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1. From the Home Page of ControlEdge Builder, click the arrow
beside Configure Ethernet Ports, and select ETH1 or ETH2.
2. Under Network Setting, select Use the following IP address and enter
the IP address of the Ethernet port.
3. Under Protocol Binding, select OPC UA Server.
4. Click Save to complete the configuration. Click Back to return to
the Home Page.
5. Click Configure Protocols > OPC UA Server to configure the
parameter of OPC UA Server if required. It is recommended to use
the default values for the parameters.
For more information about the parameter descriptions, see the
specification in the https://opcfoundation.org/.
Key Parameters to establish OPC UA communication
To establish the communication between OPC UA Sever and OPC UA
client, below key parameters of Server must be provided and be
required in the configuration in OPC UA side.
Server Endpoint URL
The URL of ControlEdge 900 controller OPC UA Server defined as
follows:
<ControlEdge 900 controller OPC Server URL>:= “opc.tcp://”
“opc.tcp://” is the protocol string portion of the URL. This string is
constant since the protocol used by the ControlEdge 900 controller
OPC UA Server is TCP.
<IP> is the IP address of ETH1 or ETH2 on the ControlEdge 900
controller.
<Port> is the port number for the transport protocol. Port number
4840 is the default for OPC UA.
In the following URL examples, the IP address of ETH1 port on the
ControlEdge 900 controller is set to 192.168.1.10. The IP address of
ETH2 port on the ControlEdge 900 controller is set to 192.168.2.10.
TIP: One or both URLs may exist depending on the port
configuration.
opc.tcp://192.168.1.10:4840
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