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OPC Data ActiveX Control-Single Dev+Runtime License

Price: US$395.00
Product#: 41276101
Availability: In Stock - Ships in 0 to 1 days.
Media: CD and/or Online Delivery

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The OPC Data ActiveX Control allows you to connect objects in your Visual Basic applications to any OPC Data Access Server without writing any code! Just drop the control on a form, browse your OPC servers and click to connect them to visual display objects on your form and press Run! Runtime free licenses available

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Visit www.opcactivex.com for extensive details on this product and extensive sample code

The OPC Data ActiveX is a 32-bit ActiveX control used to make it easy and fast to connect Visual Basic applications to any OPC Data Access server. You use the control to connect the properties of your display objects and other ActiveX controls to live process data from your OPC servers.

Features

  • Easy-to-use property page for connecting objects to OPC process data
  • Read data without writing code
  • Write data with minimal code (i.e. one line triggers a write)
  • Optional programmatic connecting of objects and OPC items provides flexibility for those who might wish to accomplish the same tasks on the fly with their VB code
  • Connect to multiple OPC servers simultaneously using multiple instances of the control
  • DCOM support with configurable timeout on the OPC server connection when used on a remote machine to ensure robust performance.
  • OPC Data Access 2.0 Specification Support
  • Provides OPC client capability in VB without writing in extra code
  • Browse OPC servers for available tags
  • DCOM networking support
  • Sample Visual Basic program and FREE simulation OPC server included
  • Sample Visual C++ program
  • FREE OPC Browser control - drop it into your VB application and let your users browse available OPC servers -- the control returns the necessary connection strings when the user clicks OK.
VB Sample Program

Example - Drop, Click, and Run to get Live Data Into VB The following screens show how easy it is to get live OPC data into VB.

1. Place some VB objects and the OPC Data Control on a form



2. Connect to the OPC server of your choice (browsing built in)


3. Browse your OPC server(s) for data points


4. Connect to object properties (i.e. Text box .Text property)


5. Run your program to get live OPC process data.

Licensing - The OPC Data ActiveX control comes in a variety of license formats to meet your budget and needs

  • Single machine license - $395 - for the budget conscious application that will be developed and run on the same machine. Click "Buy Now" on this page to purchase this low cost option.
  • Unlimited runtime license - $795 - for the developer who needs to develop on one machine and distribute royalty/runtime free to many target machines. Additional developer licenses only $395.
  • Enterprise Site license - Call 704-849-2773 or email - for the corporate user with many developers needing the use the control for development plus have runtime free distribution rights and pay a single one time fee for a site license.

System Requirements

  • Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or higher
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2003 Server
  • No special hardware requirements
  • Connect to any OPC server supporting tag browsing and the OPC 1.0 or 2.0 Data Access Specifications.

OPC Data ActiveX Control-Single Dev+Runtime License
Price: US$395.00
Product#: 41276101
Availability: In Stock - Ships in 0 to 1 days.
Media: CD and/or Online Delivery
Buy NOW
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