The documents below are used in the I/Gear training courses. These tutorials were designed to get a user acquainted with I/Gear and cover topics ranging from installation to simple data collection applications. Please download and walk through these tutorials to become familiar with I/Gear and how easily it is configured. Many of these tutorials require the I/Gear Training be installed on your computer.
Refer to the I/Gear Downloads page for the I/Gear Training Install.

These files are in PDF format, so you will need Adobe Acrobat to view them. If you don't already have Acrobat, you can download it here.

Getting Started with I/Gear

Introduces each of the default DataLinks and explains I/Gear's use of Commands, Triggers, and Scripts.

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Installation Tutorial

This tutorial will walk you through installing I/Gear. It will follow a typical installation and cover some more advanced features of installation as well.

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Management Console Tutorial

This tutorial will lead you through the features of the Management Console. It will familiarize you with the basic operations needed to find and configure the necessary components of I/Gear.

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OLEDB DataLink Tutorial – Reading and Writing Information to a Database

This exercise will walk you through retrieving and writing data to a Microsoft Access database using the OLEDB DataLink. The OLEDB DataLink allows interaction with a number of different database types. It has complete and secure data management capabilities through formulated queries, stored procedures, and custom SQL statements. Although this tutorial uses a Microsoft Access database, the techniques learned in this tutorial will allow you to communicate with other database types such as Oracle, Sybase, and Microsoft SQL Server.

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OPC DataLink Tutorial – Reading and Writing Information to a PLC

OPC (OLE for Process Control) is the newly adopted standard for communicating with plant floor control equipment including PLC's, PC-based controllers, and HMI (Human Machine Interface) packages. The OPC DataLink allows I/Gear to send and receive data to and from any OPC Server. This exercise will walk you through creating an OPC DataLink to get data from an Allen Bradley ControlLogix® PLC using Rockwell Software's RSLinx®.

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TCP/Serial DataLink Tutorial – Sending and Receiving Data over an Ethernet or Serial Port

This exercise will walk you through using the TCP/Serial DataLink to send and receive data. The TCP/Serial DataLink allows I/Gear to read and write information to generic Serial or Ethernet (TCP/IP) devices. It allows for interactive sessions that exchange information with host systems such as an ERP system or a serial based industrial control device. Even though this tutorial demonstrates TCP/IP, the same steps would be followed if using the serial port.

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E-Mail DataLink Tutorial – Sending and Receiving E-Mail

This exercise will walk you through using the E-Mail DataLink to send and receive e-mail. Although the E-Mail DataLink supports MAPI (Message Application Programming Interface), IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol), POP (Post Office Protocol), and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) protocols, this tutorial will only demonstrate the use of POP to receive and SMTP to send e-mail. It is recommended to use POP and SMTP when available.

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Pager DataLink Tutorial – Sending Pages

This exercise will walk you through creating a Pager DataLink using Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol and Direct Paging. If you do not have access to a direct phone line, this tutorial will demonstrate the steps necessary to create a Pager DataLink even though you will not be able to fully test its functionality.

Script Tutorial – Using a Script for One Shot Command Execution

A Script is a user-defined VBScript macro that can be used to implement the business logic that operates on the information flowing between the devices in the system. This includes executing Commands, assigning values to DataPoints, and many other operations. This exercise will show you how to create a Script to perform a one shot Command execution. Every time a DataPoint value is within a certain range of values, you will execute the Command one time.

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User DataPoint Tutorial – Using User DataPoints and Formulas

A User DataPoint is an Engine level DataPoint used to store data. Although all DataPoints can contain Formulas, the exercise will lead you through a few examples of using Formulas with User DataPoints.

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Application Tutorial - Collecting Data from a PLC using OPC

This exercise will walk you through creating an OPC Input Command to get data from Rockwell Software's RSLinx®. You will then store the data in a Microsoft Access database using the OLEDB DataLink. Finally, you will write data from the database back to the PLC.

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Application Tutorial - Interfacing with a TCP/IP Weigh Scale

This exercise will walk you through retrieving information from a TCP/IP Weigh Scale. If you have completed the TCP/Serial DataLink: Sending and Receiving Data over an Ethernet or Serial Port tutorial, you are familiar with receiving simple data from this scale. In this exercise, you will use the TCP/Serial DataLink and an Input Command with a parsing script to retrieve all of the statistics in one Command execution.

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Glossary

A glossary of terms used throughout the training documents.

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Quick Reference Guide

A quick reference to useful information about the I/Gear Engine, Commands, DataPoints, and Scripts.

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WAGO Training Documents

These documents were added to the special edition of the Training Manual that focuses on using I/Gear with WAGO. These tutorials may require the I/Gear Training be installed on your computer. Refer to the I/Gear Downloads page for the I/Gear WAGO Training Install.

WAGO DataLink Tutorial – Reading and Writing Information to an Ethernet Fieldbus Coupler

The WAGO DataLink allows I/Gear to send and receive data to and from any WAGO Ethernet fieldbus coupler. This exercise will walk you through creating a WAGO DataLink to get data from a WAGO Ethernet programmable fieldbus coupler.

Application Tutorial - Collecting Data from a WAGO PFC

This exercise will walk you through creating an WAGO Input Command to get data from an WAGO Ethernet PFC. You will then store the data in a Microsoft Access database using the OLEDB DataLink. Finally, you will write data from the database back to the PFC.

WAGO is a registered trademark of WAGO Corporation.

Web Framework Training Documents

Web Framework Training

This the entire set of tutorials used in the Web Framework training course. Includes instructions on installation of the software, explanation of each of the default Modules, and the construction of a sample application and custom modules.

Creating a Custom Module in Web Framework

This best practice document details the creation and implementation of custom Web Framework modules. Examples include how to retrieve data from a configured data source and display it within the Web Framework in ASP and ASP.NET.