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Direct Connection to Information SystemsMESInterface IT delivers improved management decision making and increased operational excellence by realizing factory data visibility

Direct Connection to Information Systems

The window to accurate and reliable production information

Dramatically simplified system architecture

Reduced integration time and effort

Improved security and standardization

Adapts to legacy and new systems

Achieves lean and agile operation at the lowest cost of ownership

MESInterface IT

Accurate delivery schedule

Accurate delivery schedule

Creation of optimum

productionplans

Creation of optimum

productionplans

Direct connection

Direct connection

Coordinationof orders and

productionplans

Coordinationof orders and

productionplans

Optimizationof parts

inventory

Optimizationof parts

inventory

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Information system

Shop floor

MESInterface IT and e-F@ctory technology solve

the difficult challenge of efficiently linking factory

and IT systems to enable comprehensive data

collection and distribution!

It achieves system standardization, security and

high data reliability for any system from individual

machine to large scale production line.

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optimization of plant managementKey product for greaterProvides easy connection to diverse information systems Provides easy connection to diverse information systems

●Connectivity is bi-directional and occurs by mapping data using the Workbench Software (MESInterface IT setting tool). Most programming and integration effort are eliminated.●There is flexible support for various IT environments, databases and messaging transports such as WebSphere Message Queue, HTTP and TCP/IP.●The module implements enterprise quality role based security infrastructure for protection of both the IT and production systems.

Simple setting procedure using the Workbench setting tool!

MESInterface IT

Production and quality management information

Power consumption information

Equipment operational status

information

Message communication

SQL communication

TCP/IP, SMTP communication

Production instruction information

Equipment start/stop command

information

Progress and achievement information

Compatible platforms・UNIX・Linux・Windows

Compatible databases・DB2・Oracle・MS SQLServer

Compatible communication equipment・WebSphere MQ・WebSphere SIB(JMS)・TCP/IP・SMTP・HTTP

Information system server

●System configuration is dramatically improved by replacing PC gateways with the MESInterface IT “Information Appliance” that has industrial level reliability.

●Data flow triggers on events such as machine failure, operator action, end of cycle, etc.●Exception-based operation reduces network loading and eliminates issues caused by polling technology.

Achieves highly reliable connectivity in a simple, 2-layer solution with low costAchieves highly reliable connectivity in a simple, 2-layer solution with low cost

Information system

Polling Gateway PC

Inform

ation sharing

Event-driven communication (SQL, Message, e-Mail, File)

MES ERP applicationDatabase data communication

Information system

MES ERP applicationDatabase data communication

Communication processing by the host information system

Data processing (arithmetic processing, logging, etc.)

PLC communication

Communication module

PLC

MESInterface IT

PLC

●A key issue in existing solutions is too tight or too loose coupling between the control and IT assets that create problems, such as IT system modification requiring costly changes in the control system, coordination of many parties to implement changes, or difficult separation of responsibilities between the IT and production departments. ●MESInterface IT is closely coupled to the control system for optimal data collection methodology, but it has no influence on the machine control

programming or performance. Consequently, equipment and IT personnel can work autonomously and the changing IT environment does not impact production machinery validation. Overall efficiency is improved and system improvement is easier and more cost effective.

Achieve the Ideal Relationship of Control and Information SystemsAchieve the Ideal Relationship of Control and Information Systems

Control programs will not be affected by data communications Information management

Shop floor

Equipment control system

Tests can be conducted independently from

the information system

Informationsystem

Data communication tests can be conducted independently

from the equipment control side

●The MESInterface IT Workbench software (setting tool) automatically enumerates all devices present on the network and provides comprehensive performance diagnostics.

●In the factory, MESInterface IT automatically enumerates the control devices and naming to simplify data map setup and changes. On the IT side, it automatically enumerates available database elements such as schema, table and field names. Hardcopy mapping documentation becomes unnecessary and system changes occur faster and easier.

