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Modbus/TCP OPC Server

NEW

Softing Releases an Enhanced Version of its industry-leading Modbus/TCP OPC Server more

Area of application

The Modbus/TCP OPC Server offers quick and convenient access to the I/O registers and coils of any Modbus/TCP device or control system. The OPC Server is easy to operate, extremely powerful and can be flexibly assigned both as a Modbus client and server. It offers the following advantages:

  • Full OPC compliance
  • Fast start-up due to intuitive user guidance
  • Time- and cost-saving commissioning by importing the configuration from Microsoft Excel
  • Integrated Web server for diagnosis and visualization through a standard Web browser
Functions
  • Quick and convenient access to any Modbus device or control system via Ethernet
  • Supports all OPC client-enabled software incl. Citect, GE Cimplicity, GE Fanuc iFix, Iconics Genesis, Rockwell RSView, Siemens WinCC, Wonderware InTouch
  • Clear information for project engineers with direct reference to the actual equipment provided by alias tags for OPC data points (items)
  • Security is provided by monitoring communication connections to the Modbus devices.
  • Protection against unallowed data access through configurable user authentication
  • Optimized data throughput by intelligent summarizing of read- and write tasks, resulting in very high performance.
  • Integrated Web server with extensive diagnostic possibilities
  • Integrated Web server visualization
  • Access of OPC XML-DA clients over the Internet or from non-Windows operating systems via OPC XML-DA interface
  • 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
System requirements
  • PC with Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Server / Vista / 2008 Server
  • Ethernet access
Included in package
  • CD-ROM with software and online help in German and English
  • Getting Started brochure
Part no.
  • OPC-MODB-TCP
    SSoftware-based copy protection
  • LIC-USB-1
    Hardlock USB copy protection,
    only in combination with OPC-MODB-TCP