Allen-Bradley Suite TOP Server OPC-ControlLogix Family, PLC5/SLC/Micro Family Price: US$895.00 Part Number for Ordering: 41233150 Availability: In Stock - Ships in 0 to 1 days. Media: CD and/or Online Delivery Product Summary This OPC driver product is intended for use with applications such as Wonderware,WinCC,ProTool/Pro,OSIsoft PI,Intellution,Iconics,Indusoft,Cimplicity,and many other applications that support OPC, FastDDE, SuiteLink, AdvancedDDE and DDE to connect them to Allen-Bradley PLC 5, SLC 5/xx, MicroLogix Family, ControlLogix PLCs and ControlLogix Gateways, CompactLogix, and FlexLogix PLCs. Native ControlLogix Tag Addressing with Optimizations is supported. Read on for more information The TOP Server AB Communications Suite includes the following drivers: AB DF1 Full Duplex and Half Duplex Driver DH+/DH-485 Driver AB Ethernet ControlLogix/CompactLogix/FlexLogix Ethernet The Ethernet/IP driver and can read the tag database directly from the PLC and auto-configure the driver. This makes this solution the best performing and easiest-to-configure solution for Ethernet/IP connectivity to AB Logix Family PLCs - ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, and even the MicroLogix 1100. With all these drivers, ease of use, and unique DF1 Half Duplex support, the TOP Server AB Communications Suite is one of your best values for AB connectivity. No 3rd party drivers are required - i.e you do NOT need to own a copy of RS-Linx in order to use our product. Licensing is simple - a single license (pricing above) allows for unlimited tags and devices using any combination of the drivers listed below on a single PC. Wonderware Distributors and Users: Supports InTouch 10 all the way back to InTouch 7.x, Application Server, System Platform, InSQL, Historian. Wonderware projects with over 100 000 tags are in use IN THE FIELD using this driver suite! Major Wonderware users depend on TOP Server and Software Toolbox support to get the job done with reliable connectivity everywhere. No matter what HMI you are using, our extensive free application notes and videos available to get you started fast. When you purchase the TOP Server AB Ethernet Suite you get 2 powerful drivers in one package for one low price: AB PLC 5/SLC 5/05 Ethernet and AB ControlLogix Ethernet/IP with ControlLogix Gateway support for DH+ and ControlNet devices. (Click to Learn More About ControlLogix Gateway Support) This AB Ethernet driver is a multi-threaded high performance driver for simultaneous messaging with multiple PLCs. This driver also supports our NIC Selectability feature that lets you control and specify which network card to use in your PC when multiple cards are present. PLC 5 and SLC 5/05 Ethernet Driver Devices Supported: PLC5 Ethernet Models 5/20E, 5/40E, 5/80E PLC5 via 1785 ENET (sidecar) Models 5/10, 5/15, 5/20, 2/25, 5/30, 5/40, 5/60, 5/80 SLC 5/05 All memory types and data types supported. Array support Multithreaded design allows for simultaneous messaging with mutltiple PLCs Note: 1785 ENET may require PLC firmware upgrades, visit www.AB.com for more. ControlLogix Ethernet/IP Driver Devices Supported: ControlLogix Ethernet/IP Driver Devices Supported: ControlLogix 1756-L5550 /5553/5555/5561/5562/5563 Processors ControlLogix 1756-ENET and 1756-ENBT Ethernet Modules CompactLogix 5320(1769-L20), 5330(1769-L30), 5331(1769-L31) via 1761-NET-ENI interface CompactLogix 5332(1769-L32E) and 5335(1769-L35E) PLCs via built in Ethernet/IP interface on the CPU MicroLogix 1100 Ethernet MicroLogix 1400 Ethernet with ASCII file support MicroLogix 1000, 1200, 1500 via 1761-NET-ENI Ethernet interface module PLC 5/20C, 5-40/C, 5-80/C via ControlNet Gateway or 1761-NET-ENI SLC 500 Fixed I/O Processor via 1761-NET-ENI SLC 500 Modular processors (5/01, 5/02, 5/03, 5/04, 5/05) via DH+ Gateway or 1761-NET-ENI PLC 5 Series (excluding the 5/250) via DH+ Gateway or 1761-NET-ENI SoftLogix 5800,5810, 5830, 5860 via SoftLogic Ethernet/IP Messaging module FlexLogix 5433, 5434 PLCs via 1788-ENBT Ethernet Daughtercard or 1761-NET-ENI Series B using Channel 0 Serial NATIVE Tag Addressing Support! Support for the AB 1761-NET-ENI module (Revs A, B, C, & D) for bridging to MicroLogix, SLC, and PLC5 family PLCs is included in this driver. ControlLogix Gateway Support - Ethernet to downstream PLC 5 and SLC 5/04 DH+ Devices, ControlNet Downstream support also Asynchronous Hostname Resolution Automatic tag database generation based on ControlLogix .L5K or .L5X project files or directly from the device Optimized memory access for all tags and data types Access to predefined structured data types All memory types and data types supported. Array support for all