used in combination with the DeltaV OPC History Server.

Writing Data: - No Option to write data from Litmus Edge.



Product: DeltaV OPC History Server

Designed to work with the DeltaV Continuous Historian and provides external Access

Reading Data: - The recommended way is to use Unified Automation UaGateway to translate OPC HDA into OPC UA and then use Litmus OPC UA Driver to read data.

Writing Data: - No Option to write data from Litmus Edge.