Modbus Plus OPC Server

Product # EX5-MDBUS-NA00 - $795

Service Agreement within Warranty - $155
Service Agreement outside Warranty / Expired - $395

Kepware's Modbus Plus device driver works in conjunction with our OPC Server KEPServerEX, to provide data exchange between OPC Clients and Modbus Plus protocol compliant PLCs. Kepware's implementation of Modbus Plus supports master and slave paths simultaneously. The slave mode allows the server to receive data by exception from other Modbus Plus devices. Up to eight simultaneous slave paths are supported for maximum unsolicited message processing throughput. KEPServerEX automatically optimizes your data acquisition based on client demand. Data integrity is ensured with our extensive error handling.

The Modbus Plus driver now offers direct integration with Modicon Concept and ProWORX programming packages. If you are using either of these packages you will be able to directly import the tags used in your PLC application directly into KEPServerEX. This time saving step makes all of the relevant PLC data available to your OPC client applications instantly.

The Modbus OPC Server Suite includes:

Modbus Plus OPC Server Manual (PDF)

Plug-in Driver Features:

Automatic Tag Database Generation
Supports tag import from Concept and ProWORX programming packages
SA85-PCMCIA (Windows95 only)
Supports up to four SA85 cards in one PC
Supports Multiple Access Paths per card
Modicon X84 w Modbus Plus features
Modicon TIO Remote I/O Modules
Supports Memory Accesses to 65535
0xxxx - Output Coils, 1xxxx - Input Coils, 3xxxx - Internal Registers, 4xxxx - Holding Registers
Supports accessing Holding Register memory as string data with HiLo/LoHibyte ordering
All data types and arrays are supported
Order Modicon part # "SW-LNET-INT" or "SW-LNET-I95"

Protocol

Modbus Plus

Application Support

OPC Data Access (OPC DA) Versions 1.0a, 2.0, 2.05a, 3.0
OPC Alarms and Events (OPC AE) Version 1.10
OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Version 1.01
SuiteLink and FastDDE for Wonderware
NIO Interface for iFIX
DDE Format CF_Text and AdvancedDDE

Supported Devices

AT-984 Programmable Controller Board
SA85-PCI
SA85 (-002 and -001) PC Interface Cards
Modbus Plus ISA PC Adapter Card - Schneider part#: AM-SA85-030
Modbus Plus PCI PC Adapter Card Schneider part#: 416 NHM 300 30
Modbus Plus Type II PCMCIA Card - Schneider part#: 416 NHM 212 30
Modbus Plus Type III PCMCIA Card - Schneider part#: 416 NHM 212 33
Modbus Plus Type III PnP PCMCIA Card - Schneider part#: 416 NHM 212 34
Hilscher CIF Card - For this configuration, the driver requires Hilscher's SyCon configuration
software to be installed on the same machine as the card. Also, configuration of the card is performed and downloaded through SyCon

Note: USB Adapter for Modbus Plus Networks
(Modbus RTU Serial Driver)

Additional Information and Resources:

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Drivers "Plug-in" to KEPServerEX

The Modbus Plus OPC Server is a plug-in device driver for KEPServerEX. A "Plug-in" is a software program (.dll) that extends the capabilities of KEPServerEX to fit the communication requirements of a specific device or system. The plug-in driver handles all of the proprietary communications between the device/system and the OPC layer, KEPServerEX. The KEPServerEX core then handles all OPC and Proprietary Client communications between the plug-in driver and the Client application. For a complete list of features and capabilities please visit the KEPServerEX overview page.

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