IoT without the barriers IoT化の壁は、越えられる。
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Middleware to connect all すべてをつなぐミドルウェア ORiN Consortium
Department of Technology, Japan Robot Association (https://www.jara.jp/e/) Kikaishinko Bldg. 3F, 3-5-8 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 105-0011 Tel: +81-3-3434-2919 https://www.orin.jp/en/ オライン The whole world expands when facilities are connected more easily.
What’s hindering the worldwide transition to IoT? APP → MID → It’s the "wall" between data communication standards.
Software Middleware Hardware
If systems can be integrated more easily without concerns about the barriers between data communications standards, the introduction of IoT will be signifi cantly accelerated.
ORiN Consortium is a non-profi t organization that aims to promote the widespread use and development of the middleware "ORiN."
ORiN is in conformance with the international standard ISO 20242-4
ORiN connects across different standards P.3
ORiN connects across different times P.5
The backstory behind ORiN P.7
Ever-evolving ORiN P.8
ORiN’s connectivity expansion P.9
ORiN’s applicability P.10
Guidance for adopting ORiN (categories of membership) P.11 About ORiN Consortium P.13
Frequently asked questions P.14
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The differences in the standards form barriers that make it diffi cult to integrate systems. System integration will also enable the extraction and visualization of data on current status.
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ORiN allows data to be analyzed using existing applications. "We want to introduce IoT, but cannot connect our various facilities." Identifying weak points in the system enables you to launch a rational facility plan that Do you have such a problem? includes the introduction of IoT.
Introduction of IoT into facilities is an urgent task for all operated according to specific data communications ORiN is middleware that can overcome the differences capital investments and introduce IoT in the most suitable industries nowadays. You may also have the need to connect standards. The communications standards adopted differ in communications standards between manufacturers, manner for the current situation of your company. Thus, different existing facilities and integrate and streamline APP between manufacturers, versions and regions, which makes versions and regions to connect all facilities. The connection the exceptional compatibility to connect devices beyond systems for improved productivity. However, a major barrier it difficult to connect different facilities and obstructs the of different facilities through ORiN to integrate systems differences in the communications standards is the greatest is differences in data communications standards. Facilities introduction of IoT. will enable data on the current status to be visualized and feature of ORiN and can accelerate the introduction of IoT are composed of a wide variety of machines, which are analyzed with existing applications. As a result, the points of into the world. reinforcement can be identified and you can make rational
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Keeping all applications and all devices permanently connected, ORiN encourages innovation in all fi elds.
Continuously connecting facilities in response to the evolution of data communications standards.
Sustainable facilities can be established without being infl uenced by changes in IT trends.
ORiN features sustainability to update itself and continuously facilities all over the world. Its high reliability is endorsed by follow changes in IT trends. Once ORiN is introduced, the the achievements over the past 20 years and will also be users do not have to care about which data communications maintained in the future. ORiN is the only middleware that standard will become the next global standard but can connects across all standards irrespective of area. It will also continue to use various facilities whether they are old or new. bring great development to your business. The history of ORiN is the history of continuously connecting
5 6 The backstory behind ORiN Ever-evolving ORiN
As a result of competition of development among manufacturers, there have been too many Periodic upgrade and update respond to changes in the IT industry. data communications standards and programming languages since around 1990.
In the world of manufacturing, a large number of manufacturers software to learn all of the different languages when an attempt Since the start of its development in 1999, ORiN has been year after year. ORiN thus evolves flexibly and increases the have taken a long time to develop various machines. Those was made to integrate systems in different facilities. Such an continuously upgraded and updated. The version is upgraded in compatible standards continuously. Thanks to those features, its machines have adopted different data communications standards enormous workload can be reduced with ORiN. As the different response to major changes in the IT industry. In each version, technology never becomes obsolescent and ORiN can integrate and programming languages depending on the period when they languages can be converted into one language with ORiN, the an update is also repeated to continuously connect emerging various old and new applications and devices as well in the were developed and other factors, which consequently required software has to learn the language alone. data communications standards, which are generated almost future.
