RSView web server?

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BW Gantt

Nowadays many devices (ethernet switches, PLC modules, weigh scales, etc..) can be configured or monitored via web browsers. Can this be done to connect to and peek an RSView worksation, when a complete license is not justifiable or required? For example, in one of our large control systems with several PLCs and RSView systems, it would be nice to be able to connect to one of the workstations from my office or any other PC and take a peek at maybe 3 or 4 critical tags, or the latest alarms. Is this possible with RSView? (without taking control or disturbing the PC, like netmeeting or PCanywhere do).

Thanks for your comments
 
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bob peterson

You can buy an add on web server for RSView32. It works moderately well. It's read only.

You could also just use the built in OPC server in RSView32 and not screw around with the web server.
 
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David Ferguson

It is called RSView webserver and you put it on the RSView box and issue the Webserver On command at startup and then you can access any of the tags as well as static captures of the graphic that you hit refresh to update. No control, we use it for just what you are asking for so supervisors etc. can see the process and not be able to mess it up ; )P

Dave Ferguson
Control Systems Engineer
 
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Gerald Beaudoin

We have used GOTOMY PC to remote access some of the other Rockwell products installed on a PC. Have never tried it with any of the RSView programs...but...I would guess that it would probably work if the PC had 2 NIC's (Network Interface Cards) on board. One NIC for the PLC network which you would not interfere with, and the second NIC for an alternate network path that would allow you remote access to the PC. This setup would give you access to everything on the PC.

Cheers
Gerald Beaudoin
 
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Jeremy Pollard

Another option is TightVNC or RealVNC if you are trying to do this within a local network. no cost and does screen scraping fast!!:)

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