The TH OPC Server DP in combination with the TH LINK allows permanent monitoring of multi-master and multi-strand systems as well as alerting in the case of failures. Users are provided with diagnostics information on PROFIBUS network stations. Via OPC Standard, client applications can access information about failed devices, the status of the master system, and device diagnostics. This information can be incorporated into any OPC-compatible software for the purpose of maintenance, alerting and production data acquisition. Diagnostics messages, alerts and network status information can be saved and used as an alert history or for SAP maintenance (PM module). Even if different control system suppliers or system families are used in the company, a uniform view of the devices in the PROFIBUS network for maintenance purposes is possible.
Simultaneous monitoring of cyclic I/O data transfer to the slaves allows easy implementation of monitoring functions and data logging. A graphical configurator enables easy configuration of the TH OPC Server DP.