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Chapter 5
Add an OPC Data Server for third-party controllers
To monitor alarms in a third-party controller, create a controller program to detect
alarm conditions and communicate them to tags. Use an OPC Data Server (for
example, KEPWare server) to obtain tag values from the controller, and use a Tag
FactoryTalk Alarm and Event Server to monitor those tags for alarm conditions.
This chapter describes how to use RSLinx Classic as an OPC Data Server. In most
situations you will use RSLinx Enterprise to communicate with a PLC-5 or SLC 500
controller. However, you might need to use RSLinx Classic to communicate with a
controller that is bridged over Ethernet to a DH+ or DH-485 network.
Before you begin
„ Review Chapter 2, “Plan your system”
„ Verify that you have installed and activated the software listed next under “What
you need”
What you need
„ PLC-5, SLC 500 or third-party OPC-DA programmable controller
„ RSLogix 5 or RSLogix 500 software
„ RSLinx Classic software
„ RSLinx Enterprise software
„ FactoryTalk View Studio or FactoryTalk Administration Console