1.

DLL - Dynamic-link Library

2. DDE - Dynamic Data Exchange
3. OLE - Object Linking & Embedding
4. OPC - OLE for Process Control

Device Connecting Mechanisms

DLL Mechanism User DLL Mechanism

C/C++
code

Driver - DLL I/O Device

General part

Driver - DLL I/O Device

EXE))
(EXE

… …

Driver - DLL I/O Device

Specific part
SCADA
 DLL Mechanism DLL Mechanism
bool Config() DLL
{ DLL
... bool Config( )
EXE } EXE
{
Tag bool Reconfig() Tag ... Tag
{ }
... bool Config( )
Tag } Tag Tag
{
...
DAQ Tasks float Read( DWORD Channel) DAQ Tasks
Tag Tag } Tag
{
... Run( )
Tag } Tag { Tag
...
bool Write( DWORD Channel, float Data) }
Tag { Tag Tag
...
}

DLL Mechanism DDE Mechanism

DLL
bool Config()
EXE {
... Tag I/O Device
DDE Sever

DDE Clients, SCADA

Tag }
bool Reconfig()
{
... Tag DDE Server I/O Device
Tag
}
… …
DAQ Tasks float Read( DWORD Channel) Tag
Tag {
...
DDE Server I/O Device
} Tag
Tag
bool Write( DWORD Channel, float Data)
{
... Tag Computer A
Tag }
DAQ Tasks
 DDE Mechanism DDE Mechanism

Application
DDE Sever I/O Device
DDE Clients, SCADA

Application|Topic1!Item3
Computer B Topic1

Item1 Item3 Item3 I/O Device

DDE Server I/O Device
Topic2

DDE Server I/O Device Item1 Item3 Item3

Computer A Computer C
DDE Client DDE Server

OLE Mechanism OLE Mechanism

Interface1
Function11( ... );
OLE Server I/O Device
Function12( ... );
(DLL)
DLL)
Function13( ... );

OLE Client
OLE Server
OLE Client

I/O Device

EXE))
EXE))

(EXE)
EXE)

(EXE
(EXE

Interface2 … …
Function21( ... );
Function22( ... );
OLE Server
Function23( ... ); I/O Device
(DLL)
DLL)

OLE Server
COM - Component Object Model
 OLE Mechanism OLE Mechanism

In-process
In-process
Client

Local Remote

Computer A Computer B

а) Fast device, quantity of tags is not high

Tag Multiple Read {;} Input

Refresh SingleRead {…} Device
Single Write {…} Output
I/O Requests Multiple Write {;} Device
b) Slow device, quantity of tags is not high
Tag
Multiple Read {…} Input
Refresh
Single Read {…} Device
Cache
Single Write {…} Output
I/O Requests Multiple Write {…
{…} Device
c) Slow device, quantity of tags is high
Tag
Multiple Read {;} Input
Refresh DAQ
Cache

SingleRead {…} And Device

Single Write {…} Control Output
I/O Requests Multiple Write {;} Device
Task {;} – Empty Meth.
Meth. {…} – Not empty Meth.
Meth. Data direction Call