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OPC Toolbox ActiveX

Area of application

The OPC Toolbox ActiveX is a ready-to-use DA or AE client in the form of an ActiveX component for the creation of Visual Basic, Excel, Internet Explorer, Active Server Page and MFC applications.

  • For the high-speed creation of OPC clients
  • Data Control for high-performance data transmission
  • TreeView Control for comfortable namespace browsing
Functions
  • For programming in VB, C#, VB.NET, C++ and all other programming languages that support ActiveX Controls
  • DA 1.0, DA 2.05, AE 1.02
  • Connection monitoring and automatic reconnect after loss of connection
  • Sample programs with source available
  • Support provided by the OPC Competence Center
  • Runtime-free distribution when purchasing the development license
  • Optionally available also as runtime license (development with demo version)
System requirements
  • Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, XP
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual C++ V6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
  • Borland Delphi V5.0
  • Borland C++ Builder V4.0
Included in package
  • CD-ROM
  • Printed "Getting Started" manual
  • Online help in German and English integrated into development environment
Part no.

Single seat developer license

Runtime free distribution: develop many OPC client applications on one machine with the single seat developer license and distribute them to multiple machines without further runtime fees.

  • OPC-SOAXC
  • OPC-AE-SOAXC

Runtime license for one target computer

OPC client applications you developed with the demo version of the OPC Toolbox ActiveX are limited to a runtime of 90 minutes. You can activate your developed OPC client application on one target computer per runtime license and run it without any limitation.

  • OPC-SOAXC-RT-1
  • OPC-AE-SOAXC-RT-1

OPC Toolbox ActiveX

"I installed your OPC ActiveX toolkit as described in your online-help. The Excel demo software which came with the toolkit was working perfectly. Thanks to this Excel demo software I then could develop my own OPC software within a few minutes."

François Verger, Endress+Hauser, France