DataSocket & OPC

[Dennis Healy]

We have a Flywheel which sends data via an RS-232 connection to a serial port
on a PC, where LabWindows/CVI resides. This PC is connected to the corporate
intranet.

My question is: how can other OPC clients on the intranet access the data
that resides in the LabWindows/CVI PC that acquires data from the Flywheel?

I have heard that DataSocket will allow this, but is it OPC compliant? Are
there any tutorials that I could be pointed to for finding out how to share
this data w/ OPC clients?

Thanks!
Dennis.

[Jeremiah Cox]

Hello Dennis,
DataSocket does allow you to connect to OPC servers. You may find the information at http://www.ni.com/opc of interest, specifically the link to "ComponentWorks DataSocket".

For extensive information on OPC compliance and programming with DataSocket, try the following URL: http://zone.ni.com/
Then click on RESOURCE LIBRARY >> LABWINDOWS/CVI >> CONNECTIVITY >> DATASOCKET >> GENERAL

I hope this online information fully answers your questions.

Jeremiah Cox
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask