PROFIBUS OPC Server & Configurator

Area of application

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

• 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
• Version (PROFIBUS DP) with cylclic read access on input and output data of slaves which are controlled by another PROFIBUS Master

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

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

• OPC-PB
  Software-based copy protection
• LIC-USB-1
  Hardlock USB copy protection,
  only in combination with OPC-PB
• LIC-PAR-1
  Hardlock parallel port copy protection,
  only in combination with OPC-PB

• PROFIBUS OPC Server – Product information
• Activation of the OPC Tunnel

"Processing production data is a key task in automation technology. TetraPak Converting Technologies AB relies on OPC and Softing as its technological partner. The OPC Server created an interface between the central data server and the PROFIBUS network."

• Training & seminars
• PROFIBUS DP OPC Server V1
• License Manager

• PROFIBUS Interface cards
• PROFIBUS Gateways
• OPC Toolbox ActiveX