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BASEstar Integration Platform
A Software Platform for Creating Integrated
Manufacturing Solutions

Integrating Manufacturing Raises Product Quality While Lowering
Production Costs
Today's manufacturers recognize the need to integrate automated manufacturing
operations. Passing critical data between operations saves time and money while

increasing overall product quality. But while manufacturers are aware of the benefits of implementing computer-integrated manufacturing solutions, they are just
as aware of the hurdles. The experiences of the past decade have shown that
large CIM projects have brought inflexible systems that require a complete overhaul each time the business changes. What manufacturers need is a solid foundation on which to build integrated manufacturing solutions—a foundation that
can easily be enhanced and extended to meet ever-growing and changing automation needs.
Solutions That Grow to Meet Your Changing Business Needs
The BASEstar Integration Platform provides manufacturers with a foundation

for creating integrated manufacturing solutions

using a building-block approach.

BASEstar software does not offer ready-made manufacturing appli
ions; instead
it offers a solid base for creating flexible,
extensible solutions that are tailored to
meet specific business

needs. The BASEstar platform integrates data from applica-

tions and devices currently in use in the manufacturing environment while facilitating the creation of new applications for sharing factory data.

Integrated Software and Service Solutions from Digital
BASEstar Integration Platform is a Packaged Application Software Solution
(PASS) offering software components and professional services that facilitate the
development and integration of manufacturing solutions. BASEstar Integration

Platform offers software with a 90-day warranty, documentation, and user orien
tation services. The BASEstar platform is available worldwide and is delivered
and supported by experienced Digital consultants—experts who understand
manufacturing automation needs.

Digital’s Platform Approach for

the redundancies and maintenance

Long-Term Success

problems inherent in most manufac-

A platform provides a set of capa-

turing systems. The Digital BASEstar

bilities for common use throughout
an application environment. The

platform provides integration capabilities today that you can utilize to

BASEstar Integration Platform is

ensure the long-term success of your

designed for integrating factory-floor

investment in manufacturing

devices and applications into a com-

automation.

plete manufacturing solution. BASEstar
software is built to take advantage of
the VAX architecture and Digital’s
world-renowned DECnet networking
capabilities, while evolving with

Building on BASEstar
Platform Lowers the Cost of
Implementing Solutions
Building on the BASEstar platform

Digital’s Application Integration

does not mean building from the

Architecture.

ground up. Through its standard set

of software functions such as messaging, data management and object definition, layering applications on the
BASEstar platform lowers the initial
cost of developing basic system functions and also eliminates redundancies between applications.

Digital offers a superior hardware/

software/networking platform to meet
your manufacturing automation and
integration needs.

Building integrated manufacturing
solutions on the BASEstar platform

lowers the cost and risk of implementing solutions for you—today’s manufacturer. BASEstar platform features
enable you to build and integrate
manufacturing applications that can
be easily adapted and extended to
address changes in business needs
dictated by the marketplace. By pro-

viding fundamental consistency
among applications layered on the
platform, BASEstar software reduces

The power of the BASEstar platform’s
integration capabilities lies in the fact
that you integrate applications with
the platform one time only. Once an
application is integrated, it is able to
share data with other applications layered on the platform as well as applications that are added later, because
they all share data through common

software features.
BASEstar Software Protects Your
Investment in Factory Applications
and Equipment
You can use the BASEstar platform to

share data among devices and applications in use in your factory today.

The BASEstar platform can integrate
custom-built manufacturing applications as well as applications from
Digital and other vendors. BASEstar

software can be used to connect to
existing factory-floor devices such as
programmable controllers, numerical
control devices, robots, bar code readers and gauges through custom-built
or ready-made BASEstar device access
software.

Highlights
* Data management capabilities for
defining and referencing factory data

elements locally and globally within a
BASEstar system.

Distributed messaging for creating,

receiving and sending application
messages.

