FactoryTalk Optix architecture

Overview

FactoryTalk Hub

Online service platform to access Rockwell Automation cloud-based SaaS solutions for creating organizations and managing assets.

Entitlements and organizations are set up through

FactoryTalk®Hub™

. An organization is a collection of users and services (including

FactoryTalk® Optix™

) that can be accessed and managed using

FactoryTalk®Hub™

.

Cloud-based SaaS solutions are included in

FactoryTalk®Hub™

as tiles. New users accessing

FactoryTalk®Hub™

receive a 90-day trial for

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio Pro.

FactoryTalk Optix Studio

Locally installed design editor available at no cost.

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio provides tools for designing HMIs without requiring activation or entitlement.

TIP:

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio is also referred to as

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio Standard.

TIP: See FactoryTalk Optix Studio setup to install

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio.

FactoryTalk Optix Studio with a Pro entitlement

Cloud-enabled design editor that runs in a web browser or as a locally installed application.

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio Pro requires a subscription based on user entitlement.

The Pro entitlement activates the web-browser-based editor and provides features such as cloud-based code repository integration, version control, remote deployment, and multi-user collaboration.

TIP: See FactoryTalk Optix Studio Pro entitlement to install

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio with a Pro entitlement.

IMPORTANT:

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio Pro and

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Runtime Tools require entitlements allocated to an organization.

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio Pro entitlements are assigned to organization users, while

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Runtime Tools entitlements are assigned to devices where they are installed.

FactoryTalk Optix Application

Includes two components:

Project: Represents the design and configuration of the application.
Runtime: The environment where the application runs.

FactoryTalk® Optix™

Studio enables application creation by combining the project with the appropriate Runtime, which depends on the target device and operating system.

FactoryTalk Optix Runtime Tools

Install the Runtime Tools package on the target device for entitlement management and application deployment. The package includes:

Application Update Service: Background service allowing
FactoryTalk® Optix™
Studio to connect to the target device and deploy applications.
Entitlement Manager
: Application managing
FactoryTalk® Optix™
entitlements.

IMPORTANT:

Runtime Tools are embedded in OptixPanels™ and Embedded Edge Computes (EEC).

Download, install, and activate Runtime Tools for Windows and Linux devices.

TIP: See Runtime Sizing for more information.