Diagnostic solution PVIS - Licences

• PVIS: Diagnostic configurations can be created for all PVIS-enabled controllers. This is done using the controller’s respective system software, e.g. with the PNOZmulti Configurator. The diagnostic configuration contains event messages, which can be displayed if errors occur in or on the controller, if the controller's operating state changes or when safety devices have defined states, for example.
• PVIS OPC Server UA/OPC Server: The OPC Server "PVIS OPC Server UA" from Pilz is used to display event messages in visualisation software. The OPC Server is installed on a PC or a PMI operator terminal.
• PVIS OPC Configurator: The PVIS OPC Configurator is used to create an OPC project which contains the diagnostic configurations and the OPC data for the individual controllers. The OPC Server connects to the controllers, reads in the data and makes it available in the namespace. In the namespace it is possible to retrieve not only the event messages but also status information and the process data from the controllers.
• ActiveX Control UA/ActiveX Control: The ActiveX control "PVIS ActiveX Control UA" can be used to retrieve a controller's event messages from the OPC Server and display them in visualisation software.

Licensing

After the OPC Server "PVIS OPC Server UA" is installed it runs in demo mode.

• Runtime licence: OPC/OPC UA server application, which is licensed on a target computer and can be used without time restriction.
• Project licence: licence to use the software within a contractually limited framework.

Licences for the "PVIS OPC Server UA" on a PC:

• Point-to-point licence: 1 OPC Client (display unit) and 1 controller.
• Full licence: As many OPC Clients (display units) and controllers as you like.

"PVIS OPC Server UA" on a PMI:

• Point-to-point licence: 1 OPC Client (display unit) and 1 controller.
• Full licence: The sum total of controllers and OPC Clients (display units) is a maximum of 8.