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another RSView32 station acting as a remote OPC server on a
network. By connecting an RSView32 station set up as an OPC
client to another RSView32 station set up as an OPC server, you
achieve peer-to-peer communication of tag values across a
network.
For information about setting up RSView32 OPC peer-to-peer
communication on a network, see“Using OPC for peer–to–peer
network communications” on page 17-5.
a third–party application with OPC server support, either on the
same computer or on a network
For details about connecting to third–party applications on the
same computer, see “Sharing tag values locally” on page 16-26. For
information about connecting to third-party applications on a
network, see “Connecting to RSLinx Gateway as a remote OPC
server” on page 17-9.
DDE servers provide a way to connect an RSView32 station (the
DDE client) to:
communication devices such as Siemens or Modicon
For details, see the topics in this chapter.
a third–party DDE server such as Microsoft ® Excel or Visual
Basic ®
For details about connecting to third–party applications on the
same computer, see “Sharing tag values locally” on page 16-26.