User guide

Overview

C-Bus OPC Commissioning Application

The C-Bus OPC Commissioning Application is the programming interface

for C-Bus OPC Server. It establishes OPC Data Access and OPC Alarms and

Events interfaces for linking project network Lighting Compatible and

Error Reporting groups and their levels to OPC groups and items.

C-Bus OPC Monitoring Application

The C-Bus OPC Monitoring Application monitors the health of the C-Bus

OPC Server. Its main functions are to display the status of the C-Bus OPC

Server, configure logging options, view license information, and display C-

Bus OPC Server warnings and errors.

C-Gate server

The C-Gate server contains the C-Bus network details in project format.

The OPC Data Access interface accesses the C-Gate server to transmit

Lighting Compatible data to the OPC Client or to send lighting control

messages to C-Bus networks. The OPC Alarms and Events interface

accesses the C-Gate server to transmit Error Reporting data to the OPC

Client as alarms and events.

C-Bus OPC Server

The C-Bus OPC Server is an OPC Server responsible for translating C-Bus

data into OPC message parameters.

DCOM AND OPC library

DCOM and the OPC library provide support for transmitting OPC

messages across a TCP/IP network.

Microsoft Windows operating system

The OPC software is compatible with a range of Microsoft Microsoft

Windows operating platforms including Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft

Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows 7 (x86 and x64).