Optimize the Setup and Management of Large Scale Production LinesOptimize the Setup and Management of Large Scale Production Lines

Automatically detects MESInterface IT

modules on the network and integrally

controls them via the Workbench setting tool

Ideal for management of large-scale production lines!

Automatic retrieval of structural information from the information system database!

Domestic plant A Domestic plant CDomestic plant B Overseas plant

The MESInterface IT enables plant equipment to reside directly on the Enterprise Service Bus* (ESB) and to become a direct component of the enterprise IT Service Oriented Architecture* (SOA). Production equipment at all locations is integrated onto the corporate ESB* using MESInterface IT, enabling visibility across the enterprise. Any combination of production, procurement, distribution, market trend and other information can be integrated to KPI reports and dashboards or targeted to complex management functions such as determining optimal production location.

●Managing your device connections is very easy even if many vendor’s PLCs exist.●The new feature allows you to access multivendor PLC on the same Variable Screen.

*Please see the following page for more information on SOA, ESB and services.

Dashboard

Device Management Screen Variables Screen

ESB(Enterprise Service Bus)

Production plant data

Number of acceptable productsNumber of defective productsOperating hoursDowntimeMachining time

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●The MESInterface IT replaces all the gateway PC hardware, OS and software with a dedicated “information appliance”.●Setup of database connectivity is easy by menu driven drag and drop, yet also quite powerful by inclusion of macro logic and stored procedure execution. ●The elegant architecture and decreased integration requirements help to reduce design effort, speed deployment and enable easy

maintenance by internal resources.

Minimize Project Risk and Cost by Decreased Integration RequirementsMinimize Project Risk and Cost by Decreased Integration Requirements Supports 3rd Party Drivers for other vendor’s PLCSupports 3rd Party Drivers for other vendor’s PLC

Transport data mapping screen Trigger information setting screen

Supports Reliable Data Collection and DisseminationSupports Reliable Data Collection and Dissemination Global Production Monitoring Solution Improves Management Decision MakingGlobal Production Monitoring Solution Improves Management Decision Making

■Data Store & Forward function

MESInterface IT automatically stores data from the shop floor to

a connected information system server when a check is placed

in the “Store & Forward” option box in the setting screen. Even

when a communication error occurs with the information system,

no data is lost, because the buffered data is automatically

forwarded to the information system after the connection is

restored.

■Local database function

Part of the data in the information system database can be

copied to the MESInterface IT module. By collectively copying

production instruction data from the information system to the

module, the shop floor can continue operating even in the event

of a communication error.

Host information setting screen

Cost management

service

Production management

service

KPI analysis service

KPI display service

Production plant

service

(China)

Production plant

service

(India)

Production plant

service

(North America)

Production plant

service

(Vietnam)

Applications

NEW

*ESB (Enterprise Service Bus)The ESB provides a number of functions necessary to SOA operation, such as 1) maintaining a directory of all connected services and the methods for interacting with each 2) providing the data pathways for executing service-to-service communications 3) managing rules and security for the system.

Conventional information systems are established on a department-by-department basis, and insufficient provision is made for connection between the multiple systems. This makes it difficult to share information between departments, and users are unable to bring together information from each of the information systems.

Other challenges include 1) creating a common system capable of serving all the needs for data 2) creating a robust system that has enough flexibility to adapt for changing business and market requirements 3) achieving real-time capability to support fast and accurate decision making and responsive execution.

Service Oriented Architecture is becoming the common structure for enterprise computing systems (ERP, MES, etc.) It implements modular technology in comparison to legacy systems that are more monolithic and difficult/costly to adapt over time. SOA program modules operate as “services” that are available to interact with other program modules existing on the Enterprise Services Bus (ESB*). SOA based systems promise reduced cost through better code re-use and more flexible system reconfiguration as business process requirements change. SOA systems enable more cross functional information sharing that can provide genuine productivity improvement.

The MESInterface IT allows MELSEC and other industrial control systems to exist as elements within an SOA environment. By connection to the ESB*, nearly effortless information transaction becomes possible between factory equipment and the entire range of available software applications.

