TwinCAT DriveCOM OPC Server

The DriveCOM user organisation has set itself the aim of facilitating uniform, standardised communication between configuration, commissioning and diagnostic tools from different drive manufacturers, independent of the fieldbus.

The TwinCAT DriveCOM OPC Server offers this type of communication connection: TwinCAT enables the data flow from the engineering tool to the drive, independent of the fieldbus. Due to the network-capable ADS TwinCAT communication system, distributed drives can be configured and diagnosed from a central point. Siemens supports this standard with the SimuComU and Drive-Monitor tools in the 611U, Posmo and master drives under the name PROFIBUS DP-V1 OPC.

The TwinCAT DriveCOM OPC Server requires a subordinate TwinCAT system with a FCxxxx-type Beckhoff Fieldbus Card. The TwinCAT DriveCOM configurator finds supported drives in the TwinCAT configuration and makes this information available for the engineering tool. The configurator features an automation interface and can therefore be operated remotely by other tools.

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TwinCAT DriveCOM OPC Server	licence for using the TwinCAT DriveCOM OPC Server