OPC Server Selection with Genesis 3.1

The first step of any project of OPC Data Acquisition is the OPC Server selection.

Genesis 3.1 provides four ways to select an OPC Server:

1. Selection of a Local OPC Server (either OPCEnum or Registry Lookup)
2. Selection of a Network OPC Server (Standard Windows Network Browsing)
3. Selection of an OPC Server from Direct Host Selection
4. Direct Selection of an OPC Server (giving OPC Server Id and Server GUID)

Start OPC Server Selection

• Select the Genesis OPC Server View (click here to get details on activation of Genesis OPC Server View)
• Click on the Ribbon Button 'Select OPC Server' of the Ribbon Category 'OPC Server'
  
  

Selection of a Local OPC Server

• Expand the OPC Servers Tree Item 'Local Host' to get the list of OPC Server available on the local computer and Confirm with 'Ok'.
  Note the name between parenthesis.
  
  

  Selection of the OPC Server 'GrayBox OPC Simulator

  Note the check boxes to select the ways to browse the OPC Servers: OPCEnum.exe or Windows Registry.

  
  
  
• Select the OPC Server using the mouse. The OPC Server attributes (Host Name, OPC Server Id and OPC Servr GUID) will be displayed at the bottom of the dialog box.
• Confirm OPC Server Selection by clicking the 'Ok' button.

Selection of a Network OPC Server

Selection of an OPC Server from Direct Host Selection

Direct Selection of an OPC Server