Modbus OPC Server

The Modbus/TCP OPC Server offers quick and convenient access to the I/O registers and coils of any Modbus/TCP device or control system. The OPC Server is easy to operate, extremely powerful and can be flexibly assigned both as a Modbus client and server. It offers the following advantages:

• Full OPC compliance
• Fast start-up due to intuitive user guidance
• Time- and cost-saving commissioning by importing the configuration from Microsoft Excel
• Integrated Web server for diagnosis and visualization through a standard Web browser

Functions

• Quick and convenient access to any Modbus device or control system via Ethernet
• Supports all OPC client-enabled software incl. Citect, GE Cimplicity, GE Fanuc iFix, Iconics Genesis, Rockwell RSView, Siemens WinCC, Wonderware InTouch
• Clear information for project engineers with direct reference to the actual equipment provided by alias tags for OPC data points (items)
• Security is provided by monitoring communication connections to the Modbus devices.
• Protection against disallowed data access through configurable user authentication
• Optimized data throughput by intelligent summarizing of read- and write tasks, resulting in very high performance.
• Integrated Web server with extensive diagnostic possibilities
• Integrated Web server visualization
• Access of OPC XML-DA clients over the Internet or from non-Windows operating systems via OPC XML-DA interface
• Secure, high-performance remote access without DCOM through the integrated server-side OPC tunnel
• Complete OPC Client and OPC ActiveX controls with Excel, HTML and Visual Basic examples included in package

System requirements

• PC with Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Server / Vista / 2008 Server
• Ethernet access

Vendor: Softing AG

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Softing, a member of OPC Europe and the Technical Advisory Council of the OPC Foundation and author of the Book "OPC – From Data Access to Unified Architecture," actively contributes to the success of OPC by providing high quality OPC products that enable their customers to stay in the lead. Softing is one of world's first providers of OPC development tools. Today, Softing is a leading vendor of OPC / OPC UA toolkits for Windows, Windows CE, Linux, VxWorks and others, OPC servers, OPC productivity enhancement tools, trainings, consulting and services. Worldwide, ten thousands of OPC products, based on Softing's OPC Toolbox are installed in factory automation, process industry, building automation and other areas. With over 250 employees, the Softing Group today generates annual sales in excess of EUR 30 million. Many of the products Softing has developed since its foundation in 1979 have since become globally recognized standards.