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Hi,

I'm totally beginner in automation.
I have build an house, and install a twido (TWDLCAE40DRF, with a lot of extension) to manage all my light and windows store.

Everything is working very fine, I have made the Twido programmation and all is OK.

Now, I would like to 'supervise' my twido from my PC, or better, control it trough internet.

Do you know how I can do that ? Is there some free, simple, software that can do that ?

I have heard a 'OPC server', what is it, is it helpful for me ?

Thanks for your help.

Hi,

New to automation? Able to program 40drf with extension modules?

You can use TCP/IP Modbus. I have one in my home, connected to my ADSL router, to control the lighting with DALI. I use LabVIEW from http://www.ni.com to read/write bits/words with TCP/IP Modbus.

OPC is a program that can talk serial, TCP/IP Modbus and many other protocols, and you can use tags in your program to access the real data from PLC.

Do you have electrical drawing of your home to send me?

In what country do you live? I live in Iceland (EUROPE).

Regards,
Gudmune

If you have an application that you'd like to use (necessitating the OPC requirement), here's an OPC Server for Modbus:

http://www.matrikonopc.com/opc-drivers/1603/index.aspx

Adriel Michaud
MatrikonOPC