// INDUSTRIAL CONNECTOR · DESIGN-PARTNER PROGRAM · 2 SLOTS OPEN

An analyst on top of your existing SCADA. No new hardware.

60-70% of Australian industrial plants already run a working historian (OSIsoft PI · Aveva · Ignition · Wonderware). They have the data. They don't have an analyst sitting next to it 24/7. DARA's Industrial Connector drops on top — read-only — and turns your tag streams into DARA-grounded operational briefs. Live within 4 weeks. 12-week pilot. $0 fee. Two slots open.

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// WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Three sectors. One question: do you have a historian we can read?

Mining Services

BHP / Rio / Fortescue contractors · OSIsoft PI plants · 1% grade reconciliation = $4M/year

Water Utilities

SA Water · Sydney Water · Water Corp WA · 2027 regulator mandate for digital-twin pathway

Food Processing

Inghams · Lion · Mondelez · JBS · HACCP-grade lineage + plant-level OEE on existing SCADA

// PROTOCOL COVERAGE

Three native protocols at MVP. Modbus and Wonderware next quarter.

OPC UA
MVP

Native via asyncua. Siemens · Rockwell · GE · ABB.

OSIsoft PI Web API
MVP

REST · 30d backfill · incremental sync.

MQTT / Sparkplug B
MVP

Mosquitto / HiveMQ subscriber · QoS-aware.

MODBUS TCP / RTU
Q3 2026

pymodbus · serial-over-RS485 + TCP.

Aveva InTouch / Wonderware
Q3 2026

Tag export via OPC UA bridge.

Ignition (Inductive Automation)
Q4 2026

Native module via Ignition Gateway.

// PILOT TERMS · 12 WEEKS · ZERO FEE

Written down. No surprises.

Duration
12 calendar weeks · weekly check-ins · final review at Week 12
DARA provides
Read-only connector for OPC UA / PI / MQTT · DARA workspace · onboarding · dedicated CS · 4 AI-grounded operational briefs per week
You provide
Read-only access to one tag-set · weekly 30-min check-in · honest feedback
Cost to you
$0 AUD. No license fee. No software fee. No infra cost. DARA absorbs cloud + cloud + inference costs for the pilot.
IP + data
DARA retains 100% of platform IP. Your operational data stays yours. We never re-use, never resell, never train models on it. Mutual NDA pre-pilot.
Success path
If pilot generates ≥1 verified avoided-incident OR ≥5% OEE improvement → commercial discussion (target: $3-8k/site/month). Non-exclusive.
Exit clause
Either party may exit with 14-day written notice. Data already captured is deleted on your request within 30 days.
// FIVE DELIVERABLES · WEEK BY WEEK

By Week 12, you have a Bloomberg-terminal for your plant or we walk away clean.

Week 4

01 · Connector live

Read-only OPC UA / PI tag-set live in your DARA workspace. InfoSec sign-off complete.

Week 6

02 · Operations dashboard

Bloomberg-terminal-style live dashboard with your tag streams + KPI rollups, accessible to your Manager-OT and plant engineers.

Week 8

03 · Weekly DARA brief

DARA-grounded weekly operational brief — vibration drift, throughput anomalies, OEE leaks with severity grading.

Week 10

04 · Predictive alerts

ISO 10816 vibration bands, pump degradation curves, motor-current signatures → email + Slack alerts before failure.

Week 12

05 · Commercial proposal

Written 'what would have to be true' proposal with site-level pricing + roll-out plan for the next 30/90/365 days.

// SECURITY · ACCESS · COMPLIANCE

Designed for an InfoSec review. Read-only is non-negotiable.

VPN / Site-to-Site

We connect over your existing IPsec or WireGuard tunnel to a jump-host in your DMZ. Zero connection to PLCs or the control loop.

Per-Session Tokens

Rotating tokens. Full audit log shipped to your SIEM (Splunk / Sentinel / Elastic compatible). IEC 62443 Level 2 alignment roadmap.

Read-Only Always

We don't write back to your historian. We don't touch PLCs. We don't initiate control actions. Read-only is non-negotiable for the pilot.

OT-Security Sign-Off

Available on request (Penten · Claroty AU partner · subject to NDA). SOC 2 Type II in progress, target Q1 2027. Mutual NDA pre-pilot.

// FAQ

The five questions every OT lead asks first.

01

Do you need to touch our PLCs?

No. The pilot is strictly read-only. We talk to your historian or OPC UA server. We do not write back. We do not initiate control actions. We do not connect to PLCs.

02

Do you need new hardware on site?

No. For the pilot, we connect over your existing VPN or site-to-site link (IPsec or WireGuard) to a jump-host in your DMZ. Reference hardware (Advantech, Moxa) is on the roadmap for sites without existing OT infrastructure — but not required for the design-partner pilot.

03

What's the InfoSec story?

Per-session rotating tokens · full audit log shipped to your SIEM (Splunk / Sentinel / Elastic compatible) · IEC 62443 Level 2 alignment roadmap · OT-security partner sign-off available on request (Penten, Claroty AU partner — subject to NDA). SOC 2 Type II in progress, target Q1 2027.

04

Why is the pilot free?

Because we need your honest feedback more than your money. The first 2 design partners shape the protocol roadmap, the alert taxonomy, and the commercial offering. Your input is worth more than license revenue at this stage. After the pilot, target pricing is $3-8k/site/month depending on tag count and protocol mix.

05

How long is the sales cycle? We can't promise a commercial close.

We're explicitly NOT asking for a commercial close. We're asking for 12 weeks of read-only access in exchange for $0 and 4 deliverables. If at Week 12 we haven't generated either an avoided incident or measurable OEE gain, we walk away clean.

// APPLY · 2 SLOTS · FIRST CONFIRMED BY DAY 30

Apply as a design partner.

Drop your details — DARA's founder will reach out within one business day with a 30-min discovery call (no slides). If we're a fit, mutual NDA in 24h and pilot agreement signed by Day 14.

By submitting you accept that DARA will contact you about this enquiry. We never share or sell your details. Pre-pilot mutual NDA available on request.