OPC M EN 20131121

Delta OPC User Manual

Industrial Automation Headquarters Delta Electronics, Inc. Taoyuan Technology Center No.18, Xinglong Rd., Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County 33068, Taiwan TEL: 886-3-362-6301 / FAX: 886-3-371-6301 Asia Delta Electronics (Jiangsu) Ltd. Wujiang Plant 3 1688 Jiangxing East Road, Wujiang Economic Development Zone Wujiang City, Jiang Su Province, P.R.C. 215200 TEL: 86-512-6340-3008 / FAX: 86-769-6340-7290 Delta Greentech (China) Co., Ltd. 238 Min-Xia Road, Pudong District, ShangHai, P.R.C. 201209 TEL: 86-21-58635678 / FAX: 86-21-58630003 Delta Electronics (Japan), Inc. Tokyo Office 2-1-14 Minato-ku Shibadaimon, Tokyo 105-0012, Japan TEL: 81-3-5733-1111 / FAX:

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Delta OPC User Manual Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction of Delta OPC and System Requirements ..............................1-3 1.1.1 Characteristics ...................................................................................1-3 1.1.2 System Requirements........................................................................1-3 1.2 Installing Delta OPC ..................................................................................1-3 1.2.1 Installing OPC Core Components ......................................................1-3 1.2.2 Installing the Main Program of Delta OPC..........................................1-4 1.2.3 Uninstalling Delta OPC.......................................................................1-7 1.3 Usage and Introduction of Delta OPC Hard Key .......................................1-7 1.3.1 Introduction of Hard Key.....................................................................1-7 1.3.2 Usage of Hard Key.............................................................................1-7 Chapter 2 Basic Description of Delta OPC 2.1 Basic Concept ...........................................................................................2-2 2.1.1 First Step toward Delta OPC ..............................................................2-2 2.2 Guide to Starting Delta OPC and Introduction of the Environment in Delta OPC...........................................................................................................2-2 2.2.1 Starting Delta OPC.............................................................................2-2 2.2.2 Description of a Configurator Screen .................................................2-5 2.2.3 Window Title and Status Bar ..............................................................2-6 2.2.4 Menu bar and Toolbar ........................................................................2-7 2.2.5 Project Management Area and Working Area.....................................2-8 2.2.6 Display Area of Monitor View..............................................................2-9 Chapter 3 Using Delta OPC 3.1 Basic Setting .............................................................................................3-2 3.1.1 Steps..................................................................................................3-2 3.1.2 Manipulating a Config File..................................................................3-2 3.1.3 Setting a Port .....................................................................................3-3 3.1.4 Setting a Device .................................................................................3-5 3.1.5 Setting a Data Item.............................................................................3-7 3.1.6 Starting Monitor View .........................................................................3-9 3.2 Other Basic Manipulations.......................................................................3-10 3.2.1 Edit Menu and View Menu ...............................................................3-10 i

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3.2.2 Other Related Manipulations............................................................ 3-11 Chapter 4 Advanced Functions of Delta OPC 4.1 Advanced Setting and Connection Test....................................................4-2 4.1.1 Conversion.........................................................................................4-2 4.1.2 Simulation ..........................................................................................4-4 4.1.3 Alarm .................................................................................................4-7 4.1.4 Testing the Connection of an OPC Client.........................................4-10 ii

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