Allen Bradley DF1 OPC Server - KEPServerEX OPC Servers

Overview

Kepware's 32 bit Allen Bradley DF1 device driver works in conjunction with our OPC/DDE Server, KEPServerEX to provide data exchange between OPC & DDE Clients and Allen Bradley PLC5(20)/SLC500/MicroLogix compliant PLCs via DF1. The DF1 OPC Server has support for complex function blocks in the MicroLogix 1200/1500 PLCs. Half Duplex operation supports wide area radio modem links for all PLC types. KEPServerEX automatically optimizes your data acquisition based on client demand. Data integrity is ensured with our extensive error handling.

Note: Does not require the use of RSLinx licenses.

Allen Bradley DF1 OPC Server

This driver is part of the Allen Bradley OPC Server Suite. Purchasing either the Allen Bradley PLC5/SLC505 Ethernet OPC Server, the Allen Bradley Unsolicited Ethernet OPC Server, the Allen Bradley ControlLogix Ethernet OPC Server, the Allen-Bradley Data Highway Plus OPC Server or the Allen Bradley DF1 OPC Server driver entitles you to all of the drivers.

Devices

Supported Devices

Device	Note
MicroLogix 1000	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
MicroLogix 1200	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
MicroLogix 1500	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
MicroLogix 1000-1500 1761 NET-ENI to DF1	via 1761 NET-ENI adapter to Full Duplex DF1
PLC5 Family NET-ENI to DF1	Duplex DF1
PLC5/10	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/10	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/15	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/15	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/20	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/20	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/20E	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/20E	Ethernet Enabled Model
PLC5/25	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/25	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/30	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/30	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/40	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/40	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/40E	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/40E	Ethernet Enable Model
PLC5/60	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/60	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/80	via 1785 ENET/ENBT Side Car
PLC5/80	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/80E	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
PLC5/80E	Ethernet Enabled Model
SLC5 Family 1761 NET-ENI to DF1	via 1761 NET-ENI adapter to Full Duplex DF1
SLC5/03	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
SLC5/04	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
SLC5/05	via DF1 Full and Half Duplex Serial Protocol
SLC5/05	Ethernet Enabled Model

Features

Specific Driver Features

Specific

The DF1 has support for complex function blocks in the MicroLogix 1200/1500 PLCs
DF1 Radio Modem support.
Half Duplex operation supports wide area radio modem links for all PLC types
The Ethernet Encapsulation mode has been designed to provide communications with serial devices connected to terminal servers such as the Digi One IA or Kepware NetSLX on your Ethernet network
This driver is part of our Allen Bradley Suite. Purchasing either the AB ControlLogix Ethernet, AB DF1, or the AB PLC5/SLC505 Ethernet driver entitles you to all three drivers

General

Multi-threaded design for optimum performance.
Application Connectivity
Device Connectivity for concurrent devices.
Supports running as a Windows NT Service.
Supports Direct Scaling of device data.
Full Time On-line operation.
CSV file import and exportof server tags.
User Management
Tag Management
Network Interface Selection
Channel Diagnostics provide real-time data.
OPC Diagnostics to view OPC events.
Modem support for all serial drivers.
OPC Quick Client application.
Visual Basic OPC Client with VB Examples.

OPC/DDE

OPC Data Access Version 1.0a
OPC Data Access Version 2.05a
OPC Data Access Version 3.0

Learn more about OPC - Open Process Control

HMI/Client

KEPServerEX has been enhanced to provide the widest range of connectivity of any server product available. KEPServerEX supports the following client server technologies:

FastDDE for Wonderware
SuiteLink for Wonderware
iFIX PDB for Intellution
DDE Format CF_Text
DDE Format AdvancedDDE

To see a list of HMI's and Clients that we support go to our HMI / Client Support page.

Required

Required Software and Hardware

Supported Operating Systems

Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP

PC Hardware

Minimum

400 Mhz Pentium CPU
128 Megs of RAM
100 Megs of Free Hard Drive Space

Recommended

600 Mhz Pentium CPU
512 Megs of RAM
100 Megs of Free Hard Drive Space

Hardware Requirements

For Device and Hardware Requirements see the Devices tab.
Hardware Accessories

Protocol

Communication Protocol

Full Duplex
Half Duplex
TCP/IP Ethernet Encapsulation

VB

Visual Basic

KEPServerEX Visual Basic OPC Client
Complex and Simple Visual Basic OPC Client Examples
Using Modems and Visual Basic with KEPServerEX.
Download the Modem and VB Example with Source Code
Knowledge Base

Help

Help/Links