User guide

C
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Bus OPC installation
User Guide
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1.2 For more information
OPC Foundation website
The OPC Foundation http://www.opcfoundation.org/ is tasked to provide
information and support for the development of OPC solutions. Their
website contains links to high level documentation about OPC
technology.
OPC Programmers Connection website
The OPC Programmers Connection http://www.opcconnect.com/ website
provides support for programmers who are developing OPC solutions.
Windows DCOM information
DCOM technology is a Microsoft proprietary technology which is utilised
in the OPC specification. Technical information about DCOM is available
at the Microsoft DCOM developer network
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms878122.aspx.
Clipsal technical support
Clipsal technical support for the C-Bus OPC Server is provided via e-mail.
Technical support: Clipsal technical support
mailto:[e-mail]
1.3 Software layers
The C-Bus OPC Server is a Microsoft Windows based service which utilises
the DCOM protocol to send/receive OPC commands and messages to the
OPC Client.
List of C-Bus OPC Server software layers and their components
The graphic below illustrates the software layers which support the C-Bus
OPC Server as well as a server containing both the C-Bus OPC Server and
C-Gate.
Figure 3: Software layers for OPC server and for the OPC and C-Gate
server
C-Bus OPC
Server
DCOM
Windows* platform
C-Gate
C-Bus OPC Data Access
Interface
JAVA OPC Library
Monitoring
Application
C-Bus OPC Error and
Alarm Interface
Commissioning
Application