Rockwell Automation 1768-EWEB EtherNet/IP Web Server Module User Manual - Manual (Page 14)

Publication ENET-UM527E-EN-P - October 2006
14 Getting Started
Enhanced Web Server Module Applications
The following features and applications are available with your
Enhanced Web Server Module.
• Remote access to controller data using a standard web browser
Use a standard web browser to monitor live controller data in
two ways: use data views that you create in the web server
module, or custom-develop your own web pages.
For example, create a custom web page for managers to monitor
production processes directly from their desks. Use data views
or custom web pages for OEMs to remotely monitor controller
data and reduce support costs.
• Deliver data initiated by the control system
System data and information can be sent via email when
initiated by a controller in the system. The controller uses a
message instruction to initiate an email. Use the email to notify a
maintenance person or an engineer of an alarm or alert so that
corrective actions can be done in a timely fashion.
The system can also send system status or production reports.
The module supports all email clients, such as email applications
and text pagers.
• Share system data with external applications
The module stores data in its data views in XML files. This
generic XML data presentation allows external applications to
easily access and manipulate system data.
XML support is also platform and operating system neutral, so
you can share data between different applications. For example,
design a database application to obtain controller data from the
web server module to streamline the data acquisition process.
In addition, the module supports an open-socket interface that
lets a Logix controller communicate with Ethernet devices that
do not support the EtherNet/IP application protocol, such as bar
code scanners or RFID readers.