VDS can easily link a variety of equipment including FCN and FCJ autonomous controllers, various suppliers' programmable logic controllers, temperature controllers, and power monitors, on an integrated network. Whether for factory or process automation equipment, VDS can handle various applications for production lines and manufacturing processes.

By linking FCN and FCJ autonomous controllers featuring loop control and sequence control, a high-performance process control system can be built at low cost.

Not only Yokogawa FA-M3 universal range controllers but also Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Series and OMRON SYSMAC Series programmable logic controllers can be connected using drivers with their respective middleware, EZSocket and FinsGateway. (Connectivity for other popular PLCs such as Allen-Bradley and Siemens controllers will be supported in due course.)

By connecting Green Series temperature controllers from Yokogawa M&C, the PID temperature control loops can be operated and monitored locally and remotely.

Can connect power monitors from Yokogawa M&C, acquire and analyze various power-related data, and supervise power demands.

By connecting Yokogawa DARWIN data acquisition equipment and DAQSTATION networking paper-free recorders, measured data can be saved and reports printed.

A LonWorks/Ethernet gateway from Yokogawa M&C can be connected to link with a LonWorks intelligent distributed network.

A third-party OPC server can be connected to collect data by specifying tags and exchange data with an upper-level system for production management and quality control.