ClientAce OPC Client connector & toolkit for .NET applications

Overview

Kepware's ClientAce OPC .NET Toolkit provides simple-to-use tools for developers wanting to build an OPC client application. ClientAce consists of two main parts: the DA Junction and the .NET API.

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 .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.

OPC ClientAce .NET Toolkit diagram

Features

Specific Features

License:

• Developer's license with royalty free runtimes
• Software-based license key
• Free, reset 2-hour demo

ClientAce DA Junction Features:

• No detailed knowledge about OPC Data Access interfaces is required.
• 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 .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++.

Additional ClientAce Controls for KEPServerEX:

• ServerBrowser Control
• ItemBrowser Control
• ChannelSettings Control
• ServerState Control

Required

Part#: OPC-CLACE-SUPT
1st Year Technical Support
Price: $295
Includes: Support Contract ID entitles customer to 2 Hours of FIFO Phone Support (during Kepware normal business hours) & Unlimited Email Support for the period of 1 year after date of purchase.

Microsoft Visual Studio

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.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 2003 Server
Windows XP
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or higher

PC Hardware

Minimum

400 Mhz Pentium CPU
512 Megs of RAM
40 Megs of Free Hard Drive Space
Available Ethernet Card

Recommended

600 Mhz Pentium CPU
1024 Megs of RAM
100 Megs of Free Hard Drive Space
Available Ethernet Card

Samples

Free tools included with ClientAce install:

Sample Server (rename of KEPServerEX)
Simulation device driver
VB.NET sample client applications
OPC Quick Client
2-hour demo

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