About OPC Toolbox Software

  About OPC

  Understanding OPC Servers

  System Requirements

  Introduction

  Installing the OPC Foundation Core Components

  Configuring DCOM

  Installing the Matrikon OPC Simulation Server

  Introduction

  Unable to Find an OPC Server

  "Class not registered" Error

  Unable to Query the Server

  Unable to Connect to Server

  Unable to Create a Group

  Error While Querying Interface

• Example: Basic OPC Toolbox Data Acquisition Procedure

  Step 1: Locate Your OPC Data Access Server

  Step 2: Create an OPC Data Access Client Object

  Step 3: Connect to the OPC Data Access Server

  Step 4: Create an OPC Data Access Group Object

  Step 5: Browse the Server Name Space

  Step 6: Add OPC Data Access Items to the Group

  Step 7: View All Item Values

  Step 8: Configure Group Properties for Logging

  Step 9: Log OPC Server Data

  Step 10: Plot the Data

  Step 11: Clean Up

• Example: Basic OPC Toolbox Acquisition Procedure using the OPC Tool GUI

  Step 1: Open the OPC Tool GUI

  Step 2: Locate Your OPC Server

  Step 3: Create an OPC Data Access Client Object

  Step 4: Connect to the OPC Server

  Step 5: Create an OPC Data Access Group Object

  Step 6: Browse the Server Name Space

  Step 7: Add OPC Data Access Items to the Group

  Step 8: View All Item Values

  Step 9: Configure Group Properties for Logging

  Step 10: Log OPC Server Data

  Step 11: Plot the Data

  Step 12: Clean Up

• Example: Basic OPC Toolbox Historical Data Acquisition

  Step 1: Locate Your OPC Historical Data Access Server

  Step 2: Create an OPC Historical Data Access Client Object

  Step 3: Connect to the OPC Historical Data Access Server

  Step 4: Retrieve Historical Data

  Step 5: Plot the Data

  Step 6: Clean Up

  Major Quality

  Quality Substatus

  Limit Status

  Understanding OPC Server Item Properties

  OPC Specific Properties

  OPC Recommended Properties