Manufacturers across the world have developed robots and machines to be controlled ORiN has kept evolving in association with changes in with their software and introduced them into factories. demand for data communications in its history. Upgraded for data Update It will continue to evolve to support the standardization communications for Company Company Company of data communications. all systems 3 A B C Upgraded for data (ORiN3) communications for IoT devices Coordinated with (ORiN2.1) the previous version Production management software Movement management software Quality control software Upgraded for data Update communications for FA devices 2 Control Control Control (ORiN2.0) Coordinated with the previous version Created in 2001 for Update data communications for ？ ？ robot devices 1 (ORiN1) ？ ？ ？ ？
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Company Company Company A B C 70,000 Robot Robot Robot 60,000
Many programs had to be rewritten to control those robots and machines, which exhausted the system integrators. 50,000 50,000
Number of 40,000 paid licenses 30,000 by year 20,000 ORiN was created to solve this problem. 10,000
Company Company Company A B C More than 50,000 paid licenses have been issued worldwide (as of 2020)
Production management software Movement management software Quality control software History of ORiN
・Launched by the Japan Robot Association as part of its activities toward standardization. Connect Connect Connect 1999 * The project started in full swing with three-year support from NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
・Participator in the International Robot Exhibition. * Tests to verify its connection with the exhibitors’ robots were conducted in 2001. System integration through connection across various standards with 2001 Specifications completed for ORiN Version 1.0. ・ 2002 ORiN Consortium was set up to promote activities for widespread use and functional improvement. Convert Convert Convert ・ 2005 Specifications completed for ORiN Version 2.0. ・ 2006 Commercialized as ORiN2 SDK by DENSO. ・ 2007 ORiN2 SDK received First Prize in the Robot Award of the Year 2007. ・ 2011 Part of the specifications for ORiN Version 2.0 was issued as an international standard "ISO 20242-4". ・ Company Company Company 2016 The ORiN3 project was launched with support from NEDO. A B C ・ Robot Robot Robot 2020 Specifications completed for ORiN Version 3.0. ・ The creation of ORiN has enabled interface between facilities of different standards with one programming language. The history of evolution and the track record of operation over more than 20 years
7 8 ORiN’s connectivity expansion ORiN’s applicability
Development philosophy, "Areas which can benefit from data connection" form a starting point for the solution of any challenge "Connecting data beyond the standards barriers to harmonize IT and IoT" Connecting facilities with different standards is very difficult, and any attempt to facilitate their conversion into IoT often ends up failing before it is even fully planned. The introduction of ORiN can substantially reduce the burden of connection. ORiN To seek harmony rather than competition is the philosophy IoT. The connection is merely a means, not in itself a goal. In the lets you get on with the identification of challenges based on the extracted data, and the introduction of IoT to increase underlying the development of ORiN. A variety of standards have field of connection of facilities, ORiN aims not to introduce the productivity. ORiN can also help solve other challenges involving connecting data, such as improving productivity through the competed for market share in the IT industry. ORiN accepts any principle of competition, but to realize a world where manufacturers coordination of systems in different factories, overseas transfer of facilities and continued use of older facilities. standards flexibly and thereby connects facilities that have not compete on a friendly basis with each other and seek technological Starting point for solving challenges previously been interchangeable, to bring new harmony to IT and innovations in the future, with connected facilities. Areas which can
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Other middleware Development languages Custom applications BI and visualization Cloud application platforms SCM
BaSys 4.0 C MES J VIND MotionBoard Alibaba Cloud COLMINA
A variety of products CRM ▼ and services around Edgecross C++ SCADA Power BI Qlik/QlikView Microsoft Azure Oracle Cloud the world can be connected ▲ ▲ ▲ Barriers between Barriers between Barriers between manufacturers versions regions and coordinated FIELD system C# ThingWorx Google Data Portal SAP Cloud Platform AWS
ERP ROS VBA Tableau Yellowfin Google Cloud Platform IBM Cloud
Java Files MES
Python CSV PLM APP Areas where ORiN can be an active solution Field Devices
LabVIEW Text Databases Standard protocols
JavaScript Mail MySQL Oracle Database COM/DCOM/DDE HTTP(S) As well as in the manufacturing industry, ORiN can be used in various other areas such as primary industries and medicine Ruby JSON PostgreSQL SQL Server MQTT OPC The range of areas where ORiN can become an active solution is infinite. FA facilities apart, it is used for smart agriculture and smart medical care, for example. In the future, ORiN will continue to expand its role in the world while augmenting its compatibility standards. MATLAB XML NoSQL RDB OPC UA REST
ORiN supports the introduction of IoT and factory automation into Various medical devices in an operation room are connected via a Factory manufacturing plants and connects a wide variety of machines Medicine network. Information is collected from the devices and displayed used in various processes efficiently to increase productivity. on large screens in an integrated manner to assist the operators. BACnet MQTT MTConnect EtherNet/IP DeviceNet EtherCAT FL-net
OPC OPC UA SLMP IO-Link PROFINET PROFIBUS Modbus
Standard protocols Field networks
