ClientAce DA Junction
The ClientAce DA Junction is a customized .NET control that enables a Visual Basic .NET or C# programmer to easily develop OPC client applications that can access a variety of OPC servers. No detailed knowledge of OPC Data Access interfaces is required. The DA Junction will perform the connection handling procedure between your custom client application and the OPC server, as well as monitoring and reconnection when necessary.
ClientAce DA Junction Features:
- The component completely covers the connection handling procedure for one or multiple OPC servers.
- Conversion of OPC data from different OPC Data Access interfaces into .NET data types.
ClientAce Controls:
- Connect Control
- Disconnect Control
- ServerBrowser Control
- ItemBrowser Control
- ChannelSettings Control
- ServerState Control
- DA Junction Control
ClientAce .NET API
The ClientAce .NET Application Programming Interface (API) provides users of languages such as C# and Visual Basic .NET with a simple, intuitive and optimized class library to quickly develop OPC client applications for accessing OPC servers.
ClientAce .NET API Features:
- A simple, intuitive .NET interface.
- The OPC Data Access interface has been simplified down to the major functions.
- No detailed knowledge of the different OPC Data Access interfaces is required.
- The API covers the different base technologies of OPC, for example, COM and DCOM.
- The API completely covers the connection handling to one OPC Server.
- The development of OPC Client applications with C# or Visual Basic .NET becomes very simple using ClientAce.
- Conversion of OPC data from different OPC Data Access interfaces into .NET data types.
- Fast and simple search for OPC COM Servers, both local and remote.
- High performance and optimized Client-Server communication by using kernel functionality implemented in C++.
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Licensing:
- Design-time license per development seat
- Support requires 1-year support contract
- First-year support contract is mandatory
- Applications are subject to a 1-hour demo timeout (with reminder pop-ups)
- After purchase of a license, the application can be signed to avoid the timeout & pop-ups
- The signing utility is included with ClientAce
Microsoft Visual Studio Requirement
The ClientAce DA Junction control is currently supported for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio
2005
Note: ClientAce does not support the Express editions (VB Express, Visual C# Express, etc.) or ASP.NET.
Free tools included with ClientAce install:
- Sample Server (rename of KEPServerEX)
- Simulation device driver
- VB.NET sample client applications
- C++ sample client applications
- OPC Quick Client
- 1-hour demo
Quick Links
PC Software Requirements
This application supports the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:
- Windows 2003 Server*
- Windows XP*
- Windows 2000 Server
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or higher
*Since Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP have continuous updates, the Windows update feature should be run first to get the latest software.
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