SIMATIC NET OPC Scout V10 is a diagnostic and test client designed for commissioning, troubleshooting, and validating OPC communications in industrial automation environments. It lets you connect to both OPC UA and OPC Classic (DA) servers, browse their address spaces, and interact with data in real time. Engineers can read and write variables, create subscriptions to monitor changing values, and verify data quality and timestamps to ensure reliable connectivity between PLCs, SCADA/HMI systems, MES, historians, and other OPC-enabled applications.

Key capabilities:

Unified client for OPC UA and OPC Classic (DA)
Interactive browsing of server endpoints and address spaces
Read/write testing of variables with quality and timestamp display
Subscription-based monitoring for live value changes
Security support for OPC UA, including certificate management and user authentication
Diagnostic tools and logging to aid commissioning and troubleshooting
Guidance and settings for DCOM when working with OPC Classic

Typical uses include validating server configurations, checking interoperability across vendors, performing site acceptance tests, and quickly isolating communication issues during maintenance or upgrades.

The most popular version of SIMATIC NET OPC Scout V10 among our users is 12.0. The name of the program executable file is OPCScoutV10.exe.