What it can do

Connecting quality information and plant output information enables you to see which machines on which lines are producing the most defects.

Mutual linkage of information on quality, “recipes,” and part/material supplies allows easy identification of products that are frequently subject to defects, as well as suppliers of their components.

What are the benefits?Production plant


APS : Advanced Planning & SchedulingERP : Enterprise Resource PlanningSCM : Supply Chain Management

Supplier

Supplier

Support for decision making and automation

Decision-maker

ESB(Enterprise Service Bus)

Makes the plant visible

Survey Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Automates procedures and supports decision making

Dashboard

SCM

APS

ERP

Production plant

Transitioning to an SOA in the production plant to enable sharing of information will significantly boost your productivity.

APS : Advanced Planning & SchedulingERP : Enterprise Resource PlanningSCM : Supply Chain Management

SOA offers fast and flexible solutions to these issues.

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Problems of Conventional SystemsProblems of Conventional Systems What is SOA?What is SOA?

Process management

Quality management

Equipment management

Information

Action

Inform

ation

Actio

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Action

Information

Makes the plant visible


Delay in delivery

Stalled line

Defects Scrap

Quality problem

Changein plans

Change in specifications

Equipment breakdown

Need to repeat procedure

Using quality information in tandem with other information enables you to easily analyze the causes of defects and take rapid action, reducing the number of defective products that reach the market.

Connecting equipment operation information and production output information enables you to see which lines are causing bottlenecks and optimize the balance between your lines.

When a problem occurs in the production plant, information can be transmitted to the information system seamlessly and in real time, enabling users to take fast action towards a solution.

Instructions can also be issued to the production plant from the information systems. For example, when production recipe instructions are transmitted to an HMI, the recipe information can be changed in real time.

SupplierProduction

management

APSservice

ERPservice

SCMservice

Process management

service

Quality management

service

Equipment management

service

Production plant service

Functions

Tag Enumeration Function Collects tag information such as PLC device data● PLC devices (including aliases)● Local variable (internal variable effective only during trigger-based execution)● Static variable (variable that retains data even after trigger-based execution)● Macro (system-defined values) ● Constant

Database interface function Accesses the database in the host information system

Transport setting function(method of communication with the host information system)

Sets the method of communication with the host information system

Database Allows direct access with the database by external interface

Message Allows message transmission to and message receipt from the host information system

SQL message generation

Automatically generates SQL messages and communicates with the database. The following SQL messages can be generated: ● Insert ● Batch Insert (inserts multiple lines collectively) ● Update● Select ● Delete ● Select with Delete (deletes a selected line)● Select with Update (performs Select and Update as a single task) ● Stored Procedure ● CountRows (selects the relevant number of rows)

Message communication function Sends and receives messages to and from the information system

Trigger monitoring function Monitors time and tag information, activates the database interface, and message communication functions in accordance with trigger conditions

Arithmetic processing function Arithmetically processes the data that is to be sent/received using the database interface and message communication functions

Security function Role-based security infrastructure that controls information and function access among users Provides audit and operation logging

Time synchronization function Synchronizes the time of the interface module and the time of the network SNTP server

Buffering function Buffers data that is received from or is to be sent to the information system

Message sending Construct and send messages to the information system

Message receiving (listener) Receive and process messages from the information system

Local database Creates a local database in the module

Communication data recovery (Store & Forward)

In the event of a communication error with the information system, data is temporarily stored to a CompactFlash card in the module, (time-stamped with the trigger time) and re-forwarded to the system after error recovery.

