DSData Server

Would you like to get real-time PLC information directly into many common Windows® application programs that you use every day...faster than you ever imagined?

How would you like to get real-time PLC data directly into Visual Basic™ or the HMI packages that you use every day, faster than you ever imagined? Our software, called the DSData Server, utilizes both DDE and OPC to share PLC data with other Windows programs. This data can be used by any office software that supports DDE and any controls software that acts as an OPC client.

Here's a short list of some features:

• Supports DirectNET (CCM), K-sequence, and ECOM (over Ethernet) protocols to all DirectLOGIC PLCs
• Supports an RS-422 multi-drop network of up to 90 PLCs using the DirectNET protocol
• Accesses all discrete (X, Y, C) and all word data (V-memory, data registers, etc.)
• Various word data formats available (decimal, BCD, floating point, etc.)
• Fully compliant OPC v1.1 Server that supports browsing for point and click use with OPC Clients.
• User Interface features including tear-off toolbars, tool-tips, context sensitive menus via right-mouse click, and the new Browser Style Interface. You can browse your Topics and (new) SubTopics in the left browser pane, and see the detailed event information on the associated data point Items in the right browser pane.
• Multiple SubTopics can now be created within each Topic, allowing for independent Update Rates per SubTopic. Now you can create higher and lower priority SubTopics that utilize the same communication link and DirectSOFT32 Nickname database associated with the parent Topic.
• Event Logging utility allows you to log historical events for a specific data point Item, a set of Items, or an entire Topic or SubTopic.
• Nickname Support is available when a Topic is associated with a DirectSOFT32 Documentation database, the Nicknames can be viewed in the DSData Server browser without having to launch DirectSOFT32 Programming.
• New System Items, you or your client application can monitor a new set of System Items which are pre-defined Items exposing different aspects of the system status of the DSData Server. These System Items include the communication link's current state, number of successful transfers, number of retries, number of errors, the transfer rate (in transfers per second), number of outstanding write operations, and the Topic's or SubTopic's communication update interval.
• New 32-Bit Communication Server, by utilizing the new 32-Bit DirectSoft32 Communication Server, the DSData Server can concurrently use the same communications links as DirectSOFT32 and LookoutDirect.

The DSData Server features, include:

• OPC Server: fully OPC compliant
• Windows 9x/ 2000/ XP/ NT4 user interface features
• Sub-topic support
• Event logging
• Nickname support
• System items
• 32-Bit communication server