# Which OPC server for B&R PowerPanel PP500? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-opc-server-for-b-r-powerpanel-pp500/109592 "2025-08-11T16:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-opc-server-for-b-r-powerpanel-pp500/109592/1 "2025-08-11T16:37:09Z")
I'm attempting to assist in reading data from a B&R Automation PowerPanel PP500. The gateway has B&R PVI Server, OPC-DA COM Connection, software installed (but the licence key is no longer plugged into the gateway so there is a search taking place). I did some configuration on this some years ago and remember that the network connection configuration was really quirky as if B&R were running their own network address scheme on top of Ethernet. Each device (including programming devices) had to have a unique B&R address. Anyway, if they have to replace the PVI Server, what would anyone recommend? KepserverEx doesn't seem to support B&R. I can't find anything on the [br-automation.com](http://br-automation.com) website. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-opc-server-for-b-r-powerpanel-pp500/109592/2 "2025-08-12T11:17:48Z")
B&R has a fully featured OPC-UA server built into the plc, not the HMI, if the visualisation is the web style that is set up on the hmi, it should be using OPC-UA for the tag comms. If it’s the old one, you can enable it in the plc if you have the original plc project and it’s new enough. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-opc-server-for-b-r-powerpanel-pp500/109592/3 "2025-08-12T13:49:51Z")
Thanks, David. The response from the German machine builder is, > The B&R Power Panel 500 supports only OPC DA. But for your case you need OPC UA and that’s not compatible with the PP500. I presume that the PLC doesn't allow a remote OPC server to read values in the way that Ignition's A-B driver can read an A-B PLC. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/which-opc-server-for-b-r-powerpanel-pp500/109592/4 "2025-08-12T13:51:57Z")
Probably out of luck. New panel time? Customers like shiny?