Acromag, a manufacturer of I/O offerings, has released Modbus/TCP Master OPC DA Server to help engineers integrate their ethernet I/O modules into a control system communicating over ethernet.
The company said that the Model ACMBTCP-OPC software package offers high-speed connectivity to BusWorks and EtherStax Modbus TCP/IP slave devices via ethernet.
According to Acromag, the OPC software can be used as a data server to any HMI or SCADA package that is OPC compliant or to custom-built Visual Basic/C++ applications. It is compatible with National Instruments LabView, Wonderware InTouch, Rockwell RSView, CitectSCADA and other process control software packages. It also includes read/write tag optimisation algorithms.
The new server includes help systems, a Visual Basic OPC client example application with Visual Basic source code, and a pre-built client executable. The software runs on many versions of Microsoft Windows including XP, Vista, 7, 2003 Server, and 2008 Server. It also supports an unlimited number of OPC clients, devices, or items, the company said.
In addition, the new OPC DA Server has a CSV import/export capability and includes CSV files for all Acromag ethernet I/O devices. Further, the software can run as a stand-alone executable or unattended with no login required.
Donald Lupo, marketing and sales director for process products at Acromag, said: Acromag’s OPC server offers the most reliable, cost-effective, and comprehensive features list available in the OPC/HMI market today.