ioLogik E1200 Series
Active OPC Server Lite
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Introduction to Active OPC Server Lite
Moxa’s Active OPC Server Lite is a software package operated as an OPC driver of an HMI or SCADA system. It
offers a seamless connection from Moxa’s ioLogik series products to SCADA systems, including Wonderware,
Citect, and iFix. Active OPC Server Lite meets the latest standard of OPC DA3.0 that allows connections to
various kinds of devices and host OPC machines.
Active OPC Server Lite Specifications
Hardware Requirements
CPU
Intel Pentium (Pentium 4 and above)
RAM
512 MB (1024 MB recommended)
Network Interface
10/100 Mb Ethernet
Software Requirements
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or later
Editor (Not necessary)
Microsoft Office 2003 (Access 2003) or later
OPC Server Specifications
OPC Data Access
1.0a, 2.0, 2.05a, 3.0
Max. tags
1,200 (V1.7 or later)
Installing Active OPC Server Lite
Active OPC Server Lite can be found in the
Document and Software CD
, or downloaded from the Moxa
Website. The following steps show how to install Active OPC Server Lite from the CD.
1.
Installing from CD
: Insert the Document and Software CD into the host computer. In the
Software\AOPCLite\ActiveOPCSetup directory of the CD, locate and run Install.exe. The installation
program will guide you through the installation process and install the Active OPC Server Lite utility.
2.
Open
Active OPC Server Lite
: After installation is finished, run Active OPC Server Lite from the Windows
Start menu:
Start
Program Files
MOXA
IO Server
ActiveOPC
ActiveOPC.
Installing OPC Core Components
OPC Core Components provides the connection library needed by Active OPC Server Lite. This package must be
installed on the Active OPC Server Lite computer.
For first time installation, a pop-up message will appear asking if you would like to install the OPC Core
Components. You may skip this step if the package has already been installed.
