Moxa Technologies ioLogik E1200 Series User Manual

ioLogik E1200 Series Active OPC Server
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Introduction to Active OPC Server
Moxa Active OPC Server is a software package operated as an OPC driver of an HMI or SCADA system. It offers
seamless connection from Moxa ioLogik series products to SCADA systems, including the most
popular—Wonderware, Citect, and iFix. Active OPC Server meets the latest standard of OPC DA3.0 to connect
various kinds of devices and host OPC machines.
Active OPC Server System Requirements
Hardware Requirements
CPU
Intel Pentium (Pentium 4 and above)
RAM
512 MB (1024 MB recommended)
Network Interface
10/100 Mb Ethernet
Software Requirements
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or later
Editor(not necessary)
Microsoft Office 2003 (Access 2003) or later
OPC Server Specifications
OPC Data Access
1.0a, 2.0, 2.05a, 3.0
Max. tags
256
ioLogik Support
Product Model
ioLogik E1200 series, E2200 series, E4200, and W5300 series
Firmware version
V3.0 or above
ioAdmin version
V3.0 or above
NOTE
The latest versions are Active OPC Server V1.11 and ioAdmin 3.10. Use firmware V1.3 or above for the ioLogik
W5312 series, V1.5 or above for the ioLogik W5340 series, and V1.2 or above for the ioLogik W5340-HSDPA
series for the following descriptions to be valid.
OLE for Process Control
OPC (originally OLE for process control) is an industry standard created by the leading worldwide automation
hardware and software suppliers working in cooperation with Microsoft. The standard defines methods for
exchanging real-time automation data between PC-based clients using Microsoft operating systems. The
organization that manages this standard is the OPC Foundation.
The OPC Specification is a non-proprietary technical specification that defines a set of standard interfaces
based on Microsoft’s OLE/COM/DCOM platform and .NET technology. The application of the OPC standard
interface makes possible interoperability between automation/control applications, field systems/devices, and
business/office applications.
Traditionally, software and application developers needed to write a custom interface or server/driver to
exchange data with hardware field devices. OPC eliminates this requirement by defining a common, high
performance interface that permits this to be done once, and then easily reused by HMI, SCADA, control, and
custom applications.
Drivers must be installed several times to connect to different devices

Moxa Technologies ioLogik E1200 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Moxa Technologies
Model	ioLogik E1200 Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English