XiConfig Utility for Express Interface (OPC Xi) Servers

The Express Interface (Xi / OPC .NET 3.0) specification bases on .NET3.5 WCF (Windows Communication Foundation). The communication can be configured for any of the WCF supported communication bindings.

Microsoft provides the SvcConfigEdit utility that is rather difficult to use and doesn't do consistency checks. Users without much WCF experience likely create incomplete or inconsistent configurations that cause the server to crash at start-up.

The XiConfig utility makes the configuration of Xi servers simple. XiConfig can create basic configurations based on user selections about the application situation. The created WCF configuration can be edited to exactly match the application requirements.

XiConfig includes edit features for server options in the AppSettings configuration file and additional XML configuration files for Xi Wrapper server settings for the OPC server access.

XiConfig is easy and quick to use. There are dialogs for all bindings and endpoint settings.

New endpoints can be created by dragging a binding definition to contract tree node.

When a binding is deleted then all related endpoints are automatically deleted, ensuring consistent configuration settings.

Vendor: Advosol

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Advosol Inc. is the leading provider of .NET components for the developer of OPC DA, AE, HDA and XML-DA client and server applications. Advosol’s client components are up-to-date with the latest technology. They work in 32-bit and 64-bit systems and are Authenticode signed to ensure quality and to simplify Windows Vista Certification. The server toolkits reduce the OPC server development to a .NET assembly for the ‘device’ access. The OPC system integrator can use our XML DA Gateways and Bridge to eliminate DCOM issues and achieve secure remote access. All Advosol products include extensive documentation and 90 days support.