do I need rslinks and a kepware opc server

[kaywr]

To get 12 words from an Allen Bradley 1500, over an ethernet link, from an existing Labview 6.1 application, will I need an RSLinks sever and an OPC server such as Kepware?  Or one or the other

[mferebee]

kayr,

RSLinx would be straighforward using DataSocket.  We use DataSocket quite often to communicate with AB hardware through RSLinx.  You could also communicate directly to the AB hardware using some of the tools available at this site.

http://www.automatedsolutions.com/products/commab.asp

Mark