OPCDA.NET

OPCDA.NET is a .NET component for the development of OPC DA client applications with C# or VB.NET. It provides classes, controls and tools for the efficient development of high quality .NET (C# or VB) OPC DA client applications. OPCDA.NET is the only .Net wrapper that supports 32-bit and 64-bit operation on Windows XP, Vista and Windows-7 systems. The .Net wrapper Assembly and the utilities are provided in a version for .Net Framework 4, 2 and 1.1. Many samples applications are provided with projects for Visual Studio 2010, 2008, 2005 and 2003. OPCDA.NET overview: - the OPC DA V2/V3 functions are provided as methods with easy to use .net interface. - .NET 1.1 and 2.0 versions provided that work on Windows 2000 and newer systems including Windows Vista in 32-bit and 64-bit mode. - the Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008 project wizards Create VB or C# application projects with a functional client that connects to an OPC server and browses the items. - the Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008 class wizards add an OPC server access class to an existing project. - Visual Studio 2005/2008 code snippets speed the client coding. - Many sample applications in VB and C# source code Illustrate the server access - the OPC DA V2 and OPC V3 test clients can be used to check the server behavior - the OPC DA V2/V3 simulation test server can be used as a reference - the extensive reference documentation plugs into Visual Studio 2003, 2005 and 2008. Context sensitive help displays the needed information without long searches. - extra classes are provided for typical tasks like browsing servers or items. These methods return the result in Windows control compatible lists that can be directly displayed. - classes for background server access prevent applications becoming unresponsive. - Item List Builder tool and ItemListLoader class for clients that use a pre-defined set of items.- Opc Security Analyzer tool helps resolve DCOM settings issues.