PDP800

The PDP800 driver is available for a variety of form factors, including USB dongles (CmSticks) and SD, µSD and CF memory cards (CmCards). Depending on the platform supported, manufacturers can choose either Human Interface Devices (HIDs) or mass storage models to communicate via USB (CmSticks). In addition, CodeMeter supports the Secure Disk standard, which allows API-based data to be read and written without requiring the operating system to enumerate the drive. In VxWorks 7.0, CodeMeter is integrated into the basic security features by default. For licensing and protection of software or activation of certain features, CodeMeter technology is identical to smart card-based USB dongles or SD, µSD and CF cards, or even software-based containers whose licenses are tied to the digital fingerprint of the target system.

The PDP800 high-performance OPC server is designed to operate communication links to up to 256 SIMATIC S7 and S5 or compatible controllers simultaneously. As an added benefit, the S7/S5 OPC server includes an OPC ActiveX client control with examples of how to create small HMI applications using Excel, Internet Explorer or Visual Basic, and a server-side OPC tunnel (part of Softing’s award-winning Easy Connect Suite). Connect Suite). Focus is Key Often, automation system designers have a number of key requirements for OPC-related components.