# AX-OPC server

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ax-opc-server/7158>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [August 28, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ax-opc-server/7158 "2013-08-28T13:07:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![randy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@randy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/randy)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ax-opc-server/7158/1 "2013-08-28T13:07:05Z")

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Hi  
I need a little help  
I am trying to create an OPC connection between Phoenix contact PLC – which has an OPC server (called AX-OPC server). The spec on it are OPC-DA 1.0a and OPC-DA2.05 with projid= Phoenix.contact.AX-server.21  
In ignition, where one creates an OPC server connection using OPC-DA COM, its supports OPC-DA version 2 and 3  
will this connection work? as the status of the connection its saying connecting and not connected!

any help???

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ax-opc-server/7158/2 "2013-08-28T14:59:37Z")

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can you connect to it using matrikon opc explorer?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ax-opc-server/7158/3 "2013-08-28T19:40:36Z")

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