Ping

Product Overview

Not all Ethernet network devices are SNMP managed. To help monitor any system from within your HMI, the Ping driver automatically generates OPC tags for each unmanaged device defined. These "heartbeat" and "response time" tags provide a standardized and reliable way to monitor all devices in the Ethernet network. 

Features

• Monitors network devices via the ICMP protocol (Ping).
• Designed specifically for use with 32-bit OPC server products
• Provides the ability to monitor the status of a network device and the time that it takes for the ICMP message to reach its destination and return a response (the round-trip time)
• Provides communication timeout settings for Connect Timeout and Request Timeout, and an adjustable Retry or Fail After setting.
• Supports Device Auto-Demotion for unmanaged devices. Users can adjust Auto-Demotion parameters to allow drivers to temporarily place a device off-scan in the event that it is not responding. This allows the driver to continue optimizing its communications with other available devices on the same channel and notify the client application of the event.

A driver is a software component that enables KEPServerEX to meet the communication requirements of a specific device, system, or other data source. The driver handles all proprietary communications between the data source and KEPServerEX; KEPServerEX handles all OPC or proprietary client communications between the driver and the client application(s).

Drivers may be licensed individually or in suites. Additional drivers can be licensed on demand as connectivity needs evolve. All OPC client interfaces can connect to KEPServerEX without additional charge.