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OPC EasyServer

OPC Connecting to the EasyServer Standard


Designed and developed by SCA Software Intl. S.A.

OPC EasyServer

Selection

Introduction to OPC EasyServer OPC EasyServer General features New in this version Install OPC EasyServer

OPC Introduction EasyServer During this travel, you will discover: OPC EasyServer organization chart Using OPC EasyServer Administrator Creating your first OPC EasyServer project Using OPC EasyServer Editor Using OPC EasyServer Test Client

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Organization Chart
Universal Project Editor Device specific

External File Specific

OPC EasyServer Import/Export


External File(s)

EasyServ er Editor
EasyServ EasyServ er Project

EasySer ver Plugin

Device(s)

OPC Client(s)

Multiple OPC Clients

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Universal Server

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Using the Administrator


List of all installed EasyServer modules including all registered OPC Servers For a selected module, display of all properties Action button with a menu of available actions

Available actions: Start Editor with a selected project Start Test Client and connect to a selected server Scan fixed disks and search for unregistered projects

OPC Creating a Project EasyServer We strongly recommend to use EasyServer Wizard to create a new project !! The wizard will help you to
Define a plugin module Define project identity Save the project Register the project

NOTE: You have to manually define the address space after finishing the wizard!

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Starting the Wizzard


Select this toolbar icon to display What do you want to do? dialog Select this option to start the wizard

NOTE: The EasySerevr Wizard is the easiest way to create an OPC EasyServer project !

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Select Plugin
Select the Plugin module for your new EasyServer Project Click here to display details of the selected Plugin Module Information about the selected Plugin Module Some Plugin modules require a presence of specific system files. These files are listed here. If any of these files is not available, Plugin module cant be used for the project.

NOTE: Plugin module is specific for a device. By selecting a Plugin, the type of OPC Server you want to create is defined (e.g. EasyIP/FST defines an OPC Server that uses EasyIP protocol to communicate with a network of FEC / IPC).

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Define Project Identity


Enter your Company Name Click on this button to save Company Name as default for all further projects Enter project name that will be suggested also as a name of the project file Project version is by default 1. Increment this number if you have other similar projects (same project name field) This string identifies your OPC EasyServer in the OPC Client

NOTE: Each OPC Server is identified with a string composed of 3 parts. In EasyOPC, first part is your Company Name, second part is a Project Name and third part is a Project Version.

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Save Project File


Displays information about the steps you have already completed Click here to save the project

After saving the project file, its full path and file name is displayed here

NOTE: Project must be saved in a project file before proceeding. Wizard will suggest a name for the project file this name is created using a defined project identity.

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Register Project
Displays information about the steps you have already completed

Displays full path and file name of the project

Click on this button to register the project in the system registry database

NOTE: When a project is registered in a system registry, a valid OPC Server is created (it is visible by the OPC Clients). However, you need to define a server address space to have a meaningful server.

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Closing Wizzard

Full path and file name of the project just created

Click on this button to open the project in editor and define its address space

NOTE: OPC EasyServer Project has been created and, because it is registered, it is also a valid OPC Server. You can now proceed to define the server address space.

OPC Server Address Space EasyServer Server address Space is a tree-like structure that contains Resources and Tags. Single Tag corresponds to a single value coming from a device by means of a Plugin module. Resource does not have a value it contains other Resources and/or Tags. Server address space cannot be defined without the Plugin module.

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Address Space in the Editor


Description of the Plugin Module used by this EasyServer project Tags associated with the selected Resource Resource organization

NOTE: Organization of the server Address Space depends exclusively on the Plugin module used by the project. Plugin module also defines the structure of a single Resource/Tag.

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Using the Editor

OPC EasyServer Editor helps you to do the following: Create new project using wizard Create new project by importing it using import module Create new project by cloning existing project Modify existing project Register and unregister project Export project using export module

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User Interface [1/5]

Detailed information about the project, its identity and Plugin module

What happened since Editor was started Detailed information about the Plugin Module

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User Interface [2/5]


Description of the Plugin module used by this EasyServer project Tags associated with the selected Resource Resource organization

Indicates whether the project has been modified (requires save) If this field is empty, Plugin module is not loaded. If it contains an animated green arrow, Plugin module is loaded and running

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User Interface [3/5]

Show/Hide Floating Properties window Search for tags based on name Add/Remove Resource/Tag Show Resource/Tag properties Register the project Unregister the project Displays Plugin Module details

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User Interface [4/5]

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User Interface [5/5]


Integrity Check dialog with a registered project selection

Integrity Check dialog with an invalid plugin module selection

OPC EasyServer Test Client enables you to : Test created OPC EasyServers Test any other OPC Server

Test Client

Test Client supports: OPC Data Access Custom Interface Specification 1.0a and 2.xx Connection to a single OPC Server Multiple Test Clients can run simultaneously (each connected to the same or different OPC Servers)

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Selecting the Server

List of all available OPC Servers on a local machine Refresh the list Information about the selected OPC Server

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Running Test Client


OPC Server Address Space

Items created in OPC Server History of actions

Modify the value of a selected item

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Specifications

Full implementation of OPC Data Access Custom Interface Specification (1.0a and 2.xx) including Browsing Server Address Space Single editor for all OPC EasyServer projects Simultaneous connections from multiple OPC Clients Multiple instances of OPC EasyServer supported Project import/export functionality Test OPC Client

OPC Servers EasyServer EasyIP protocol (Festo) for FST and Multiprog Serial protocol (Festo) for FST Dial-up modem connection to FST Profibus DP (Slave) for Hilscher VipWin (Festo) SCADA as OPC Server Windows NT/2000 Machine Information Simulation

OPC Import / Export EasyServer Text file import/export Comma separated text file import/export (CSV) Import variables from FST project Import driver specific variables from VipWin SCADA project

If your operating system is other than Windows 2000/ME, first install support for Microsoft Installer:

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Prepare for Installation

Microsoft Installer for Windows 95/98 Microsoft Installer for Windows NT


NOTE: Skip this step if you are using Windows 2000/ME, otherwise install corresponding Microsoft Installer support!

OPC Registration EasyServer To check out all features and advantages of the OPC EasyServer, you can run OPC EasyServer as a Demo Version. Select between 3 different Demo modes during installation! To register OPCEasyServer as a legal user, please enter license code enclosed in the delivery scope after installation in OPC EasyServer Editor, menu Help / Registration

OPC Installation Types EasyServer OPCEasyServer Installation is splitted in 3 types:

Typical installation (recommended)


Installs everything excluding specific Plugin modules (Profibus Slave, LKA, )

Custom installation
Select manually what you want to install

Complete installation
Installs all components

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Show license agreement

Start Installation

I ACCEPT license agreement above to proceed with OPC EasyServer Installation


Default folder for program installation is
\Program Files\Festo Software\OPCEasy

To change default folder, select Custom Installation!

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