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Aspen InfoPlus.21® (IP21) → Amazon S3™

Beforehand​

AspenTech IP21 is a real-time data historian that collects, stores, and analyses time-series data from industrial processes. OIBus connects to IP21 via ODBC.

See the North Amazon S3 and South ODBC connector pages for full configuration details.

This use case requires an OIBus Agent. The example uses the following fictional network.

IP21 -> AWS S3

Install the Agent close to IP21

The Aspen SQLplus driver is sensitive to network latency. Install the OIBus Agent on the IP21 server, or at least on the same local network. Additional network hops or firewalls between the Agent and the historian can cause data collection issues and performance degradation.

South ODBC​

ODBC connections can be managed in two ways:

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This use case uses the OIBus Agent — the recommended approach for IP21.

Install the OIBus Agent on the IP21 machine, enable Use remote agent in the connector settings, and enter http://192.169.0.2:2224 as the Remote Agent URL.

OIBus Agent port

Port 2224 is the default. You can change it during installation. Make sure the chosen port is open for inbound HTTP connections in your firewall.

The connection string follows the standard ODBC format. The AspenTech SQLplus ODBC driver must be installed on the machine running the OIBus Agent.

ODBC settings

Testing connection

Click Test settings to verify the connection before saving.

Items​

The ODBC connector accepts SQL queries. See the MSSQL item documentation for guidance on writing queries with @StartTime and @EndTime variables.

North Amazon S3​

You need the following before filling in the connector settings:

  • Bucket: oibus-test
  • Region: eu-west-3
  • Folder: north-local-oib (leave empty to store files at the bucket root)
  • Access key and secret key generated in Amazon S3

AWS S3 settings

Testing connection

Click Test settings to verify the connection before saving.