iDAX ActiveX controls for PocketPC - making handheld development easy All INGEAR OPC Servers for PocketPC come with free iDAX ActiveX controls that make it very easy to build applications for your handheld without writing code. For the user who is comfortable writing code, all kinds of solutions are possible. No Programming Required! INGEAR OPC Servers come with a free set of ActiveX controls that make it easy to connect Visual Basic applications to the OPC servers without writing code. These ActiveX controls are presently available for the desktop and for PocketPC platforms. Soon they will become available on selected Windows CE 3.0 platforms. With these controls you can literally build applications for your handheld in minutes using Embedded Visual Basic. The iDAX ActiveX controls are not available for separate purchase and are designed to work exclusively with INGEAR OPC Servers. The iDAX controls by themselves are powerful; however they become extremely powerful when an INGEAR OPC server is purchased in a bundled solution: With the Software Toolbox OPC Data ActiveX, which complements and adds functionality not found in the iDAX activeX controls - more information With Symbol Factory 2.0 - the general use iDAX control allows you to set up to 5 pictures to be displayed by the control based on settings you control. When bundled with Symbol Factory 2.0, you have a library of over 4,000 industrial automation objects to choose from for your development, including pushbuttons, switches, industry specific equipment, valves, tanks and more. The iDAX controls that come with each INGEAR OPC Server are: iDAX.OCX & iDAXCE.OCX iDAXBar.OCX iDAXLED.OCX Supported hardware & Software Compaq IPAQ family Dell Axim family Any Wireless Ethernet adapter supported by your handheld hardware and operating system Pocket PC 2000 & 2002 devices using Strong Arm & XScale processors Microsoft Embedded Visual Studio 3.0 (VB and VC++) Licensing INGEAR OPC Servers for PocketPC are licensed on a per handheld basis - therefore you need a licensed copy of the INGEAR OPC Server for each PocketPC you plan to run the OPC server on. Volume discounts are available including large quantity arrangements. Please contact us with your specific requirements.