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O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S | GM32
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OPC
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OPC
(Openness, Productivity, Collaboration) is a standardized software interface which
supports exchanging data between applications from different manufacturers.
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The SOPAS OPC server uses DCOM technology (Distributed Component Object Model)
for communication between applications.
This allows the SOPAS OPC server to exchange data with a local process or also with a
remote computer connected via Ethernet (TCP/IP).
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The OPC server collects the data from the GM32 and makes the data available as an
OPC object.
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The OPC client accesses the data made available by the OPC server and then processes
the data.
Fig. 21: OPC communication paths (example)
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Make sure that the current OPC server software has been installed.
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Observe the license conditions included with the delivered documentation.
OPC Client
OPC Server
Network
GM32
Installing the OPC server and “first steps”:
→
Operating Instructions SCU
→
Online help of the OPC server