Profibus DP S7 300 Siemens PLC to communicate to LabView 8.0 without using opc server

Does anyone know of a way to communicate with Siemens PLC s7 300 PLC and Step 7 software to LabView 8.2.1 without using a opc server. I'm currently using a opc and it works but it is to slow. Looking for a faster way to move my readings for Siemens to Lab View.

Hi Duck,
Please refer to the below articles:
Profibus Overview
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/6958#toc1
Using an Applicom Profibus Board
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/4501
Hopefully these will help you get started.
Aashish M
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/support/

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