Question:
Can I use OPC communication in order to exchange information between two Elipse E3 applications?
Solution:
One thing should be taken into consideration when planning information exchange between Elipse E3 servers: although communication via OPC is feasible, we don’t recommend doing so. This happens because OPC uses DCOM to establish the communication; then, it will hang for a while before resuming activity.
A better alternative in this case is to use Elipse E3’s remote domains feature, which uses a protocol developed by Elipse, and not the DCOM.
For further information on this subject, we recommend checking our FAQ about remote domains; especially the topic “Can an E3Server be configured as both Server and Client Remote Domains at the same time?“.
