Question about servers in general. Bear with me, I am kind of a noob when it comes to OPC servers.
Does this sound right:
GE Fanuc distributes the IGS OPC server for use with their HMI/SCADA programs. When the FIX database manager says "IGS Driver" it just means it is pointing to the IGS Server application (ie. IO Address field).
Question: to get IGS OPC Server to talk to Allen Bradley devices, I need to have the driver form Rockwell which presumably costs $$$?
Why does FIX need an OPC Server to talk to GE PACs? RSView / FTView can interface directly through RSLinx, or in that case is RSLinx acting as the OPC server?
Am I right in the statement that each vendor for a given SCADA package will usually have their own OPC Server to work with their product, but those OPC Servers can talk to mostly any device given it is supplied the correct driver?
Thanks.
Does this sound right:
GE Fanuc distributes the IGS OPC server for use with their HMI/SCADA programs. When the FIX database manager says "IGS Driver" it just means it is pointing to the IGS Server application (ie. IO Address field).
Question: to get IGS OPC Server to talk to Allen Bradley devices, I need to have the driver form Rockwell which presumably costs $$$?
Why does FIX need an OPC Server to talk to GE PACs? RSView / FTView can interface directly through RSLinx, or in that case is RSLinx acting as the OPC server?
Am I right in the statement that each vendor for a given SCADA package will usually have their own OPC Server to work with their product, but those OPC Servers can talk to mostly any device given it is supplied the correct driver?
Thanks.