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Database for Industrial Control
Small, reliable, fast and flexible.
Proven speed and reliability for the current and future demands of industrial systems.
eXtremeDB supports both in-memory and on-disk data management for the maximum speed and predictability demanded by industrial systems. As process control systems continue to evolve, their software applications become more complex, and often require embedded databases to provide timely access to, and processing of, massive amounts of data.
Industrial IoT Demo Application
This demo application tracks information from sensors at a pulp and paper mill (Temperature, Humidity and Vibration Frequency,) that is collected in eXtremeDB databases and transmitted through the eXtremeDB Active Replication Fabric to a back end server for analysis.
What makes eXtremeDB ideal for industrial systems?
Platform Independence
Platform independent eXtremeDB runs predictably on dozens of hardware architectures and operating systems, and is a trusted database system for any embedded platform.
Interoperability
What does it mean to have a database with interoperability? It can mean different things (all of which eXtremeDB can do). Learn more.
Designed to prevent data corruption
eXtremeDB’s Type-safe API eliminates database corruption. CRC checksum detects unauthorized modification.
Secure with SSL, TLS and AES
We’ve upgraded eXtremeDB encryption for data-at-rest with an AES implementation, and utilize SSL/TLS to encrypt data-in-motion. Learn more.
Mitigates IIoT connectivity issues
The eXtremeDB Active Replication Fabric provides APIs for implementing automatic and on-demand data exchange between collection points, gateways and servers
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Ultra-efficient
When used as an in-memory, embedded database system, tiny footprint eXtremeDB eliminates sources of latency such as cache misses, interprocess communication, remote procedure calls and creation of multiple copies of data.
eXtremeDB in control applications
A control application’s input data must be correlated, merged, and/or compared across all data objects and across time, for filtering or analysis. The data must be shared by concurrent tasks that have different functions, timing requirements and degrees of importance.
The ultra-fast eXtremeDB small footprint database is being used successfully to meet these demands. While traditional databases have long served as back-end repositories for control systems, eXtremeDB differs in that it serves as a persistent or in-memory database system that is integrated within the control systems’ processes.
As an in-memory database system, eXtremeDB can achieve predictable response times in the microsecond range, is designed to operate in the harsh environment of industrial systems, with strict requirements for resource utilization, and is ready to provide the performance and reliability required by real-life control applications.
The following diagram shows the place for eXtremeDB in systems utilizing embedded controllers.
“One of the main attractions of eXtremeDB IMDS is that it is a close fit with the existing architecture, reducing the requirement for major changes to the application code. This makes it an extremely cost-effective solution to implement and manage on an ongoing operational basis.”
–BlueScope
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The diagram represents the data-centric view of the control process: data collected by sensors in the form of input signals is stored in the database. Output signals are generated by the controller’s data management services and are delivered streaming through the control distribution modules to the controlled equipment (assembly line, motor, generator, combustion engine, etc.,) to support critical processes.
Related Resources
eXtremeDB is Proven in Industrial Systems
- eXtremeDB for Rail Systems datasheet with use cases
- Radico Corporation – eXtremeDB Embedded Database Adds Safety and Efficiency In Nuclear Waste Processing
- BlueScope Chooses McObject’s eXtremeDB Database Management System for its Plate Mill Control System – read the press release
Articles for Professional Developers
- “Change Data Capture in Embedded Databases” Embedded Computing Design
- “Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Database Usage in Rail Systems” insight.tech
- “SCADA as You’ve Never Seen It Before“ Nuclear Engineering International
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White Papers for Professional Developers
We have been testing, improving on, and retesting our software from the beginning in 2001 in order to provide our clients with the best possible data management solutions. Read “Database Persistence, Without The Performance Penalty” and more.
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Webinars for Professional Developers
Watch to on-demand Webinars, hosted by experts, about proven database management system practices. Watch “Eliminating Database Corruption“. Or, “Embedded Databases: Make or Break Technology Choices for High Performance Applications” and others.
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eXtremeDB is database management wherever you need it. It’s used by innovative industry leaders in over 70,000,000 deployments world-wide in these markets and others.
Network & Telecom
Network gear developers build on proven eXtremeDB speed and reliability, combined in-memory and persistent data layouts, optimized access methods and unmatched flexibility.
Consumer electronics
eXtremeDB’s small code size (approximately 200K) reduces device hardware costs, while its unmatched speed delivers a better user experience.
Industrial Systems
eXtremeDB’s sophisticated event notification systems, time series data processing and high availability have powered its wide-spread adoption in SCADA, fleet management, smart building automation and other verticals.
Aerospace & Defense
Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, British Aerospace, EADS and others depend on eXtremeDB’s reliability, unmatched performance and broad platform support.
Energy
eXtremeDB optimization technology can dramatically boost utilities’ power generation yields. Distribution networks can become self-healing and bi-directional, enabling end-users to contribute power back to the grid.
Finance
eXtremeDB’s unique hybrid row- and columnar-layout (OLTP and time series) couples with pipelined functions for statistical analysis and scalable distributed database architecture power record-setting STAC-M3 benchmark results.