About the OPC Alarm and Event Server and Client

  • OPC Alarm and Event Server and Client Overview
  • OPC Alarm and Event Server and Client Steps

OPC Alarm and Event Server and Client Overview

CIMPLICITY provides you with an OPC Alarm and Event (A & E) Server and Client.

Note: The CIMPLICITY OPC Alarm and Event Server and Client are most commonly used to send data to and receive data from non-CIMPLICITY OPC Alarm and Event Clients and Servers.

The server and client interaction occurs basically as follows.

1 OPC Alarm and Event Client (clients) starts and starts the OPC Alarm and Event Server (OPC servers), if it is not already running.
2 Server requests data from the Alarm Managers in all connected source projects.
Note: Source projects are selected in the server configuration and need to be running in order to be connected.
3 Alarm Managers send data to the server.
4 Server sends alarm data to its clients.
5 Clients display the data in the Alarm Viewer and notify the server if alarms are acknowledged..
6 Server transmits the information to the source projects.
3-6 continues with data being passed back and forth through the OPC Alarm and Event Server.

OPC Alarm and Event Server and Client Steps

Step 1 Configure the OPC Alarm and Event Server.
Step 2 Configure the OPC Alarm and Event Client.
Step 3 Use the OPC Alarm and Event Client and Server at runtime.
Tip: CIMPLICITY also provides the powerful CIMPLICITY Enterprise functionality to send and receive alarm and point data between CIMPLICITY projects.