Application deployment with FT-Optix and FT-RA

The Solution combined between FactoryTalk Optix and FactoryTalk Remote Access allows you to remote deploy your FT-Optix Application and allows to remote connect the Studio 5000 directly controllers and network, through a secure VPN. This Solution save cost and allows assistance, installation, programming, troubleshooting, and maintenance of any automation system that can be used by end users, machine builders.

The FactoryTalk Optix portfolio is a cutting-edge cloud-enabled industrial platform. It transforms raw manufacturing data into actionable insights, providing real-time visibility into production processes with built-in interoperability, flexibility, modularity, and edge connectivity. FactoryTalk Optix enhances operational efficiency, reduces downtime, and improves overall productivity for smarter manufacturing.

Note:

For a good understanding of this application note, we strongly recommend reading our application note: Remote Access using Factory Talk Remote Access Runtime, it presents basic concepts for understanding this application note.

General Features

Factory Talk Hub is a cloud-based SaaS Solution, enabling project development from anywhere with multi-teams. FactoryTalk Optix has two basic types for developing your project: Local Desktop or Cloud. Both, combined with the FactoryTalk Remote Access solution, allow the user to deploy an application remotely, without the need to travel to an organization or customer.

The cloud-based FT-Optix has connection portability to Git-based application repositories (Github), where you can store your application, upload it directly to FT-Optix Studio (cloud) and send it directly to the End Point (IPC or Optix Panel) through FT-Remote Access.

With the use of Factory Talk Remote Access, it is also possible to remotely connect to the controllers and networks connected to the End Point (IPC or Optix Panel), allowing access to the control program.

In this application note, we'll walk you through the key steps on how you can configure and enable this solution.

Advantages

FactoryTalk® Optix Studio Pro

Integrated Design environment for creating FactoryTalk® Optix projects

Design & test your HMI projects directly from a web browser or desktop editor

Standard capabilities plus

• Web-based FactoryTalk® Optix Studio™
• Multi-user collaboration
• Save applications to a remote or local repository
• Project and library version control
• Deploy applications from the cloud

FactoryTalk® Optix Application

Application built by FactoryTalk® Optix Studio

Runtime – runtime modules strictly necessary to run a specific application

Project – application logic, objects, communication parameters.

Application is deployed to devices

Rockwell Automation devices – open and closed 

Third-party PCs and devices

Rockwell Automation & third-party communications

Limitations / Disadvantages

FactoryTalk® Optix Studio Basic only allows local application development. Doesn't allow remote deployment.

Is this helpful to me?

• Cost reduction with travel to the organization/customer for deployment and startup
• Changes and changes to your project quickly
• Versioning
• User Management

How can I make it work?

RA Credentials

FactoryTalk Remote Access Manager - Entitlements

Install FactoryTalk Optix Studio Pro – Entitlements to Hub Operations

Install FactoryTalk Optix Studio – Last Version

GitHub Credentials – Free 

Required Knowledge

SO Windows

FT-Optix – Basic KNOWLEDGE

FT-Remote Access – Basic KNOWLEDGE