ProSoft Technology RLX-OPC-SRV - Manual (Page 6)

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RadioLinx® OPC Server for Frequency Hopping and Industrial Hotspot™ Radios
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January 22, 2009
The RadioLinx OPC Server operates in the background on any PC. It
independently manages all requests from OPC Clients for information on
RadioLinx radios. The clients can be programs running either on the same PC as
the OPC Server or on a separate PC connected via a network connection.
1.2 Tags That Can Be Read
The RadioLinx OPC Server manages querying the RadioLinx radios over the
appropriate connections. It is configured by the user to query RLX-FH and RLX-
IH radios over the appropriate Ethernet port on the PC running the RLX OPC
Server. The user defines a "connection" within the RLX OPC Server for a
particular Ethernet port. They then simply associate as many RLX-FH and IH
Ethernet radios with that port. The OPC Server then knows to direct any queries
of those radios over that connection.
Note: For RLX-FHS radios, the connection will be done through the serial port.
The RadioLinx OPC Server is software provided by ProSoft Technology to assist
in using RadioLinx products. The following sections we will guide you in
installation of prerequisites, RLX OPC Server software, RLX OPC Configuration
Tool, setting up the network, installing Server, configuring Server and connecting
to Server, and how to monitor tags.