Product specifications

SPlus Operations P13 Connectivity Guide PROCONTROL P13 OPC SERVER
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3. PROCONTROL P13 OPC SERVER
3.1 Product Overview
PServer is an OPC Server for Procontrol P13/42. It supports the OPC standards for Data Access 2.0 and Alarm & Event
1.0. Via the PServer, client applications can access data in a Procontrol system. The PServer supports communication
with Procontrol via serial line and bus coupler BK06 or via PIF board and intraplant bus P42.
Figure 3-1: PServer
PServer allows to access Procontrol data from two different viewpoints:
 Control system data access
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 Process image data access
 Data items repre
multifunction, corresponding command items are provided. These command items allow a logical access to
commands independent of the particular signals sent. PServer was developed as a stand-alone  
can be used by several client applications simultaneously or via the network.
 PServer runs on the Windows NT PC Platform.
3.2 OPC Server Post Installation
3.2.1 Equipment Configuration
3.2.1.1 BK06
Required BK06 Firmware: HESG 492 119 or HESG 492 128C
The parameters for the serial interface of BK06 are defined by respective EPROM programming. PServer uses
parameter settings as listed in the following table.
Table 3-1: Serial port settings for BK06
Parameter
Value
Data bits
8
Stop bits
Configurable
PIF
OPC Client
(VBA)
PServer
Procontrol P13 Connect
OPC Server
RS232
P42 Intraplant Bus
OPC Client
(History
Package)
OPC Client
( HSI 
Package)
Engineering
Data
P13
Station
BK
06
P13
Station
BK
06
P13
Station
BK
06