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Prerequisites

Verify Communication

Communication between the OPC server and an OPC client must be verified. If an OPC client is not provided with the server, XLReporter provides an independent OPC client to verify connectivity and data retrieval from any OPC DA server. This client can be downloaded from www.SmartSights.com.

  1. To run, double-click SampleClientDA.exe.

  2. To connect to an OPC server, select Edit, New Server Connection to open the Server Properties window.

  3. Expand the OPC Data Access Servers Version 2.0, select CIMPLICITY.HMI.OPCServer.1 and click OK.

  4. From the Edit menu select New Group.

  5. Specify Name and click OK.

  6. Click on the group name created, and select Edit, New Item.

  7. This opens the Add Items window. In the browsing section, drill into the tree and select Leaf items on the right. To select a leaf, highlight and click the Add Leaves button. Click OK when selection is complete.

    All of the selected tags appear along with their real time values, type, quality, and timestamp.

    If at any point you experience an issue with this client, contact GE Vernova technical support to troubleshoot and correct these issues.

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