The MatrikonOPC Client for Bristol Babcock BSAP Slave enables any BSAP master to retrieve data from any OPC compliant server using the Network 300 communications protocol. The MatrikonOPC Client for BSAP Slave acts as a virtual BSAP device and is installed on a Windows based PC and connects to BSAP Masters via serial, modem or radio.
Bristol Standard Asynchronous/Synchronous Protocol (BSAP) provides a complete communication framework for all Bristol Babcock Network 3000 products. It is a poll oriented communication system for the horizontal LAN as well as vertical, multilayer networks. Consequently, BSAP is equally well suited to both synchronous high speed local networks and asynchronous low speed wide area networks.
Features of the MatrikonOPC Client for BSAP Slave include:
- Virtual support for OpenBSI and Oasys devices
- Fully compliant with all OPC DA (Data Access) specifications
- OPC HDA 1.2 compliant (Historical Data Access)
- Permits read and write access to available data points
- Automatic configuration
- Supports tag browsing