Callable interface providing welldocumented service routines modeled
after VMS system services, for use by
application programmers in develop-

ing and integrating manufacturing
solutions.
Services for coordinating processing
events among applications, automatic
startup of BASEstar applications and
a central log for recording and storing
BASEstar system events.

Generic factory device access and
management offering a single method

for gathering information and coordinating operations on various factory
devices.
Ready-made device access software
for communication with an evergrowing number of factory devices

from major vendors. Consulting services are also available for assistance

in developing customized device
access software.
A wide range of optional professional services, from needs analysis
and strategic planning and design
through coding, testing, integration,
training and support.

BASEstar Integration Platform’s

BASEstar platform functions, data can

Software portability maximizes

Distributed Capabilities Let You

investment in software development

Put the Processing Power Where

be shared between current and future
layered applications without repro-

It’s Needed

gramming. The BASEstar Integration

And, once developers become famil-

Because BASEstar software is built to

Platform allows you to automate and

iar with using the BASEstar platform,

use DECnet capabilities, you can dis-

integrate your manufacturing envi-

software maintenance costs are low-

tribute processing power throughout

ronment step-by-manageable-step so

ered. Software maintainers don’t need

your factory and share information

that your manufacturing solutions can

to constantly “switch gears” in solving

as needed. The BASEstar Integration
Platform is designed to run on the
entire VAX product line, from a single

grow and change in response to your

MicroVAX processor to the VAXcluster environment.

BASEstar Software Maximizes
Development Efforts and Lowers

software problems and making functional enhancements to existing software since all software is developed
using the same basic features.

With the BASEstar Foundation You

When layered on the BASEstar plat-

business needs.

by making it flexible and reusable.

Maintenance Costs
Can Start Small and Grow

form, application software is tied only

You can start small by automating a

to BASEstar data and object defini-

critical manufacturing function and

tions, not to actual data sources such

then expand your manufacturing

as applications and factory devices.

solution to include other applications

This “application independence”

when you're ready. Because you're
building on a solid platform founda-

makes software adaptable to changes
in factory configurations and flexible

tion, you don’t need to worry about

enough to be used in other plants

the compatibility of future manufac-

within the company. Software is

turing systems development. Once

adapted by just changing the defini-

applications are integrated with

tions and not the applications

themselves.

Scheduling

Graphics
Manufacturing
Information

Maintenance

Management

Area
Control

i
Control
Machining

Assembly

You can run applications where they are needed while sharing the data across the factory.

Manufacturing

Information

Successful Integrated Manufacturing

Delivery

Solutions from Digital

This Packaged Application Software

At Digital, we understand that computer technology provides only the

Solution is delivered by local Digital

potential for integration excellence.
That is why we offer an Enterprise

consultants and includes software and
user documentation. It is covered by
a 90-day warranty.

Services program to help you integrate human and organizational

For more information about BASEstar

requirements with business goals and

Integration Platform, contact your

advanced technology to create total

Digital representative.

business solutions. Digital’s Enterprise Integration Services consultants
work in partnership with you to
understand your specific business
problems and employ proven tools

and methodologies in building solutions tailored to meet your business
needs.
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Digital—
An Industry Leader in
Systems Integration

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&

Digital offers a portfolio of Enterprise

Services that support the four stages
of enterprise-wide integration—
planning, design, implementation and
management. Our project expertise
covers everything from designing and

delivering customized hardware and
software solutions to providing the
training and support your business

solutions for as long as you use them.
And best of all, integrated manufacturing solutions from Digital are

delivered and supported by a worldwide network of 40,000 distinguished
service professionals—experts with a
proven track record in delivering integration in everything from small projects to enterprise-wide solutions.

Digital believes the information in this publication is accurate as

of its publication date; such

information is subject to change without notice.
Digital is not responsible for any inadvertent
errors

The following are trademarks of Digital
Equipment Corporation: The DIGITAL logo,
BASEstar, DECnet, MicroVAX, VAX,

VAXcluster, VMS.

needs to operate and maintain those