vNode
Use Cases
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Use cases
The following architectures are some use cases scenarios where vNode is used in real
projects:
Architectures
1) Standalone vNode collecting data from the local network and serving data to
applications in the local network. vNode works as a data concentrator.
SCADA
SQL
Local Network MES
2) Linked Nodes between different networks.
vNode can be configured to open the connection from the distributed Plant vNodes to
the central IT vNode. Therefore there are no open ports at the Plant Firewalls.
SCADA
Store & Forward
Plants Network IT Network
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Use cases
3) Linked Nodes between different networks, through a secure DMZ.
vNode can be configured to open the connection f rom the distributed Plant vNodes
and f rom the central IT vNode to the DMZ vNode. Therefore there are no open ports in
any Firewall.
DMZ Network
SCADA
Store & Forward Store & Forward
SQL
Plant Network IT Network
4) Sharing realtime data between companies through a secure DMZ.
The SCADA software from a 3rd company gets realtime data from our control system.
Using vNode in a DMZ with an outbound connection creates a connection 100% secure.
OPC UA Client
SCADA
Store &
Forward Company X
Encrypted Network
OPC UA
over internet
OPC UA Client
SCADA
Plant Network DMZ Network
Company Z
Network
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Use cases
5) Remote vNodes running in aisolated locations. Each vNode is collecting local data and
sending it straight to the Cloud.
MQTT
Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site N
6) Remote vNodes running in aisolated locations. Each vNode is collecting local data and
sending it to a Control Center where data is grouped, analyzed and validated. Then only a
data collection is uploaded the Cloud.
MQTT
OPC UA Client
Headquarters SCADA
Store & Closed Firewall
Forward in each Site
Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site N
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Use cases
7) Standalone vNode collecting realtime data from remote data sources such as a
weather forecast Website, Power Meters, or Sensors supporting REST. vNode collects all
the data and stores in a Database.
REST
REST
ODBC
SQL
REST
8) Standalone vNode collecting realtime data from local and remote data sources. Data
gets stored in a local MongoDB. vNode acts as a RESTful Server sending realtime and
historical data to REST API Clients.
Web
Dashboard
Historian
REST
Android
REST Client
App
REST
MySQL Local Network External applications
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Use cases
9) vNode architecture working as a Modbus concentrator.
vNode works as a Modbus Master collecting realtime data from the devices, and a
Modbus Slave sending all collected data to multiple centralized Modbus Masters.
Modbus
Master
Modbus
SCADA
Master
Modbus Modbus
Local
Modbus
Master
SCADA
Modbus
Modbus Modbus Modbus
Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 Device 1 Device 2 Device 3
10) The use of a Data Diode creates a connection 100% secure from the Plant network to
an outside network. In this case the communication is unidirectional and there’s no
possibility from the outside applications to write back to the Control network.
OPC UA Client
SCADA
OPC UA Client
SCADA
Control systems
UDP connection Company X
Network
OPC UA Client
SCADA
Plant Network Insecure Network
Company Z
Network
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Use cases
11) vNode classic Corporate architecture.
vNode will connect at the Control Level with the controllers. Through an outgoing
connection will pass the Control Firewall and send data to the Site Level vNode.
Site Level vNode will concentrate data from all the production lines and make edge
calculations before sending data to the Corporate Level vNode.
MQTT
OPC UA
SCADA
Corporate Level
Closed Firewall
in each Site
Site Level Site Level
Closed Firewall in
each production Line
Control Control
Level Level
Siemens Modbus OPC UA Modbus Siemens Modbus OPC UA Modbus
Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 Device 1 Device 2 Device 3
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Use cases
12) Redundant data source pairs
vNode can manage redundant input data sources over TCP /IP channels allowing to
perform a backup link in case of device failure.
OPC UA Client
SCADA
Primary Stand by
TCP/IP
Data Source 1 Data Source 2
13) Redundancy in critical environments.
vNode´s redundancy core technology, provides a fully synchronized environment
between 2 vNodes, guaranteeing a high availability in critical systems.
SQL
Central
Primary Stand by
Watchdog
Siemens S7-1200
Controller
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Stress Test
In order to have a better understanding about the needed hardware running vNode in a
certain project, we have done several stress tests:
Architecture:
Local
Modbus
Master
OPC UA OPC UA
Server for Test Client
Siemens
Siemens S7 300 Modules:
OPC UA Client
OPC UA Server
Hardware:
NPE X500 fanless embedded PC
RAM: 1GB
CPU: ARMv7 Processor rev 4 - Speed: 1200 MHz
Cores: 4
Performance vNode in NPE X500 hardware
RAM(1GB)% CPU(%)
80
76,25
67,34 69,03
66,5
58 58,25 60,1
55,67
49
35,22
29,41
2500 3500 4500 5500 6500 7500
Amount of tags
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