SIMATIC NET OPC Scout 12.0

SIMATIC NET OPC Scout is a utility for testing, validating, and monitoring OPC communications in industrial automation environments. It acts as a client to connect to installed OPC servers, helping engineers and technicians browse data points, verify connectivity, and troubleshoot data exchange between control systems and software applications.

Key capabilities:

• Browse an OPC server’s address space and organize items into groups
• Read and write values to test tags, with quality and timestamp display
• Subscribe to data changes for live monitoring
• Capture simple diagnostics and export readings for analysis
• Supports OPC Data Access (OPC DA) and, depending on the installed version, may also support OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA)

Typical uses:

• Commissioning and verifying communication between PLCs, HMIs, historians, and MES/SCADA systems
• Diagnosing connectivity, data quality, and configuration issues
• Spot-checking values during maintenance or system upgrades

Notes:

• Requires compatible OPC servers and appropriate system permissions
• Feature availability can vary by version and installation
• Windows-based tool commonly included with SIMATIC NET installations

This description is written in standard American English and has been proofread for clarity and accuracy.

The most popular version of SIMATIC NET OPC Scout among our users is 12.0. The name of the program executable file is opc_scout.exe.