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OPC Toolbox

Area of application

The OPC Toolbox is a family of high-end toolkits for the quick and easy development of OPC clients and servers for Windows, Windows CE, Linux and more platforms.

  • Complete C++ and .NET class library including implementation samples
  • Wizards for automated creation of OPC clients and servers
  • Optimized for its particular area of application and individual requirements
  • Available as developer license and as runtime license
Functions
  • For standalone OPC clients and servers or for integration into existing applications
  • DA 1.0, DA 2.05, DA 3.0, XML-DA 1.01, AE 1.10, Security, (UA in development)
  • DA, AE and XML-DA extension available for Windows CE
  • XML-DA for Linux platforms
  • Sample programs with source available
  • Server contains lean HTTP server and XML parser
  • Supports Apache and Microsoft IIS
  • Context-sensitive online help integrated into Microsoft MS Developer Studio
  • Free demo version
  • Runtime-free distribution with purchase of the developer license
  • Optional as single runtime license (development with the demo version)
  • International update and support program
  • Support provided by the OPC Competence Center
System requirements

OPC Toolbox for Windows

  • Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
  • .NET Framework 2.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
  • Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express

OPC Toolbox for Windows CE


OPC Toolbox for Linux

Included in package
  • CD-ROM
  • Printed "Getting Started" manual
  • Online help in English
Part no.

OPC Toolbox for Windows
Single seat developer license

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

  • OPC-DA-SDK
  • OPC-DA-CDK
  • OPC-AE-SDK
  • OPC-AE-CDK
  • OPC-XMLDA-SDK-WIN
  • OPC-XML-DA-CDK-WIN

Runtime license for one target computer

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

  • OPC-DA-SDK-RT
  • OPC-DA-CDK-RT
  • OPC-AE-SDK-RT
  • OPC-AE-CDK-RT
  • OPC-XMLDA-SDK-RT (for Windows)
  • OPC-XML-DA-CDK-RT (for Windows)

OPC Toolbox

"The OPC Alarms and Events Development Kit from Softing in our Freelance 2000 product saved us an enormous amount of development and testing time thanks to the powerful object management functionalities, the easy integration into existing software and the quick support provided by Softing."

Michael Gienke, Development Manager MSR-Software, ABB