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8012707/ZVF9/V2-1/2019-04 | SICK OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS | GM32
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START-UP 4
4.14 OPC
● OPC (Openness, Productivity, Collaboration) is a standardized software interface which
supports exchanging data between applications from different manufacturers.
● The SOPAS OPC server uses DCOM technology (Distributed Component Object Model)
for communication between applications.
This allows the SOPAS OPC server to exchange data with a local process or also with a
remote computer connected via Ethernet (TCP/IP).
● The OPC server collects the data from the GM32 and makes the data available as an
OPC object.
● The OPC client accesses the data made available by the OPC server and then processes
the data.
Fig. 21: OPC communication paths (example)
▸ Make sure that the current OPC server software has been installed.
▸ Observe the license conditions included with the delivered documentation.
OPC Client
OPC Server
Network
GM32
Installing the OPC server and “first steps”:
→ Operating Instructions SCU
→ Online help of the OPC server