AutomationDirect DirectNET

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Product Overview

The AutomationDirect DirectNET device driver provides data exchange between OPC clients and DirectNET protocol-compliant PLCs. Kepware automatically optimizes your data acquisition based on client demand. Data integrity is ensured with our extensive error handling.
  • Supports Ethernet Encapsulation
  • All data types supported
  • Modem Support
    • Automatic Dial Configuration
    • Multiple Phone Number Management
  • Koyo DirectNet Hex Mode Protocol
  • DL-05
  • DL-06
  • DL-230
  • DL-240
  • DL-250
  • DL-260
  • DL-330
  • DL-340
  • DL-350
  • DL-430
  • DL-440
  • DL-450
  • English
  • DDE Format CF_Text and AdvancedDDE
  • NIO Interface for iFIX
  • OPC .NET Service (OPC .NET) Version 1.00
  • OPC Alarms and Events (OPC AE) Version 1.10
  • OPC Data Access (OPC DA) Versions 1.0a, 2.0, 2.05a, and 3.0
  • OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Clients
  • SuiteLink and FastDDE for Wonderware

6.11.718.0

12/21/2021

  • Fixed an issue that prevented all communications with devices.

6.10.659.0

8/10/2021

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the driver from communicating with devices.

5.17.495.0

2/24/2015

  • Corrected an issue where the driver would produce a syntax error during tag validation if the data type was not supported. Some clients add items with a set data type regardless of the address. The driver now responds with bad type, allowing the driver library to validate again with the default type.
  • Fixed an issue where Data Words Timers (V0-V377) and Counters (V1000-V1177) default to the BCD data type even if the address was a bit within data type; bit within BCD is not supported. For V addresses with bit-access syntax, the driver now defaults to the Short data type for the bit range 0 to 15 and to the Long data type for bit range 16 to 31.

5.6.122.0

7/25/2011

  • Enhanced error handling when receiving unexpected responses, and special detection of a K-Sequence response to a DirectNet inquiry. On receiving a K-Sequence response to a DirectNet inquiry, an error message will be logged, all tags will be failed, and the driver will continue to silently retry for good communications.