atomic data types Multi-threaded design allows for simultaneous messaging with multiple PLCs Special Capabilities in the ControlLogix Ethernet Driver The ControlLogix Ethernet Driver included in this suite contains some unique capabilities that are worth noting, specifically: All of the tags in your ControlLogix project can be automatically imported into TOP Server eliminating the tedious task of configuring tag in the server. Access to all predefined structure data types such as CAM, AXIS, AXIS_CONSUMED, AXIS_SERVO, AXIS_SERVO_DRIVE, AXIS_VIRTUAL, etc. is also provided. High speed access is also provided to all array types including Boolean arrays. Arrays can be accessed in single request up to 3840 elements in length. Access to all data types have been optimized. Reads and writes to Atomic tags have been optimized to send multiple tags per request. DH Plus Driver - Interfaces and Devices Supported 1784-KTX, 1784-KTXD ISA bus DH+/DH-485 interface cards 1784-PKTX, 1784-PKTXD PCI bus DH+/DH-485 interface cards 1784-PCMK/B PCMCIA Slot DH+/DH-485 interface card SST/Woodhead 5136-SD ISA bus DH+ interface card SST/Woodhead 5136-SD PCI bus DH+ interface card Works with AB SLC and PLC5 PLCs DF1 Driver - Interfaces Supported DF1 Half Duplex support for radio modem communications or low cost AB PLC networking. DF1 Full Duplex Protocol for master-slave point-to-point connections between a computer and single PLC via the PLC´s RS-232 DF1 Channel 0 port Multidrop DH+ via AB 1770-KF2 or equivalent (the KF2 converts DH+ to DF1 on an RS-232 connection to your PC) Multidrop RS-485 via AB 1770-KF3 or Equivalent (the KF3 converts DH-485 to DF1 on an RS-232 connection to your PC) DF1 Driver - PLCs supported: PLC5 Family via DF1 serial SLC 5/05, 5/04, SLC 5/03 and SLC 5/02 via DF1 serial (5/03 and 5/02 models require KF3 or KE adapters MicroLogix 1000 (i.e. 1761-Lxx models) MicroLogix 1100 MicroLogix 1200 (i.e. 1762-L24xxx,1762-L40xxx models) MicroLogix 1400 MicroLogix 1500 (i.e. 1764-LSP,1764-LRP models) Unique MicroLogix Features! - no other non RS-Linx Micrologix driver offers all of this! Set the Real Time Clock in MicroLogix models with the optional RTC installed High Speed Counter (HSC) file Channel 0 Communications Status file (CS0) I/O Module Status File (IOS) The DF1 Driver also supports Encapsulated Ethernet Mode which provides provide data exchange between OPC Clients and serial devices connected to an Ethernet serial port server device such as the Lantronix Co-Box. This driver solves the problem of linking remotely mounted serial devices to the plant floor ethernet network. By using the Lantronix Cobox products, both natively Ethernet based devices as well a serial port devices can all be access from a single network connection dramatically reducing wiring requirements. Learn more about Ethernet Encapsulation. Operating System Support: Click for full details of TOP Server Operating System Support and Specifications This communications driver is a member of the TOP Server family of products and shares a number of powerful features in common with all of the products in the TOP Server family. The TOP Server family represents the latest in client-server communications technology for connecting HMI, Historian, Database, and other applications to plant floor equipment. Broad OPC Support The TOP Server implements both the OPC 1.0a, 2.0, and 3.0 Data Access Specifications giving you the choice of the widest range of OPC client applications. The TOP Server is continuously tested with the most popular OPC client applications on the market to insure ease of use, integration, and reliability, including popular names as Wonderware, Siemens WinCC, Intellution, Iconics, Cimplicity, RSView and more. Full Support for Wonderware FastDDE and Suitelink The TOP Server's support of Wonderware Corporation's FastDDE and SuiteLink simplifies the task of connecting the server with FactorySuite applications such as InTouch. By using the Wonderware connectivity toolkit, our TOP Server can simultaneously provide OPC and FastDDE/SuiteLink connectivity to address your communications needs. With built-in support of these Client/Server technologies, the TOP Server allows you to quickly access device data without the need to use an intermediary software bridge (i.e. OPC Link) as is done when using a strictly OPC only communications server. For Wonderware users the familiar look and feel of FastDDE/SuiteLink tag database setup is maintained. Backwards compatibility for legacy DDE is also supported. Intellution NIO native interface supported - no OPC Power Tool needed! Direct connection to the iFix Process Database allows you to skip the OPC Power