In “Drivers” page, click plus '+' button to add new driver.
Name: Write any name you like to describe connection, for example OPC_UA
Endpoint: This is the endpoint URL of OPC UA Server
Type: Choose OPC UA for connection type.
Driver Specific Options: After choosing OPC UA type for connection, set username and password. If Server accept anonymous connections delete username and password in curly braces
Then click “Save” button to establish connection.
To see connection established, select “Status” category from menu then click “Driver” option.
Driver name, last message and status are shown in this page, if connection is completed, green connected bar will be shown.
After connection established, tag must be added to driver. To do that:
Select “Modules” from menu, then click “Tag” option.
In “Tags” page, click plus “+“ button to add new tag.
“Details” page will be shown after clicked ”+” button.
In this page:
Name: Choose any name you like to describe tag.
Type: Choose proper type for data.
Address: Write tag address, this address is coming from OPC UA Server.
Address Prefix: You can write address prefix.
Conversion Script: In this area, you can do math operations with tag.
Driver Name: Choose correct Driver for Driver Name. In this example, OPC_UA
Click “Save” button to add tag.
After adding tag, to see connection established and coming data, select “Status” category from menu then click “Tag” option.
In this page: Name, Last Value, Last Message, Last Update Time and Status will be shown
If tag is added to driver successfully, green OK message will be appear under Status.
Last Value: Last data will be shown coming from connection.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
If connection is not completed successfully, follow these steps to test connection: