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The OPC Server Developer Studio DLL – UA Edition allows using classic OPC and OPC UA in parallel. The integration of existing OPC features like DA, AE and the Base OPC UA features in one OPC server is much more efficient then the use of OPC UA proxies.

Develop now an OPC DA/AE Server with the OPC Server Developer Studio DLL and enhance your server later with the UA Edition. Both share the same customization DLL.

The OPC Server Developer Studio DLL – UA Edition offers a fast and easy access to the OPC Data Access (DA), OPC Alarms&Events (AE) and Base OPC Unified Architecture (UA) technology. Develop OPC DA 1.0a, 2.05a, 3.00 00, OPC AE 1.00, 1.10 and OPC UA 1.0 compliant Servers with any compiler capable of generating Windows DLL’s.

The developer can concentrate on his application and servers can be developed fast and easily without the need to spend a lot of time learning how to implement the OPC specifications. The server API is easy to use and many OPC specific functions, e.g. creating a group or adding an item to a group are handled by the framework. Even the complex asynchronous read/write handling is handled by the framework.

The “Framework”includes all OPC DA 1.0a, 2.05a, 3.00 and OPC AE 1.00, 1.10 handling and ensures the OPC compliance. It is implemented as a generic C++ based executable. The integration of the OPC UA Server SDK supports Standard UA Server functionality as well as Data Access and Basic Event Subscription.

The “Server API” defines easy to use interface functions required for developing OPC DA/AE/UA compliant servers. The OPC server is supplied as an EXE file with the application adaptation part in a .NET assembly DLL. This imposes some limitations on the adaptation possibilities but makes the adaptation much easier and quicker. By using this API OPC servers can be easily implemented by adapting just a few functions, e.g. there are only 5 functions that have to be implemented for an OPC DA Server. The functions handle the configuration of the server and the read/write functionality of items.

The release date of this product is not yet specified. The OPC UA Part 9 - Alarms and Conditions Specification is still only available as Release Candidate.

• Short time-to-market for standard compliant products. Develop OPC servers in days instead of weeks or months.
• Highly utilizable tool for quick and easy development of OPC compliant servers.
• Powerful possibilities for performance optimizations.
• Event Driven Mode for Device Access.
• Dynamic address space handling allowing adding and removing items during run-time.
• Item browsing can be implemented browsing the cache or device/database.
• Custom Properties.
• Can be used as NT Service.
• Servers are fully compliant to the OPC Specifications DA 1.0a, DA 2.05a, DA 3.00 and AE 1.00 / AE 1.10 and UA 1.0.
• Tested with the OPC Foundation Compliance Test Tool (DA/AE).
• Generic Server is implemented as a C++ based executable.
• 32bit and 64bit versions of the Generic Server available.
• The application specific part can be implemented with any compiler capable of generating a Windows DLL.
• Extensive diagnostic and installation support.
  

• Windows 2000, XP
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Vista™
• Windows 7
• 32bit and 64bit operation
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (C++)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (C++)

Self-Tested for Compliance

The OPC Foundation Self-Tested for Compliance logo indicates that these products have been tested by the manufacturer to be compliant with the following OPC Specifications: Data Access 1.0a, 2.00, 2.05a, 3.00 and Alarms&Events 1.00, 1.10. Additional information about compliance testing, logo program and a summary of test results for the OPC Server Developer Studio DLL can be found at www.opcfoundation.org.