Siemens S7 Serial OPC Server




Overview

Siemens MPI/PPI OPC Server 320 was developed by OPCTechs Technology Corporation. According to the standard OPC 3.0 Specification, we developed the packaged software for our extended customers especially in the automation fields. It is suitable in the integration fields in every walk of life. MPI/PPI protocols are a standard communication protocol of Siemens Corp. OPCTechs Siemens OPC Server could connect with all S7 series of Siemems PLC by serial communication.

Serial Communication Protocol

◎ Siemens MPI/PPI Protocol




Supported Devices

Model Name CPU PPI MPI
S7-200 CPU 212
CPU 214
CPU 215
CPU 216
CPU 221
CPU 222
CPU 222CN
CPU 224
CPU 224CN
CPU 224XP
CPU 224XP CN
CPU 226
CPU 226CN
S7-300 CPU 312
CPU 312C
CPU 313C
CPU 313C-2 PtP
CPU 313C-2 DP
CPU 314C
CPU 314C-2 PtP
CPU 314C-2 DP
CPU 315-2 DP
CPU 315-2 PN/DP
CPU 315F-2 DP
CPU 315F-2 PN/DP
CPU 315T-2 DP
CPU 317-2 DP
CPU 317-2 PN/DP
CPU 317F-2 DP
CPU 317F-2 PN/DP
CPU 317T-2 DP
CPU 318-2 DP
CPU 319-3 PN/DP
SIPLUS S7-300 SIPLUS CPU 312C
SIPLUS CPU 313C
SIPLUS CPU 313C-2 DP
SIPLUS CPU 314C
SIPLUS CPU 314C-2 DP
SIPLUS CPU 315C-2 DP
SIPLUS CPU 314C-2 PN/DP
SIPLUS CPU 315F-2 DP
SIPLUS CPU 317-2 PN/DP
SIPLUS CPU 317F-2 DP
S7-400 CPU 412-1
CPU 412-2
CPU 414-2
CPU 414-3
CPU 416-2
CPU 416-3
CPU 417-4
S7-400H/F/FH CPU 414-4H
CPU 417-4H


Features

Key features of the OPC Server 320 include:

◎ Tag values are persistent.

◎ Tags have configurable alarm conditions.

◎ Flexible configuration for numerous tags.

◎ Tags support configurable range information.

◎ Value simulation for any data item in the OPC server.

◎ Tags can be grouped in logical folders for manageability.

◎ Tag multiplier allows you to create hundreds of tags in seconds.

◎ OPC Data Access Server、Alarm & Event Server are integrated in one program.

◎ Compliant with the latest OPC XML Data Access 1.0 standard.

◎ Compliant with the latest OPC Alarm and Events 1.0 and 1.2 standards.

◎ Compliant with the latest OPC Data Access 1.0, 2.04, 2.05 and 3.0 standards.



Required Hardware & Software Item Specification
IBM Compatible Computer CPU Intel® Pentium® 4or higher
Memory 2 GB RAM at least
HDD space 10 GB disk space
Operating System Windows 7 Professional 32/64-bit
Windows 8 Professional 32/64-bit
Windows 10 Professional 32/64-bit
Windows 2003 Server 32/64-bit With Service Pack 1
Windows 2008 Server 32/64-bit With Service Pack 1
Windows 2012 Server 32/64-bit With Service Pack 1
Windows 2016 server 32/64-bit


Windows CE

Required Hardware & Software Item Specification
Windows CE CPU ARM, XScale, X86 CPU
Operating System Windows CE Windows CE 5.0, 6.0


OPC Compliance

Compliance Testing is a process which verifies that an OPC product implements a specification properly by using a standard software test tool developed by the OPC Foundation. This test tool, called the Compliance Test Tool or CTT, is currently available for several specifications. Vendors can download the CTT from the OPC Foundation website and run the tests at their site. The company’s administrator or designated product manager for the OPC Foundation WEB site can then attach the encrypted file generated by the CTT to the appropriate OPC Foundation Product catalog item. The OPC Foundation Product Catalog will display the results to the public. OPC Users should look for OPC Server products that have passed the compliance tests for all specifications that the product supports and display the “Self Tested” logo.Compliance Testing is only available for OPC Server products.



Certification Testing

Link Name Version Compliance Tool Date Tested Test Result
OPCTechs.Siemens30DA 3.20.0 DA 2.05a (2.0.17.1146) 2008-04-10 Tested
OPCTechs.Siemens30DA 3.20.0 DA 3.00 (1.0.13.1146) 2008-04-10 Tested


Integration Different Kinds of PLC

Project Introduction:

Generally, MIS department exists in well-established company to collect instrument operating data to analyze the data and give report, also, of course to write PC program. Data collection is always an annoying trouble for most MIS engineers because all the programs are designed with different programming languages. Now, with the help of OPC Server, all the problems mentioned above can be solved easily rising the efficiency. OPCTechs Technology Corp. provides OPC Server for most popular PLC. Programs written by different programming languages could also communicate through Data Exchange OPC Server.



System Requirement:

  • VB programming language

  • VB.NET programming language

  • OPCTechs Panasonic Serial OPC Server

  • OPCTechs DataExchange OPC Server

  • OPCTechs Yokogawa Serial OPC Server
  • OPCTechs Yokogawa Ethernet OPC Server

  • OPCTechs Koyo Serial OPC Server

  • OPCTechs Fuji Serial OPC Server

  • N-Port


  • System Diagram:



    Conclusions:

    OPCTechs OPC Server support part of popular devices, such as all series of Melsec PLC, Omron PLC and AB PLC. Moreover, we also provide well organized structure of OPC Server and Client, so all the monitoring program and self-developed program could be integrated with each other easily. Time for developing Driver program could be saved.