Cyberlogic MBX OPC Server Suite for Modicon (32-bit Windows)

The MBX OPC Server is a compliance-certified server for all Modicon networks. It supports the Data Access, Alarms & Events, and XML Data Access specifications. It is available in two packages: the MBX OPC Server Suite and the MBX OPC Premier Suite. The MBX OPC Premier Suite includes everything you get in the MBX OPC Server Suite, plus the Math & Logic and OPC Crosslink features.

The MBX OPC Server Suite includes, on a single DVD, Cyberlogic’s OPC Server and its complete set of MBX device drivers for Modicon industrial networks. The server communicates with any combination of controllers using any combination of Modicon networks. Because the suite includes all of the needed pieces, installation is simple and easy. You are assured that all components are compatible and all are at the same revision level. And, as with all Cyberlogic software products, you get unlimited free technical support from Cyberlogic.

The single-supplier approach allows Cyberlogic to optimize communications at the driver, transaction, and server levels. The resulting speed and network-load performance is superior to competing “mix-and-match” server setups. In addition, the server offers unsolicited data updates with advanced message filtering from unwanted data sources to eliminate the need for polling while ensuring data integrity and security.

This is the server of choice for mission-critical applications, because you can lose a network connection, a controller or even an entire network and still get the data you need. To achieve this, the MBX OPC Server allows you to set up an unlimited number of redundant networks and controllers. The server monitors the health of every path used to access data, and automatically chooses the highest-priority path with a verified reliable connection.

Key benefits:

• Certified for compliance by the OPC Foundation’s Independent Test Lab
• Complete package on one DVD from a single supplier
• Supports the 184, 384, 484, 584, 884, 984, Micro84, ModCell and Quantum families
• Supports third-party Modbus protocol compliant devices
• Unsolicited communication with filtering
• One-click detection and configuration of network connections
• Unlimited number of backup networks and controllers
• Import tags and organize them in logical groups
• Full set of data types, including bit fields and arrays
• Real-Time Monitor and register DirectAccess™ for easy troubleshooting
• Integrated, context-sensitive help

For more information and free software downloads, please visit Cyberlogic at www.cyberlogic.com.

MBX OPC Server Suite Features

Configuration

• Network node automatic configuration
• Logical grouping of tags within a single PLC
• Logical organization of tags across multiple PLCs
• Configuration import and export
• Configuration import from third-party OPC servers

Redundancy

• Network and device level redundancy
• Unlimited number of backup PLC data sources
• Unlimited number of backup networks
• Automatic switchover to higher priority data path

Data Features

• Data conversion
• Data write protection
• Span messages or force atomic read/write for large data types
• Default canonical data type override
• 64-bit data support
• Arrays
• Bit arrays
• Bit fields
• Bit order reconfiguration

Data Types

• 1-bit Boolean
• Signed 8-bit integer
• Unsigned 8-bit integer
• Signed 16-bit integer
• Unsigned 16-bit integer
• Signed 32-bit integer
• Unsigned 32-bit integer
• Signed 64-bit integer
• Unsigned 64-bit integer
• IEEE format 32-bit floating point number
• IEEE format 64-bit floating point number
• BCD value in the range of 0 – 9999
• BCD value in the range of 0 – 99999999
• Zero terminated ASCII string of 8-bit characters
• Zero terminated UNICODE string of 16-bit characters
• Multiple bit field

Communications

• Unsolicited communications
• Filtering of unsolicited message sources, with or without priority
• DirectAccess to all PLC registers
• Load Balancing to prevent network overload
• Load Balancing to prevent PLC overload

Networks

• Modbus Plus
• Ethernet (Modbus TCP/IP)
• Modbus RTU
• Modbus ASCII

Troubleshooting & Reliability

• OPC Server Status diagnostic utility
• Cyberlogic Control Panel configuration utility
• Diagnostic Status Tags built into OPC Server
• Windows Performance Monitor support built into device drivers
• Windows Event Logger support built into device drivers
• Windows Event Logger support built into OPC Server
• Health Monitor for all network nodes

Vendor: Cyberlogic

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A charter member of the OPC Foundation, Cyberlogic is the leading independent provider of OPC technology and industrial communication software, with more than a quarter-million installations in more than 130 countries. The company’s DHX®, MBX® and OPC Crosslink™ brands are widely recognized by users for their reliability and exceptional performance.