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SBC Micro Browser
SBC S-Web Technology
Standard PCDWeb Server CGI interface
The COSinus integrated HTTP web server has a standardised Common Gateway Interface (CGI). The CGI interface supports
the direct access (reading and writing) to all PCD media (register, flags, DB/texts, I/Os, etc.) as well as on the file system
(up/download, delete, …)
A client (browser, Java or MS.Net application) can then access the data on a PCD controller by entering the URL and
corresponding CGI command direct (with no specific drivers required).
The Saia PCD® Web Server pro-
cesses requests/orders via the CGI
interface and sends the client the
relevant information.
Microsoft.Net or Java already have
the categories “WebRequest” and
“WebResponse” available for re-
quests made to a web server.
Java, .Net Application
URL command in web browser
PCD data
File system
The Saia PCD® Web Server provides an open CGI interface in addition to the HTTP server.
SBC.Net Suite
The SBC.Net Suite includes components and class libraries for communicating via S-Bus (master and slave)
or the CGI interface. It enables the basic integration of Saia PCD® data in a Windows application without
worrying about communication drivers (middleware) or CGI syntax. Further information is contained in
Chapter B1 Software.
Accessing the Saia PCD®Web Server with MS Office applications
Microsoft Office products support the integration of external web sources.
This makes it very easy to visualise the data of a Saia PCD® controller in an
MS Office application. The MS Office products can also access via the CGI
interface of a Saia PCD® Web Server to read or write data using the VBA
programming language.
Saia PCD® data can be linked to a cell using Micro-
soft Excel. The data in the linked Saia PCD® will be
permanently updated while the Excel application
is running. All this with no specific driver software/
middleware required by other systems.
R, F, DB/Text, etc.
PCD data
File system
R, F, DB/Text, etc.
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