MatrikonOPC Simulation Server

OPC Simulation Server is a free utility that provides simulated OPC DA, OPC HDA, and OPC A&E data for the purposes of testing OPC Clients.

OPC Simulation Server is a free utility that provides simulated OPC DA, OPC HDA, and OPC A&E data for the purposes of testing OPC Clients

For integrators, developers and others using OPC, MatrikonOPC Simulation Server is a free utility used to help test and troubleshoot OPC applications (clients) and connections. Testing applications on "live" OPC servers may result in loss of actual production data. The MatrikonOPC Simulation Server creates an simulated environment so that in the event of a problem, no real process data is lost. Free for use in non-production environments only. For a production licensed and supported product, use MatrikonOPC Funnel or OPC Desktop Historian.

Communicate with multiple OPC servers and clients simultaneously:

A single Matrikon OPC Tunneller is able to communicate with multiple OPC servers or clients from multiple vendors simultaneously.

Supported OPC Specifications:

OPC A&E (OPC Alarms and Events) 1.0
OPC A&E (OPC Alarms and Events) 1.01
OPC A&E (OPC Alarms and Events) 1.1

OPC DA (OPC Data Access) 1.0a
OPC DA (OPC Data Access) 2.0
OPC DA (OPC Data Access) 2.05a
OPC DA (OPC Data Access) 3.0

OPC HDA (OPC Historical Data Access) 1.0
OPC HDA (OPC Historical Data Access) 1.1
OPC HDA (OPC Historical Data Access) 1.2

This free OPC UA Server tool supports data access and historical access information models of OPC UA.

Consequently, it provides simulated real-time and historical data. Moreover, users can configure their own tags and the data simulation via CSV files. OPC UA clients can monitor real-time data and explore history data from this simulator.

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Simulate and test OPC connections safely without risking real production data!

Invaluable for testing client functionality, the MatrikonOPC Simulation Server generates random, ramped, and stepped values. As well, the server provides a unique "bucket-brigade" mechanism that enables control logic testing

Software Requirements

The following software is required:
Microsoft Windows 7, or
Microsoft Windows 10, or
Windows 11, or
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, or
Microsoft Windows Server 2012, or
Microsoft Windows Server 2016, or
Microsoft Windows Server 2019, or
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft .NET Framework
  • On Microsoft Windows 7 and 2008, the Matrikon OPC installation package will automatically install the required Dot Net framework.
  • On Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 2012, and higher, Microsoft Dot Net 3.5 will need to be installed manually by the user before the OPC server can be installed.

Hardware Requirements

The following hardware is required:
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
512 MB RAM
40 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive