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How many ISA TIWAY cards can be supported in a single PC by the Industrial Automation OPC Server?

Is there a limit? Is there a work around by running multiple instances of the IA OPC Server?
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This is a hard question to answer definitively. I am not aware of a known limitation with ISA TIWAY cards. The only obvious limitation would be PC resources for ISA slots. I am assuming you are using an Ethernet based connection to the PLC and have the software to connect to the TIWAY object. Are you using CTI-2572? How many are you trying to connect? How many of them are working?

Regards,
Robert Jackson
Application Engineer
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Robert,
I am actually connecting to the PLCs via TIWAY, not Ethernet. This is a hypothetical question. I need to have up to 8 ISA cards in a single PC talking to multiple TIWAY PLCs.
Thanks,
Dean
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Dean,
The first place I would recommend checking for limitations is with the manufacturer of the ISA based cards. Having 8 cards in one computer might exceed the limits of the driver and/or cause problems with IRQ conflicts in the computer.

I am not aware of any limitations with our software. I assume you are using Lookout and Server Explorer.
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