MESInterface IT

Workbench operating environment

Required memory

Operating system (OS)

1024 x 768 dpi resolution or higherDisplay

Network interface

CPU

PC/AT-compatible computer that runs the operating system listed belowComputer

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Operating System (English or Japanese version) SP2 or higherMicrosoft Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System (English or Japanese version)Microsoft Windows Vista Business Operating System (English or Japanese version)

Ethernet

In the case of Windows XP: 1.0GB or more / In the case of Windows Vista: 1.5GB or more

PC/AT-compatible CPU that runs the operating system listed belowIn the case of Windows XP: 1.0GHz or higher Intel Pentium4/Celeron series CPUIn the case of Windows Vista: 1.5GHz or higher Intel Pentium4/Celeron series CPU

256MB or moreHard disk space

Performance specifications

Data transport method

● Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g● Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005● IBM DB2 8, 9● Local DB

Data transport map

Databases

ASCII (delimited format, free format), XMLMessage style

UTF-8Character code

The volume actually used does not exceed the capacity of a CompactFlash card

Max. Store and Forward capacity

● WebSphere MQ ● WebSphere SIB (JMS)● SMTP (e-mail) ● TCP ● HTTP ● FTP

● Insert ● Batch Insert ● Update ● Select ● Delete● Select with Delete ● Select with Update ● Stored Procedure ● CountRows

Messages

SQL commands supported by the database interface function

Trigger ● Fixed cycle (Schedule-Periodic)● Fixed time (Schedule)　● Value monitoring (Data)● Listner (Listner)　● Manual operation (On Demand)● Boot from separate trigger (Sub Trigger)● MESInterface IT event (Internal)● Top management communication event (Enterprise)● Event from separate system with multiple CPUs (GINT command)

Trigger conditions

● Numerical processing (referencing other numerical operations) (Expression)● Standby (Wait)　● Device writing (Set)● Array operation (Array)　● Bit operation (Bit)● Device control (Device)● Communication from top management (Enterprise Communication)● Setting display (Hardware)● Correction of internal data (Internal)● PING operation (Ping)● Job control (Routing)● File operation (Staging File System)● Character string operation (String)● Boot trigger (Trigger)● FTP (Put, Get)

Actions

● Four arithmetic operations (+, -, ×, ÷)　● abs (absolute value)● acos (inverse cosine)　● asin (inverse sine)● atan (inverse tangent)　● avg (average)● cos (cosine)　● cosh (hyperbolic cosine function)● exp (exponential function)　● ln (natural logarithm)● log (logarithmic function)　● log10 (common logarithm)● max (maximum value)　● min (minimum value)● sin (sine)　● sinh (hyperbolic sine function)● sqrt (square root)　● sum (total)● tan (tangent)　● tanh (hyperbolic tangent function)

Operations

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CD-ROM disk driveDisk drive

*1 License only works with specified C Controller Module*2 MELSEC-Q Series CPU is required when using the C Controller Module (Q12DCCPU-V) as shown in the above figure.Compatible CPUs are as shown in the below table.*3 Q12DCCPU-V C Controller Module is required as the operational hardware for MESInterface IT engine

*1 License only works with specified C Controller Module*2 MELSEC-Q Series CPU is required when using the C Controller Module (Q12DCCPU-V) as shown in the above figure.Compatible CPUs are as shown in the below table.

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Ethernet、 CC-Link IE Control、 MELSECNET/H

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Ethernet

CFcard

MESInterface IT

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System configuration (3rd party PLC)System configuration (MELSEC)

The MESInterface IT engine is a software product that runs on the Q12DCCPU-V C Controller Module ●The MESInterface IT is able to access installed PLC No. 1 and PLCs in a network (MELSEC-Q and MELSEC-F Series).●By installing the Workbench (setting management tool) in the PC, settings can be made/managed via Ethernet. ●The Workbench automatically detects MESInterface IT modules on the same network. It also automatically retrieves the configuration information (schema) of the host information system database.

The MESInterface IT is able to access 3rd party PLC by installing package files for drivers to MESInterface IT. *1

■Supported Network types Ethernet、CC-Link IE Control、MELSECNET/H

■PLCs that can be used as CPU No. 1

Q00CPU、Q01CPU

Q02（H）CPU、Q06HCPU、Q12HCPU、Q25HCPU

Q02PHCPU、Q06PHCPU、Q12PHCPU、Q25PHCPU

Q02UCPU、Q03UDCPU、Q04UDHCPU、Q06UDHCPU、Q13UDHCPU、Q26UDHCPU、Q03UDECPU、Q04UDEHCPU、Q06UDEHCPU、Q13UDEHCPU、Q26UDEHCPU

Basic models

Process CPUsMELSEC-Q(Q mode)

High-performance models

Universal models

■Accessible PLC CPUs MESInterafce IT can access MELSEC-Q and MELSEC-F PLCs via a variety of networks

Q00CPU、Q01CPU、Q00JCPU

Q02（H）CPU、Q06HCPU、Q12HCPU、Q25HCPU

Q02PHCPU、Q06PHCPU、Q12PHCPU、Q25PHCPU

Q12PRHCPU、Q25PRHCPU

Basic models

Process CPUs

High-performance models

Redundant CPU

FX3U-16M、FX3U-32M、FX3U-48M、FX3U-64M、FX3U-80M、FX3U-128M

FX3UC-16M、FX3UC-32M、FX3UC-64M、FX3UC-96M

FX3G-14M、FX3G-24M、FX3G-40M、FX3G-60M

FX3UC

FX3U

FX3G

Q00UJCPU、Q00UCPU、Q01UCPU、Q02UCPU、Q03UDCPU、Q04UDHCPU、Q06UDHCPU、Q13UDHCPU、Q26UDHCPU、Q03UDECPU、Q04UDEHCPU、Q06UDEHCPU、Q13UDEHCPU、Q26UDEHCPU

Universal models

Insert Install

Product components

MESInterface IT VN-SWMIT1-E

Product Model

・Workbench setting tool (English version)・Operating Instructions (English version) (PDF)

・Engine Connection of up to 5 Devices

Description Standard price

Open Price

■Basic setup

■ CompactFlash cardA CompactFlash card is required. For information on selecting a commercial CompactFlash card, please see the following.●MELFANSweb (Mitsubishi Electric FA Network Service Website) (http://www.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp/melfansweb/English)●Technical News No.FA-A-0023

Product Model

DB2 transport license VN-SWMIT1-LIC-DB2 Allows data transport with the DB2 database


Open Price

■Options

Oracle transport license VN-SWMIT1-LIC-ORC Allows data transport with the Oracle database

MQ transport license VN-SWMIT1-LIC-MQ Allows message communication using WebSphere MQ

JMS transport license VN-SWMIT1-LIC-JMS Allows message communication using WebSphere SIB(JMS)

Microsoft SQL Server transport license VN-SWMIT1-LIC-SQL Allows data transport with the SQL Server database

Please note that the product is available only in the English version.

PC for making settings

C Controller Module

Installation location

C Controller Module Unit


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Settings of Network Communication License Setup*1 Options vary according to method of connection

MELSEC-F MELSEC-Q MELSEC-Q MELSEC-Q

●Transports

Product Model

Siemens PLC connection VN-SWMIT1-O-SMT Allows connection of Siemens PLC(S7-200,S7-300,S7-400)


Open Price

Omron PLC connection VN-SWMIT1-O-OMR Allows connection of Omron PLC(CS series,CJ series)

Rockwell PLC connection VN-SWMIT1-O-RWL Allows connection of Rockwell PLC(ControlLogix,CompactLogix)C ControllerModule Unit


●Drivers

Product Model

PLC additional connection license VN-SWMIT1-LIC-PC5 Allows connection of up to 5 additional Devices


Open PriceC Controller Module Unit


●Others

Package filefor drivers*1

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CFcard

Q12DCCPU-V C Controller Module⇒Operational hardware for the MESInterface IT engine

Insert Install

*2

Ethernet

NEW!

MELSEC-Q(Q mode)

MELSEC-F(FXCPU)

Q12DCCPU-V*3

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Safety Precaution

To ensure proper use of the products presented in this catalog, be sure to read the “Operating Instructions” prior to use.

Mitsubishi Electric Nagoya Works has acquired ISO14001 certification for environmental management system and ISO9001 certification for quality management system.

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This publication is effective as of February 2010. Note, however, that specifications are subject to change without notice.L（NA）-16017E-B（1002）MDOC

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