PROFIBUS-OPC-Server

The PROFIBUS OPC Server gives you quick and convenient access to PROFIBUS DP and PA devices from any manufacturer. The configurator helps you put DP-V0 and DP-V1 networks into operation. This Softing solution offers the following advantages:

• Full OPC compliance


• Simple operation thanks to a clear user interface


• Cost savings through an extremely short commissioning time

Functions

• Quick and convenient access to DP and PA devices from any manufacturer


• Supports all OPC client-enabled software incl. Citect, GE Cimplicity, GE Fanuc iFix, Iconics Genesis, Rockwell RSView, Siemens WinCC, Wonderware InTouch


• Supports a dynamic OPC namespace


• Configuration can be exported as an XML file


• Automatic network scanning and detection of installed devices


• Automatic assignment of detected devices to GSD files from the supplied GSD pool


• Topology display similar to Explorer


• Slave address can be changed with the configurator


• Supports the PNO/PROFIdrive profile server for drives


• Diagnostic information via OPC and PROFIBUS communication with a single diagnostic tool


• Secure, high-performance remote access without DCOM through the integrated server-side OPC tunnel


• Complete OPC Client and OPC ActiveX controls with Excel, HTML and Visual Basic examples included in package


• No support of read and write for cyclic IO data as master class 2

System requirements

• PC with Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95/Server 2003 with current Service Packs (status: April 2006)


• Softing PROFIBUS hardware

Included in package

• CD-ROM


• Context-sensitive online help and documentation in German and English