S7/S5 OPC Server

Area of application

The S7/S5 Server gives you quick and convenient access to the entire SIMATIC S7 and S5 series, as well as Siemens WinAC, Pilz PSS-, Saia-Burgess and Vipa controllers. You can operate, visualize and diagnose your controllers while benefiting from the following advantages:

• "Best in class" performance
• Flexible use - fits in any project constellation
• Helps save money through extremely fast commissioning and simple operation
• 
  Programs can be changed during runtime

• Quick and convenient access to the Simatic S7-200 /-300 /-400 and S5 series, as well as Siemens WinAC, Pilz PSS and Vipa controllers
• Parallel communication with up to 256 PLC connections at once
• Supports all OPC client-enabled software incl. Citect, GE Cimplicity, GE Fanuc iFix, Iconics Genesis, Rockwell RSView, Siemens WinCC, Wonderware InTouch
• STEP7-compliant variable addressing
• Best in class" performance through dynamic optimization of throughput
• Connection via PROFIBUS, Ethernet and serial interfaces in a server
• Configuration with the click of a mouse through the import of symbolic data from STEP7 and Excel
• Web-based diagnosis and mini-visualization through integrated Web server
• Supports device and line redundancy
• Supports PC cards and CPs from various manufacturers
• Security through continual connection monitoring
• 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

• PC with Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 /Vista / Server 2008 with current Service Packs (status: April 2009)

• CD-ROM with software and online help in German and English
• Getting Started brochure

• OPC-S7
  Software-based copy protection
• LIC-USB-1
  Hardlock USB copy protection,
  only in combination with OPC-S7

• Multimedia Tutorial

• Product information
• S7 Tutorial
• S7 Performance test
• Case Study 1
• Case Study 2

"Since we've been using Softing's S7 OPC Server in our projects, we haven't had any stability problems. The migration to Softing was fast and easy."

"Your S7 OPC Server is very easy to use, even
with SIMATIC cards!"

"We standardized on Softing’s S7/S5 OPC Server to achieve OPC connectivity to our S7-400 PLCs. After evaluating numerous OPC solutions offered in the market, our communication experts chose Softing’s product because of its superior performance, outstanding reliability, and ease-of-use."

• Training & seminars
• License Manager

• Easily process S7 data using Excel and
       Visual Basic

• NETLink PRO/USB
• NETLink PRO/ETH
• PROFIusb (1 channel) M
• PROFIboard PCI pro (1 channel) M/S
• PROFIboard PCI pro (2 channels) M/S
• PROFIboard PCI (1 channel) M/S
• PROFIboard PCI (2 channels) M M/S
• PROFIboard PCI (2 channels) M/S
• PROFIcard2
• FG-100 PROFIBUS / Ethernet 1 channel
• FG-300 PROFIBUS / Ethernet 1-3 channels
• OPC Toolbox ActiveX