OPC server support

OPC server support for allows you to easily translate data from devices and compatible Modbus devices into OPC-compliant measurement data formats, then make this measurement data available to OPC clients through the OPC server.

has a command that lets you export default measurements from compatible devices to the OPC server. In addition, and user interfaces let you view and select which OPC measurement data you want the OPC server to expose to OPC clients.

Creating/updating default OPC mapping

can create the default ION-to-OPC data mapping based on the devices contained in the database. This default mapping translates the most commonly-used data to OPC data and exports the data to the OPC server.

  1. Launch .
  2. Click Tools > System > Update OPC Server.

  3. Click Yes to create/update the OPC server.

    A summary of the configuration details is displayed.

  4. Click OK.

Note

If you add a new device to the database at a later date, you must repeat the above procedure in order to map the new source device’s data to the OPC server.