Operating Instructions

Chapter 1 – About OPC and the OPC Data Manager
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Key Features
Key features of the OPC Data Manager are the following:
• Is fully OPC 1.0a and OPC 2.0 compliant
• Supports both COM and DCOM
• Runs as a Windows 2000, XP, or NT service, and as a normal application
• Enables easy and efficient retransmission of data among OPC servers
• Allows data to be viewed as it is updated
• Provides DDE and OPC server functionality
• Performs extensive error tracking and management
• Supports redundancy operation
Main Window Description
From the main window of the OPC Data Manager, you can enter configuration settings and view, add,
change, and remove information that the OPC Data Manager uses. Figure 2 shows an example of the
main window.
Figure 2. Main Window.