TOP Server Omron Host Link Serial OPC Driver Details

Omron Host Link Serial Key Features Include

• Maximum Number of Channels & Devices: 
  • Channels - 100
  • Devices per Channel - 32
  • NOTE: Practical channel/device limits will vary depending on your available system resources
• Supports all data types
• Modem Support (Automatic Dial Configuration and Multiple Phone Number Management)
  
• Supports Ethernet Encapsulation

Standard Omron Host Link Serial Features Include

• Tag configuration supports dynamic tags from your client application
• All Memory Types Supported including AR, DM, HR, IR, LR and TC
• Supports all data types such as Float, Long Word, and BCD
• String support includes address modifiers to specify byte order
• String support includes suffix for the number of characters for the address to be returned

Omron Host Link Serial Driver Advanced Features Include

• Configurable inter-character delay for better support with modem communications and for older Omron devices requiring such a delay between characters on requests (NOTE: increasing this setting reduces communications speed/performance)
• Auto Device Demotion Support to optimize communication with responsive devices
• Media level redundancy for communication path and device level redundancy

Omron Host Link Serial Supported Devices

• C1000
• C200
• C200H
• C20H
• C500
• CQM1
• QM1
• OPEN (for other Host Link Serial compatible devices not covered by a specific model in the driver - covers the broadest range of non-model specific addressing)

For full details on models and networks supported, please consult the driver help file.

Omron Host Link Serial Supported Protocols / Networks

• Omron Host Link
• Serial RS-232
• Serial RS-422
• Serial RS-485
• Ethernet Encapsulated Serial - for using Ethernet/Serial convertors, Device Servers, or Terminal server hardware from a variety of suppliers

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• Omron Host Link Serial Help File

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