Description:
Of PCs and the network techniques it is possible to access production
data, to visualize and to archive in manifold ways.
The training familiarizes you with the possibilities as well as with
the limits and risks of these techniques.

Target group:
Engineers and users in the field of planning and project planning,
who want to gain insight that theme.

Requirements:
PC knowledge, basic knowledge programming

Agenda:
1) Introduction to OPC

• OLE for Process Control
• OPC Foundation, OPC Europe, activities

2) Basics OPC

• Overview OPC specifications
• Data Access 2.05/3.0
• Alarm & Event
• Historical batch data
• Forecast: OPC and XML

3) OPC in network

• DCOM configuration
• Data transfer via OPC and Ethernet
• Data transfer via OPC and Modbus/TCP
• Data transfer via OPC and MPI
• Forecast: OPC and XML

4) OPC communication with S7 / S5 PLCs

• Design in principle
• Communication blocks in the PLC
• Optimization of OPC communication in PLC programm

5) OPC-Clients

• Overview: Clients on the market
• Configuration of typical Clients (IFIX, Intouch, WinCC...)
• Introduction to development of a simple OPC Client for connecting
with data bases and for visualization with Visual Basic based on OPC Data Access

6) Troubleshooting

• Error classification
• Error handling
• Troubleshooting