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another option if you needed to get plc information accross TCP/IP would be to use RSLinx OEM or PRO on a computer to grab information from a PLC and serve it up via OPC/DDE to an application on the computer that can send it where ever it needs to go or manipulate it in any desired way. this would require either VB knowledge or a pre-made app that can act as a OPC client to do what you needed.

for displaying data in excel you can follow these steps. 1) configure an opc topic using RSLinx Pro or OEM by going to DDE/OPC -> topic Config.  Add new and point it to a SLC. Hit DONE. 2) Go EDIT -> Copy DDE/OPC Link.  select your topic and select your data table address you want to monitor and hit OK 3) within Excel right click in a cell and click "paste special".  select "paste link" and OK you should now be seeing the data refresh in excel. does this help?

RSLinx 2.31 supports the PIC driver in Windows XP.  you can donwload the lastest RSLinx from www.software.rockwell.com i just worked with a customer today on this.  when you add the driver it'll give a warning saying it's not compatable with XP, but just hit the "CONTINUE" button and all will be happy.