Equipment and devices Cultivation management systems are developed through collaboration Applications can be developed more efficiently. ORiN between agriculture and industry. Cloud management is adopted not makes it easier to establish systems, which helps shorten * Those shown above are only some of the existing communication protocols ORiN has coped with, numbering more than 200 types. Farming only for production but also for marketing activities to contribute to the Development the development period and improve quality. It also exploration of new markets and the development of agriculture. supports the analysis of operation status and failure. For details, go to our website. Once you complete the simple procedures to register for online membership (free), ORiN is in conformance with the international standard ISO 20242-4 The list of providers case studies of recent applications of ORiN will be available to you. ダミー In December 2011, part of the specifications of ORiN Version 2.0 was issued as ISO 20242-4 and recognized as an international supported by ORiN ➡ standard. This is one of the reasons why ORiN is used with a sense of security in Europe and other parts of the world. is available on our ダミー website. ➡
9 10 Guidance for adopting ORiN
Companies and organizations that would like to participate in the operation of ORiN Consortium Free membership is available on initial registration ➡ Executive membership How about becoming a member of ORiN Consortium to learn information to executive members who are invited to participate Executive members receive more about ORiN? in research and development. Qualifi cation: JARA regular members, ORiN Consortium is a non-profit organization established as If you are interested in ORiN, we recommend that you register as JARA corporate supporting members LOGO LOGOLOGOLOGOLOGOLOGOLOGO LOGO NEW NEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEW NEW part of the Japan Robot Association to support the widespread a free online member through our offi cial website. Please check Annual fee: 250,000 JPY (for domestic members) use and development of ORiN. There are different categories the latest information and examples of use on the website, and Benefi ts: (in addition to the benefi ts for regular members) Regular Information Free Use of Discounts on Discounts on of membership, with benefits varying in accordance with the consider introducing ORiN to your own workplace. email on recent development the logo the purchase of the purchase ① Attendance at the Steering Committee meeting updates applications of and kernel on products event tickets of publications ORiN licenses annual fee, ranging from free members who receive the latest ② Participation in the specifi cation setting and research and development of ORiN
Categories of membership Free Attendance at the Rights to sell Participation in Participation provider Technical and Public machines the operation of in R&D certification Relations Committee incorporated the Consortium meetings with ORiN ➡ Potential customers interested in information on ORiN Online membership ➡ Organizations that are considering using ORiN for education and research Online members receive Qualifi cation: Not required Research membership Annual fee: Free LOGOLOGO NEWNEW (registration on the website of ORiN Consortium is required) Qualifi cation: Educational institutes and non-profi t research institutes Annual fee: Benefi ts: Regular Information email on recent ① Educational institutes: Free ① Regular updates from ORiN Consortium updates applications of ORiN ② Non-profi t research institutes: 50,000 JPY ② Information on recent applications of ORiN on the website
➡ Companies and organizations that are considering using ORiN ➡ Organizations that agree with and support the purpose of ORiN Consortium Associate membership Supporting membership Associate members receive Qualifi cation: Not required Qualifi cation: Public interest corporations and non-profi t voluntary associations Annual fee: 50,000 JPY (for domestic members) LOGOLOGOLOGOLOGOLOGOLOGO Annual fee: Free NEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEW Benefi ts:
① Free use of ORiN provider development license and ORiN Regular Information Free Use of Discounts on Discounts on email on recent development the logo the purchase of the purchase kernel license updates applications of and kernel on products event tickets of publications ORiN licenses ② Use of the ORiN logo on products ③ Discounted fee for participation in events organized by ORiN Consortium Discounted price for publications issued by ORiN Consortium Free ④ provider ⑤ Free ORiN provider certifi cation service from ORiN certification Consortium
➡ Companies and organizations that are considering selling machines incorporated with ORiN How to apply for membership Regular membership Regular members receive Please contact by phone or email. Qualifi cation: Not required Annual fee: 100,000 JPY (for domestic members) LOGOLOGOLOGOLOGOLOGOLOGO ORiN Consortium Secretarist NEWNEWNEWNEWNEWNEW 250,000 JPY (for overseas members) Tel: +81-3-3434-2919 Email: offi [email protected] Benefi ts: (in addition to the benefi ts for associate members) Regular Information Free Use of Discounts on Discounts on email on recent development the logo the purchase of the purchase ① Attendance at Technical Committee and Public Relations updates applications of and kernel on products event tickets of publications ORiN licenses Committee meetings ② Rights to sell mass-produced machines incorporated with the ORiN kernel license Free Attendance at the Rights to sell provider Technical and Public machines certification Relations Committee incorporated meetings with ORiN
11 12 About ORiN Consortium Frequently Asked Questions Operational organization
