Flexible Client Application Connectivity Options

Extensive Client Options
MatrikonOPC Servers have been designed to support a wide range of connectivity options for typical client server technologies:

  • All MatrikonOPC Servers / OPC Data Access Clients conform to the following specifications:
    • OPC Data Access (DA) version 1.0a
    • OPC Data Access (DA) version 2.0
    • OPC Data Access (DA) version 2.05
    • OPC Data Access (DA) version 3.0
  • MatrikonOPC History Capable Servers / OPC Historical Data Access Clients conform to the following
        specifications:
    • OPC Historical Data Access (HDA) version 1.1
    • OPC Historical Data Access (HDA) version 1.2
  • MatrikonOPC Alarm and Event Capable Servers / OPC Alarm and Events Clients conform to the following
        specifications:
    • OPC Alarms & Events (A&E) version 1.02
    • OPC Alarms & Events (A&E) version 1.10
  • All MatrikonOPC Servers / Dynamic Date Exchange Applications support the following formats:
    • Microsoft DDE - CF_Text Format
    • Microsoft DDE – XL_Table Format
    • Microsoft NetDDE – Network Dynamic Data Exchange
    • Rockwell Automation - AdvancedDDE Format
    • Invensys Wonderware – FastDDE/SuiteLink Format
    Data Collection Options
    Client applications may select their data collection method: Poll/Demand read for deterministic collection or Advice/Report by Exception for increased through-put performance, and reduced network traffic, a hybrid ‘Refresh/Polled-Report by Exception' or any combination of the three.

    Multiple Client Connections
    Client application connectivity options offer software unlimited, multiple, concurrent client application connections.

    No Additional Hardware Required
    MatrikonOPC Servers are designed to enable multiple, concurrent device level protocols to be accessed on the same PC hardware.