GE Series 90 TCP/IP Ethernet OPC Server

The GE Series 90 TCP/IP Ethernet OPC Server communicates with GE Series 90 PLC(s) via the SRTP protocol. The SRTP protocol is utilized within TCP/IP packets over an Ethernet network and is processed by the PLC via the Processor module or the CMM 741 or CMM 742 Ethernet Controller module. No GE Host Communication Software run-time license is required for the Server.

Device redundancy is built into the server. It can be configured to provide complete, automatic switch over to backup controllers on failure detection or under application control. Device redundancy provides uninterrupted data transfer between the process and the client application(s).

The GE Series 90 TCP/IP Ethernet OPC Server supports data exchange with Clients via Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) for Process Control (OPC). This Server meets the OPC Data Server Specification Version 2.0. It also supports OPC Version 1.0.

The Server has a graphical user interface (GUI) configuration environment with an "Explorer" look and feel. The configuration environment allows the Server to be configured with information such as which device to interface with and which data in those configured devices should be accessed. Once data points have been configured, the Server can communicate with these devices on behalf of the Clients. Data exchanged occurs between the Server and the defined device data locations.  These locations are defined as part of the configuration process generating Tags in the Server database. Clients and the Server then reference the data via the tag names.

The Server was developed by DASTEC Corporation using the OPC Server Toolkit from FactorySoft, Inc.

Specifications

  • Operating System Supported: Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and newer.
  • Protocol Supported: GE Fanuc Automation's SRTP protocol over TCP/IP Ethernet. GE Host Communication Software run-time license is NOT REQUIRED.
  • Interface Modules Required: GE Series 90 Processor module or the CMM 741 or CMM 742 Ethernet Controller module.
  • Highly Configurable Device Redundancy.
  • Commands/Data Supported:
    • Read and write the following PLC system memory types:
      %I, %Q, %T, %M, %S (read only), %SA, %SB, %SC, %G, %R, %AI and %AQ
    • Read and write PLC time and date
    • Read PLC controller types (major and minor) and ID
    • Received and process the following system memory type data written from the PLC (unsolicited):
      %I, %Q, %T, %M, %SA, %SB, %SC, %G, %R, %AI and %AQ
    • Process SER (Serial Event Recorder) Function Block data via triggered read or unsolicited.
  • Device Supported: The GE Series 90 TCP/IP Ethernet OPC Server supports any GE programmable controller that implements directly or via an optional back plane module, the GE Series 90 SRTP protocol. An example of a module for the GE Series 90-70 PLC is the CMM 741or CMM 742 Ethernet Controller module.
  • Register Data Type Formats Supported: BIT, INT16, UINT16, INT32, UINT32, BCD16, BCD32, FLOAT32, STRING, DTNUM (SRVREQ #7 Date and Time Numeric) or DTBCD (SRVREQ #7 Date and Time BCD)
  • Bit Position Selections: 0 - 15. The bit of the system memory (%R, %AI and %AQ) configured with a Data Format of BIT to be read, written or updated by a Device's unsolicited write request.
  • String Length Selections: 1 - 250 bytes. The number of characters of the system memory type (%R, %AI and %AQ) configured with a Data Format of STRING to be read, written or updated by a Device's unsolicited write request.
  • Server error/status announcing via Device Tags
  • Device Definition File Import/Export: Define Tags and Tag Groups for configured devices via text files in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) format.

Required Additional Hardware
TCP/IP Ethernet LAN adapter

Required Additional Software
None

Ordering Information
Part No: OPC-GETCP