IBH OPC UA Server/Client
OPC UA Server and Client for the SIMATIC S5, S7-200, S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, S7-1500 and LOGO! (Ethernet versions) PLC families.
Configuration
The OPC UA Server/Client is configured with the free IBH OPC UA Editor, the original Siemens STEP 7, or the TIA Portal. No other special software is needed, so the IBH OPC UA Server/Client integrates seamlessly into the PLC project. It can handle up to 31 STEP 7 and TIA projects at the same time.
Variable definitions are transferred from the programming tool to the IBH OPC UA Server/Client over Ethernet. Variable attributes such as write protection or limits are defined directly within the PLC project, which allows symbolic access to variables and data block structures.
Communication
Communication with S5 and S7 PLCs runs over Ethernet. If the PLC has no Ethernet port, the IBH Link S7++ or IBH Link S5++ gateways can be used.
Server and client at the same time
One advantage of the IBHsoftec solution is that IBH OPC UA supports client and server functions simultaneously, which allows data exchange between different OPC UA servers. Control systems and other equipment running OPC UA servers from different manufacturers can exchange data with each other. The client functions are configured from a standard web browser.
User defined variables and MQTT
User defined OPC UA variables: data structures can be defined in a separate namespace and connected to any other OPC UA server through the client function, so other OPC UA clients can read and write those structures as well.
MQTT connection: user defined OPC UA variables can be exchanged with an MQTT broker or server. This allows the product to sit as a layer between machines and control systems such as MES and ERP, independently of SIMATIC controllers.
Historical access
Where OPC Data Access provides real time access to data, OPC Historical Access (OPC HDA) provides access to data that has already been stored. Everything from simple data logging systems to complex SCADA systems can query historical data in a standardized way. Historical data is activated from the web browser.
Features at a glance
- OPC UA server for easy connection to MES, ERP and SAP systems and to visualizations
- OPC UA client functions for data exchange between different OPC UA servers
- Integrated SoftPLC for data preprocessing
- Scalable security levels through exchange of digitally signed certificates
- Connection to S7 PLCs over S7 TCP/IP or IBH Link S7++
- Connection to S5 PLCs over IBH Link S5++
- Configuration with the IBH OPC UA Editor, Siemens STEP 7 or the TIA Portal
- Handles up to 31 projects simultaneously
- Administration through a web browser
- Historical Data
- Alarms and Conditions
- Runs on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10
- Modbus connection
- MQTT connection
- Custom definable address space
