Table Of Contents - Panasonic FP OPC Server User Manual

Table of Contents

Table of contents

Preface........................................................................................................................................... 2

Warnings used in this manual.................................................................................................... 3

1 Overview.................................................................................................................................... 11

1.1 Introduction to the Panasonic FP OPC Server.............................................................................. 11

1.2 OPC and its underlying technology................................................................................................11

1.2.1 OPC Foundation...................................................................................................................... 11

1.2.2 COM......................................................................................................................................... 12

1.2.3 DCOM...................................................................................................................................... 12

1.2.4 OPC Data Access (DA)........................................................................................................... 12

1.3 Features of the FP OPC Server.....................................................................................................13

1.3.1 Connectivity..............................................................................................................................14

OPC connectivity................................................................................................................. 14

Device connectivity.............................................................................................................. 14

1.3.2 Interruption tolerance............................................................................................................... 15

1.3.3 Communication driver test and protocol adaptation................................................................ 15

1.3.4 User interface...........................................................................................................................15

1.3.5 Namespaces............................................................................................................................ 16

1.3.6 Basic version............................................................................................................................16

1.3.7 Online changes........................................................................................................................ 17

1.4 Hardware and software requirements............................................................................................ 17

2 First steps using the FP OPC Server.....................................................................................19

2.1 Install the FP OPC Server..............................................................................................................19

2.2 Start/Stop the FP OPC Server application..................................................................................... 20

2.2.1 Start the FP OPC Server application...................................................................................... 20

2.2.2 Stop the FP OPC Server application...................................................................................... 21

2.3 Channels......................................................................................................................................... 21

2.3.1 Add a New Channel................................................................................................................ 22

2.3.2 Update an Existing Channel....................................................................................................23

2.4 Element Structure........................................................................................................................... 24

2.5 Devices............................................................................................................................................24

2.5.1 Add a New Device...................................................................................................................25

2.5.2 Update an Existing Device...................................................................................................... 25

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