Tool. Enabling the iFix PDB interface on the TOP Server Tools->Options menus causes the TOP server to appear as a native Intellution driver named "IDS". Never before has connecting TOP Server to Intellution iFix been easier. Legacy Support for DDE While OPC has become the defacto format of choice for communications drivers in the automation market, we realize that not everyone can replace their client software with the latest OPC client versions. For this reason, the TOP Server is one of the few OPC servers on the market to also simulataneously support Wonderware's FastDDE and Suitelink interfaces, Rockwell's AdvanceDDE and Microsoft's standard DDE interfaces for connecting the TOP Server to your client application. With the TOP Server you can connect to your legacy DDE clients today and move smoothly to the world of OPC when you are ready and not have to worry about replacing or re-configuring the communications driver connecting you to your production machinery. Other Key Features in the TOP Server Runtime Configuration Changes A very unique feature to this product is the ability to change your configuration while the server is running and has clients connected. The connected client application has access to a group of system tags that allow the client to request the TOP Server to change which network card it is using, change which com port it is using, change the IP address of the target device, change the Device ID of a target serial device, change serial communications parameters including RTS line control and flow control, and change diagnostic settings. This capability enables you to do Redundancy at the network media, serial connection media, and device levels -- your client application makes the determination that the target device is no longer operable by any means you choose, including monitoring our _Error system tag for communications errors, and when the client application wants the TOP Server to switch, it simply writes to the appropriate system level tag to change network connection, com port, or target device ID/IP address. Redundancy is just one of the powerful types of complex applications that these runtime-configurable features can enable. Import Tag Databases from KEPServer Your existing KEPServer version 3.x/4.x tag databases are readable by the new TOP Server so you can migrate your existing application seamlessly to the TOP Server. Online Full Time The TOP Server allows you to make changes to your tag database configuration at any time. In older versions, you could be online, but not add tags, or be offline to add tags but not read data. With the TOP Server you make changes when you need to, on the fly. User Management With powerful features such as online changes, you want to make sure you manage who is allowed to make what changes. The User Manager in the TOP Server lets you define what different people can change and update in the servers' configuration. Tag Management You want to organize your tag database around your process. With the TOP Server we've taken full advantage of OPC grouping capabilities to let you segregate and organize your tags the way you want them. Drag and Drop configuration lets you quickly move, add, copy large numbers of tags quickly and easily. CSV (Ascii comma-delimited) format import and export lets you bring in your tags from an Excel worksheet or export them, edit them in bulk and bring them back in. Tag Scaling Display your data in units that are meaningful to you. The TOP Server supports Linear and Square Root tag scaling. You define the display format and the engineering units display string to meet your needs. Diagnostics The TOP Server family of communications products provide real time diagnostics on all tag read/write operations that can be viewed in your OPC client to keep tabs on what is going on in the server. For those tough to debug communications problems, you can turn on our diagnostic window and capture protocol packets off to disk to find out what is really happening between the computer and the hardware device. Other Powerful Features in the TOP Server include: Tag Browsing Modem support built in for serial drivers Extensive help files and examples of how to use the TOP Server with popular OPC clients Visual Basic OPC client sample code 32-bit high performance multi-threaded drivers Auto-Start for unattended operation Works with any OPC client or DDE, AdvancedDDE client application Works with Wonderware's FastDDE and SuiteLink interfaces Allen-Bradley Suite TOP Server OPC-ControlLogix Family, PLC5/SLC/Micro Family Price: US$895.00 Part Number for Ordering: 41233150 Availability: In Stock - Ships in 0 to 1 days. Media: CD and/or Online Delivery