DeviceXPlore specification
Operating Environment
Computer
Computer running Windows
OS *1
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Windows 2000 *2
Hard disk
100MB or more
(MELSEC EZSocket Connection and SYSMAC FinsGateway Connection are necessary by 200MB or more.)
Memory
1GB or more
Communication port
LAN adapter(in case of Ethernet connection)
Serial port(in case of serial connection)
Application type *3
32bit application(Win32/x86)
64bit application(Win64/x64)
Client development languages
VB.NET / Visual Basic(VS2010,VS2008,VS2005,VS6.0)
C#.NET / Visual C/C++(VS2010,VS2008,VS2005,VS6.0)
*1 The following connect function applies to the situation for OS of the distribution library.
MELSEC EZSocket Conenction
MELSEC Interface Board Connection
SYSMAC FinsGateway Connection
TOYOPUC CPU port Connection
FANUC FOCAS1/2 Connection
*2 In Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 or higher and Internet Explorer 6 or higher are required.
*3 The product includes both of 32 bit and 64 bit OPC Server. When installing, user can select application.
The DDE and SuiteLink interfaces do not support Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 and Windows x64 Edition.
Main parameter
General specification
Threading model
Windows service
Max PLC connection number *4
Max Tag points
Protocol
Tag alias
Simulation
OPC Interface
Program ID
Access Path
Item ID
Data type
DDE/SuiteLink Interface
Application name
Topic name
Update rate
Extended Tag name
BOOL
Bit position of word device(:nn)
16-bit signed integers(:W)
16-bit unsigned integers(:U)
32-bit signed integers(:D)
32-bit unsigned integers(:DU)
64-bit signed integers(:I)
64-bit signed integers(:IU)
Integer BCD conversion(:B)
32-bit real numbers(:R)
64-bit real numbers(:DR)
Character string(:Snn)
Binary text(:Bnn)
Octal text(:Onn)
Decimal text(:Dnn)
Hexadecimal text(:Hnn)
Array(:Ann)
Read-only(:OR)
Write-only(:WR)
MTA(Free-Threading)
Enable
256
Unlimited
OPCDA3.0,OPCDA2.05A,SuiteLink,DDE
Enable
Enable
Takebishi.Dxp.1
Enable
Device name,Group name,Tag name are separated by delimiter.
VT_BOOL(BOOL),VT_BOOL|VT_ARRAY
VT_I1(8-bit signed integers),VT_I1|VT_ARRAY
VT_UI1(8-bit unsigned integers),VT_UI1|VT_ARRAY
VT_I2(16-bit signed integers),VT_I2|VT_ARRAY
VT_UI2(16-bit unsigned integers),VT_UI2|VT_ARRAY
VT_I4(32-bit signed integers),VT_I4|VT_ARRAY
VT_UI4(32-bit unsigned integers),VT_UI4|VT_ARRAY
VT_R4(32-bit real numbers),VT_R4|VT_ARRAY
VT_I8(64-bit signed integers),VT_I8|VT_ARRAY
VT_UI8(64-bit unsigned integers),VT_UI8|VT_ARRAY
VT_R8(64-bit real numbers),VT_R8|VT_ARRAY
VT_BSTR(String),VT_BSTR|VT_ARRAY
VT_ARRAY(Array)
*5
Any(Default is 'Dxp')
Any(Default is Device name)
Any(Default is '500'ms)
eg:M100 = 0 (Internal relay 100)
eg:D1:15 = 1 (15bit of Data register 1)
eg:D1:W = 32767 (Data register 1)
eg:D1:U = 65535 (Data register 1)
eg:D1:D = 2147483647 (32-bit integers of Data register 1 and 2)
eg:D1:DU = 4294967295 (32-bit integers of Data register 1 and 2)
eg:D1:I = 2147483647 (64-bit integers of Data register 1 to 4)
eg:D1:IU = 2147483647 (64-bit integers of Data register 1 to 4)
eg:D1:B = 0x1234 (BCD code of Data register 1)
eg:D1:R = 9.876 (32-bit real number of Data register 1 and 2)
eg:D1:DR = 1.23 (64-bit real number of Data register 1 to 4)
eg:D1:S10 = "ABCDEF･･･" (String from D1 to D10)
eg:D1:B10 = "00001111･･･" (Binary string from D1 to D10. 1 character per bit)
eg:D1:O10 = "173,142,60,･･･" (Octal text from D1 to D10 by CSV)
eg:D1:D10 = "32767, 255, -1, ･･･" (Decimal text from D1 to D10 by CSV)
eg:D1:H10 = "FFFF00001234･･･" (Hexadecimal text from D1 to D10. 1 character per 4bit integers.)
eg:D1:A10 (Array from D1 to D10)
eg:D1:OR (Read-Only tag)
eg:D1:OW (Write-Only tag)
*4 The communication performance decreases when the PLC connection number increases. CPU more than the dual core is recommended when connecting it with ten PLCs or more.
*5 The DDE and SuiteLink interfaces do not support Windows 7 / Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 and Windows x64 Edition.
