OPC Driver and Network

Before you can configure an OPC network, you must add an OPC driver and then start the OPC driver (or the simulator). For instructions see Configuring Third-party OPC Client Connectivity.

Typically, after adding the OPC driver you will start the simulator to configure the OPC network (import OPC servers, and so on). Then, when the configuration is finished, you will stop the simulator and start the real driver.

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An OPC driver can monitor only one OPC network. This means that before you can import OPC servers, you must configure all the required OPC networks, each one monitored by an OPC driver.

In the System Browser tree, you can add one or more OPC drivers under the Desigo CC server and/or under a FEP station. In this way, it is possible to better configure the OPC networks. For example, by allocating several OPC servers (to which to connect) to different OPC networks, where each OPC network is associated with a different OPC driver.

 

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Validation for OPC driver and network

If an OPC driver is subject to validation, you have to provide the password to delete it.
If an OPC network is subject to validation, you have to provide the password to modify its configuration or delete it.