Configuration Utility for ExpressInterface (OPC Xi) Servers.

The OPC Xi specification bases on .NET3.5 WCF (Windows Communication Foundation). The communication can be configured for any of the WCF supported communication bindings. Microsoft provides the SvcConfigEdit utility that is rather difficult to use and doesn't do consitency checks. Users without much WCF experience likely create incomplete or inconsistent configurations that cause the server to crash at startup. The XiConfig utility makes the configuration of Xi servers simple. XiConfig can create basic configurations based on user selections about the application situation. The created WCF configuration can be edited to exactly match the application requirements. XiConfig includes edit features for server options in the AppSettings configuration file and additional XML configuration files for Xi Wrapper server settings for the OPC server access.

XiConfig is easy and quick to use. There are dialogs for all bindings and endpoint settings. New endpoints can be created by dragging a binding definition to contract tree node. When a binding is deleted then all related endpoints are automatically deleted, ensuring consistent configuration settings.

.NET applications can access OPC AE server through a set of conveniant classes and methods. The EventView control handles a wide range of OPC Alarms&Events viewing requirements. OPC Alarms&Events .NET clients can be created without writing code and without knowledge of the OCP AE specification.