Integration Objects announced that it has released a free, plug and play solution for testing OPC Client applications: OPC Server Simulators. This tool allows users to test any third party OPC Client application using simulated data and messages.

OPC Server Simulators includes both an OPC DA/HDA (Data Access/Historical Data Access) server and an OPC A&E (Alarms&Events) server simulator, giving end-users, developers and integrators the ability to conduct tests on simulated real-time data, alarms and events, as well as on simulated historical raw and processed data.

"Using this new, free test tool, OPC developers and integrators can quickly test their OPC client applications without disturbing their control process systems or any ongoing site activities," said Fulvio Roveta, Integration Objects´ European Director, "Our OPC Server Simulators were developed using our server toolkits [OPC Server SDK and OPC Server AE SDK] so these simulators will give our customers a very good idea what to expect when using our development tools."

Download Integration Objects´ OPC Server Simulators, free of charge, by clicking here.

Upgraded OPC products released
The release of OPC Server Simulators closely follows the release of five upgraded versions of their off-the-shelf OPC products: OPC AE Archiver version 1.0.16, OPC DA Explorer version 1.3.1, OPC HDA Server for InSQL version 1.0.3, OPC HDA Server Enterprise version 1.1.3, and OPC HDA Server for MS Access version 1.0.1, as well as of their OPC tunneling product, OPCNet Broker DA version 1.6.4.

"To fully ensure the role of a secure OPC gateway, our test team is always conducting validation tests using different OPC Client and Server applications available in the market. The new product release of OPCNet Broker enhances the interoperability with OPC third parties," said Samy Achour, Founder and Executive Director of Integration Objects.

For more information on Integration Objects´ OPC Server SDK, OPC Server AE SDK, OPC AE Archiver, OPC DA Explorer, OPC HDA Server for InSQL, OPC HDA Server Enterprise, OPC HDA Server for MS Access and OPCNet Broker, and to download OPC Server Simulators, please visit Integration Objects´ OPC Products List.