Siemens WinCC PM-OPEN TCP/IP OPC Server

The Siemens WinCC PM-OPEN TCP/IP OPC Server communicates with one or more WinCC SCADA packages equipped with the add-on PM-OPEN TCPIP over an Ethernet network. No WinCC PM-OPEN TCP/IP 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 Siemens WinCC PM-OPEN TCP/IP 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/XP and newer.
  • Protocol Supported: WinCC PM-OPEN command structures V1.x and newer over TCP/IP Ethernet.
  • Highly Configurable Device Redundancy.
  • Telegrams Supported:
    • ALARM_MESSAGE
    • VARIABLE_MESSAGE
    • VARIABLE_MESSAGE_EX
    • TAG_REQUEST
    • Both single (PMTCP_IP_TELE) and blocked (PMTCP_IP_TELE_BLOCK) telegrams are supported.
  • Device Supported: Any WinCC SCADA package equipped with the add-on PM-OPEN TCPIP
  • Data Types Supported:
    • Alarm
      • Alarm State, Alarm Message and Alarm PV
    • Variable
      • Bit, Byte, Unsigned Byte, Word, Unsigned Word, DWord, Unsigned DWord, Float, Double and Text
  • Selectable Connection Types: Stream or Datagram
  • 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
WinCC PM-OPEN TCP/IP

Ordering Information
Part No: OPC-PMOPEN