Connecting TestStand to PLC through OPC

[Jean-Louis]

If you are looking for a simple way to interface your PLC to your TestStand bench, I invite you to take a look at this new TestStand toolkit: OPC DA Connect

MESULOG OPC DA Connect provides a set of high level custom TestStand steps that allows your test benches to communicate easily with OPC servers.

• OPC DA Connect is fully integrated with NI TestStand. It allows to create test sequence with customisable steps into your application. OPC DA Connect step parameters can use NI testStand Variables giving you a total flexibitlity to create sequence.
• Each OPC DA Connect step has a self description containing its main parameters, thus facilitating readability and scalability of the sequence created.
• OPC DA Connect allows you to navigate through your network to easily select the I/O available on your OPC servers.
• OPC DA Connect optimize the access time to OPC items during read or write operations.
• OPC DA Connect is compatible with OPC Data Access 2.0.
• OPC DA Connect is compatible with National Instruments Shared Variable Engine.
• OPC DA Connect allows simultaneous connection to multiple OPC servers.
• OPC DA Connect is free of charge for deployment.

Jean-Louis Schricke

MESULOG