Edge computing comes standard

In the field or plant, from devices generating data to gateways for the cloud, Skkynet’s edge computing power ensures the most efficient use of resources and highest ROI.

At Every Level:

Manipulate, filter, process

Manipulate tag values, filter data, and process complex event streams in real time.

Normalize data

Abstract data from low-level protocols into a single, unified data set.

Monitor and control

Any connected sensor, device or process.

Interact

With any process, based on incoming data and events.

Visualize

Your data locally or remotely using a built-in web-based HMI.

Connect seamlessly

To SkkyHub or other cloud services for remote access or analytics.

Gamma is Built-in

As your data flows through the DataHub or ETK, edge processing Gamma scripts can perform linear transformations, break up OPC arrays, convert data types, adjust polling rates and create monitoring points.  You can also track connection status, import lists of OPC tags, and automatically calculate formulas based on data point changes.

Skkynet’s Gamma scripting language is an interpreted edge computing language specifically designed to allow rapid development of control and user interface applications. Gamma provides:

  • Syntax similar to C and C++, with a range of features that make it easier to develop or augment sophisticated real-time systems.
  • Fully documented functions for classes and methods, data type conversions, lists, arrays, strings, buffers, I/O, file system, event and callbacks.
  • ODBC connectivity and the ability to create GUI menus and Windows.

Need More?

Using the ETK you can deeply embed edge computing very close to the physical edge of your system. Compile any custom C program into your build, and it will execute your code on the data passing through.

With the DataHub you can connect any custom .Net or C++ application, using the DataHub APIs.  Feed process data from the DataHub to the program, then pass the results back to the DataHub―and on to the cloud.

Why Choose Skkynet for Edge Computing?

Well Tested:  Over the past 20 years, we’ve had thousands of implementations that provide data connectivity and edge processing in mission-critical industrial systems.

High Performance: The multi-thread architecture isolates edge processing from essential data-handling tasks.  Processor-intensive programs that might impede DataHub performance can be run on separate machines, and connected in real time via the DataHub API.

Secure: Using the DHTP protocol makes all DataHub and ETK connections to SkkyHub outbound, which keeps all firewalls closed.  No endpoints are exposed to attack by online hackers, minimizing the threat of exposure to DDoS attacks or unauthorised entry into your data network.

Scales Up or Down: The architectures of DataHub, SkkyHub, ETK and DHTP protocol are based on the requirements of industrial systems, and are capable of scaling up or down to meet the needs of both the very small or very large distributed systems envisioned in IIoT.

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Low Cost: The Gamma scripting language is included free of charge in the ETK and all DataHub licenses.  Gamma, DataHub, SkkyHub, ETK and DHTP comprise an off-the-shelf, end-to-end data communication solution for the IIoT, and can be deployed in less time and at a fraction of the cost of the do-it-yourself approach, while managing the system requires very few resources.

Available Now

DataHub, SkkyHub, and embedded devices with ETK support are ready for the Industrial IoT today. You can download the DataHub, request the ETK, or sign up for a risk-free 30-day trial of the SkkyHub service.

Embedded systems and gateways that support the ETK for making connections to DataHub or SkkyHub include Red Lion, B+B SmartWorx, NetComm, SysLINK, as well as a number of embedded boards.

Skkynet’s extensive customer list covers a wide range of industrial sectors, including aerospace, oil & gas, chemicals, pharma, manufacturing, energy & utilities, food & beverage―in short, virtually any area in automation and control or system integration.