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Product Data Sheet
MultiProtocol DDE Client
The Klinkmann Automation MultiProtocol DDE Client (MPDDE) is a Windows (NT or 95 (98)) application program which allows to exchange data between two or more DDE Servers running concurrently on the IBM PC or compatible computer. The MPDDE is primarily intended for data transfer between incompatible automation environments (e.g. between Simatic PLCs in the Siemens Profibus L2 network and Omron PLCs in the Sysmac Link Network), but it may be used to exchange data between any Microsoft Windows (3.x, 95 (98) and NT) programs that are capable of acting as a DDE Server.
FEATURES Supports the data exchange between any MS Windows applications supporting DDE interface. The special DDE description file (ASCII format) is supported, where all information about DDE connections, items and links of items can be entered manually by any text editor before starting the MPDDE program. The description of DDE connections, items and links of items also can be entered by MPDDE menu system and then saved in the DDE description file . Several DDE description files can be used simultaneously and loaded when starting MPDDE. The MPDDE main window can be used for monitoring of active DDE links and values of active DDE items. The special Logger program can be used to monitor and debug the data exchange through MPDDE. The Logger program stores all data in the log file with name YYMMDD.LOG where YY is a current year, MM is a current month and DD is a current day. Also last 100 log lines are displayed on the Logger program main screen. The CF_TEXT clipboard format is used for DDE data transfer.
SPECIFICATIONS Hardware: IBM or compatible 386/486/Pentium equipped with a minimum of 4 MB RAM (16 MB RAM for Windows NT). May require more memory to run other Windows programs simultaneously. Software: Microsoft Windows 95 (98), Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Connections: Up to 417 DDE connections and 131071 tags supported Devices Supported: Any devices supported by corresponding DDE Server. Main Menu Commands: The MPDDE top-level menu items performs the following actions: File - loads new DDE description file, saves modified DDE description file and starts Notepad (default) or any other text editor configured for DDE description file editing. New - creates new DDE connection and DDE item, establishes new link between DDE items and deletes existing DDE connections, items and links. DDE - initiates and terminates some or all created DDE connections, executes DDE Advise, Unadvise, Poke and Request. Quit - terminates all active DDE links and stops the MPDDE.
ORDERING INFORMATION Description / Order Number MPDDE 32-bit version Manual & Disk Set / PR 000 55
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