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Matrikon OPC Explorer: OPC Client for Server Testing and Troubleshooting

Version 5.4.1.0

OPC Client Software for Viewing Server Data and Testing Network Connections.

MatrikonOPC Explorer provides OPC Data Access (DA) testing, OPC Historical Data Access (HDA) validation, and OPC Alarms & Events (A&E) monitoring in a single client application. Version 5.4.1.0 supports Windows 7through Windows 11 and connects to OPC DA 1.0a, 2.0a, 2.05a servers plus OPC Security 1.0 implementations. Download the installer (12.4 MB) to begin testing OPC server connections within 5 minutes.

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Matrikon OPC Explorer tests OPC Data Access (DA) servers, OPC Historical Data Access (HDA) servers, and OPC Alarms & Events (A&E) implementations. The software installs on Windows systems in under 3 minutes and displays OPC server data through a tree-view interface. Matrikon OPC Explorer performs load testing with configurable update rates, identifies OPC servers with Security 1.0 authentication, and validates DCOM configuration settings for remote connections.

Matrikon OPC Explorer supports installation verification, runtime testing, and configuration validation for OPC DA 1.0a through 2.05a servers. The client application browses server address spaces, monitors real-time tag values, and writes test data to validate bidirectional communication. MatrikonOPC Simulation Server

Matrikon OPC Explorer identifies which OPC interfaces each server implements: Data Access (DA), Historical Data Access (HDA), Alarms and Events (A&E), or OPC Security 1.0. The software displays interface availability in the server browser tree view. OPC Security 1.0 support enables username and password authentication for servers requiring login credentials before data access.

MatrikonOPC Explorer interface showing OPC server browser tree, real-time tag values, and data quality indicators


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MatrikonOPC Explorer client connecting to OPC DA servers via DCOM protocol architecture

Supported OPC Specifications:

OPC Data Access (DA) 1.0a Specification with synchronous read/write operations

OPC Data Access (DA) 2.0a Specification with asynchronous callbacks and server shutdown notification

OPC Data Access (DA) 2.05a Specification with array handling and WriteVQT support

OPC Security 1.0 Specification with user authentication and access permission management


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