Chairman Secretariat What applications can potentially use ORiN? Why has ORiN been developed? The following applications may use ORiN: While industrial robots and machines play key roles in the 1. Production management system (display of the operation Vice-chairman Steering Committee Technical Committee automation of factories, they are now commonly compatible status of equipment) with networks, making it possible to perform their production Display data on the productivity of equipment (e.g. production ① Approval for the business plan ① Consideration of the technical content of ORiN management, equipment diagnosis, etc., on PCs with access number, operation time). and business report ② Organization and management of deliverables to the data managed by devices. However, the specifications 2. Equipment operation monitor (simple simulation function) ② Approval for the budget ③ Preparation of technical materials of the networks connecting PCs and devices (such as media Visualize equipment operation (3D graphics) and I/O and settlement of accounts and protocols), as well as mechanisms for using them (such operation on PCs. ③ Coordination of Technical as API specifications to check and connect communication 3. Facility maintenance and diagnosis system and Public Relations Committees types), were specific to manufacturers and the establishment Public Relations Committee Collect and analyze data on the control of equipment of systems to combine different communications specifications Purpose of the organization (present values, current values) in case of abnormality. involved enormous cost and labor. ORiN Consortium works to disseminate and raise awareness of ① Consideration of dissemination and awareness- 4. Analysis of processing and assembly data In this context, ORiN (Open Resource Interface for the ORiN, which is technology to connect industrial machines using raising activities Measure and analyze external sensor data (accuracy, Network) was created to serve as an open interface different architectures, to establish the common infrastructure ② Operation of the website variations between products, etc.). that enables integrated access to devices in a network technology necessary for the realization of an open data exchange ③ Organization of seminars, workshops, etc. 5. Switching of equipment operation environment, irrespective of manufacturer or model. environment for robots and other production systems in the ④ Exchange of information with relevant agencies Activate programs and change variables and I/O via PCs. manufacturing industry. Through these activities, we aim to 6. Transmission of operation commands What technology is used in ORiN? contribute to the healthy development of the manufacturing industry. Directly send operation commands from PCs. ORiN provides an interface to access industrial robots and 7. Automatic program update machines, involving two modules, namely an interface Automatically download programs from PCs when for applications (engine) and an interface for devices necessary. Activities (provider). The engine has the same functions as a standard program interface and provides an application development What effects can be expected from the introduction of environment with no need to consider differences between Our activities support the widespread use, maintenance and development of ORiN. ORiN? devices. The provider has a communications interface to The following economic effects can be expected: connect various industrial machines with PCs and absorbs Widespread use of ORiN Maintenance and development of Management of ORiN software 1. Improvement of manufacturing competitiveness differences between communications specifications, which We promote the widespread use of ORiN ORiN specifications We manage (store, distribute and Conversion of know-how into data helps improve production are different between machines, to offer an integrated access through disclosure of specifications, We continuously improve and revise the upgrade) standard software that technology. You can also achieve higher product quality and means to high-level applications. software and related information on specifications of ORiN and update them conforms to ORiN specifications. productivity through automation, which will enhance your With this technology, application vendors can develop client our website. We also organize ORiN regularly to ensure that ORiN continues international manufacturing competitiveness. applications without dependence on industrial machines, and seminars and offer consultancy on the to be a solution for the needs of the 2. Expansion of the robot market manufacturers can disclose the functions of devices without use of ORiN in business. moment. It is anticipated that the introduction will expand the dependence on client applications. processes to which robots can be applied and also promote the growth of the robot market. Contact for inquiries 3. Software industry entry into the robot market Applications to be shared between robots of different companies can be created on PCs, which can allow the For inquiries on ORiN and ORiN Consortium, contact ORiN Organizational chart of the Japan Robot Association software industry to enter the field of applications for Consortium Secretariat, Department of Technology, Japan robots. As a result, the software resources that have been C A Robot Association. Standing Policy Making Committee P L I T I O Sectional Committees A P N developed in various areas can be effectively used in the General Board of Committees Marketing & Business Meeting Directors Committee Subcommittees field of robotics as well. Technical Committee Kikaishinko Bldg. 3F, 3-5-8 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Expert Committees 4. Creation of the robot engineering industry Japan 105-0011 A common communications environment on PCs means that Certification Committee for Welding Robots of Building Structures new robotics service sectors, including robotic engineering Tel: +81-3-3434-2919 and consultation services for introducing robots, can be ORiN Consortium Fax: +81-3-3578-1404 created independently of robot manufacturers. Those sectors also have the potential to interact and produce synergetic URL: https://www.orin.jp/en/ Entertainment Robot Forum D E V I C E economic effects.
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