Lenze GDC with OPC - Manual (Page 4)

Global Drive Control with OPC
General information
2 GDC mit OPC EN 1.0
1 About this Manual
Version 4.3 and higher of the Global Drive Control (GDC) parameter setting software include an
integrated OPC interface (OLE for Process Control) that allows access as an OPC client to bus
servers supported by the Lenze DriveServer.
This Manual complements the “ Global Drive Control –Getting Started” documentation and provides
information about the use of GDC as an OPC client.
Tip!
The DriveServer delivery package includes bus servers for the fieldbus systems LECOM and
System bus (CAN). A bus server for the MPI bus (bus server S7-MPI) is also available from Lenze.
For an overview of the bus servers supplied by Lenze and third party manufacturers, please refer
to the “ DriveServer – Accessories” documentation.
1.1 Conventions used
This Manual uses the following conventions to distinguish between different types of information:
Type of information Marking Example
Names of dialog boxes, input
fields and selection lists italics The dialog box Settings...
Radio buttons < bold> Click OK to...
Menu commands < bold> Use the command Start to...
If several commands must be used in sequence to carry out a function, then the
individual commands are separated by an arrow:
Select Options
WDesktop to...
Keyboard commands < bold> Use < F2> to...
If a command requires a combination of keys, then a ”+ ” is placed between the key
symbols:
Use < Shift> + < ESC> to...
Tip TIP!
Use the function key < F1> to...
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