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IEC61131 User and Reference Manual
April 22, 2008
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SCADAServer
The SCADAServer protocol specifies a SCADAServer Host connection. Applications will act
as an OPC client and route all programming commands through the SCADAServer Host to
the SCADAPack controller. The type of connection to the field device: no flow control,
hardware flow control or dial-up modem is configured in the SCADAServer Host itself.
 To configure a SCADAServer protocol connection, highlight SCADAServer in the
Communication Protocols window and click the Configure button. The SCADAServer
Configuration window is displayed.
 To select a configured SCADAServer protocol connection, highlight SCADAServer in
the Communication Protocols window and click the OK button.
 To close the dialog, without making a selection click the Cancel button.
General Parameters
When SCADAServer is selected for configuration the SCADAServer Configuration dialog is
opened with the General tab selected as shown below.
Figure 42: SCADAServer Configuration (General) Dialog Box
The Communication Settings grouping contains all essential details necessary to establish
communication to a device through a local or remote SCADAServer installation.
The Modbus Station parameter specifies the station address of the target device. The valid
range is 1 to 65534. The default is station 1.
The Access Path parameter specifies the access path to a SCADAServer connection. This
parameter is entered as a string with a maximum size of 16 characters. This access path
was named when a connection was defined within the SCADAServer installation. If the
access path is left blank, the default SCADAServer connection will be used, as defined
within the SCADAServer installation. The default for this entry is blank.
The Use a remote server check box defines whether the SCADAServer connection uses a
SCADAServer installation installed on the same physical PC as the client application or on a