9. Create an account on the external computer Honeywell with the password of vertex. See
"Vertex M Remote Display Setup" on page212 in Create matching Windows Accounts. To
do this, select Start/ MyComputer/Manage/LocalUsersAndGroup/ Users. Also add the user
to the Administrators group. Log in using this account.
10. Install an OPC Client program on the external computer. Screenshots of two examples are
included. The Matrikon OPC Explorer is on the Vertex M CD and is pre-installed on the
Vertex M rack. It may also be downloaded from www.matrikon.com. Additionally, DAClient
from Rockwell Software might be useful and is shown here. Contact Rockwell Software to
obtain this.
11. Edit the DCOM configuration as listed in Table F-12. It is necessary to click on the Apply
button before closing the properties form for each object. For information on this, see
"Vertex M Remote Display Setup" on page212 in Configure DCOM. This is noted in
boldface.
12. Reboot the external computer.
Demonstration with Matrikon OPC Explorer
1. Install the program.
2. Start OPC Explorer.
3. Set View/Options/General/Browse Methods = Registry. Start the program.
4. Select Server/Add/Connect Server
5. Fill in the IP address or host name.
6. To communicate with a Niagara rack, fill in the server name with
Honeywell.VertexOPCServerDA.1 as shown below. To communicate with an RSView rack, us
a server name of RSI.32OPCTagServer.
Figure 8-22. Connecting to an OPC Server
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