OPC Server Assistant
The OPC Server Assistant is a mechanism that lets you select which OPC measurements to expose to the OPC server. Custom labels are not mapped to OPC server by default. They need to be manually exported to OPC server.
OPC Server Assistant is accessible through Designer.
| A | Unavailable registers (Grayed-out) | B | Output Register | C | Setup Registers |
Exporting OPC measurements through Designer
If you customized an
- Launch Designer and open the
- Navigate to the ION module that contains the register that you want to expose to OPC server. Right-click to display the module setup dialog.
- Click OPC to open the OPC Server Assistant.
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Select (check) the box beside each item you want to expose to the OPC server. Clear (uncheck) the box beside each item you do not want to expose to the OPC server.
NOTE: Grayed-out items (such as “PF sign a” in the Power Meter module) cannot be selected or changed. Those registers cannot be removed using OPC Server Assistant.
- Click File > Export. Click Yes to save your changes.
Description of commands
This section describes the commands available in the OPC Server Assistant.
| Command | Result |
|---|---|
| File > Export | Saves your configuration changes. Items that are selected (checked) in the OPC Server Assistant are exposed to the OPC server, while cleared (unchecked) items are not. |
| File > Exit | Closes the OPC Server Assistant. |
| Edit > Reset values | Discards your changes and reverts to the last saved configuration (for the items that are exported to the OPC server). |
| Edit > Select All | Selects (checks) all registers. |
| Edit > Clear All | Clears (unchecks) all registers that are not grayed out. |
| View > Setup Registers | Displays the setup registers, in addition to the output registers, for the module. |
| View > Measurements | Displays a column containing the measurement names associated with the registers. |