17 OPC Scout
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Commissioning PC Stations - Manual and Quick Start
Release 5/2005
C79000-G8976-C156-07
17 OPC Scout
With the OPC Scout, you can test an OPC application or commission the OPC
server.
The following description assumes that you are familiar with the terminology and
mechanisms of OPC (OPC server and OPC client). You will find basic and detailed
information on this topic in the Industrial Communication with PG/PC manual /1/.
17.1 Characteristics, Functions and Activation
Which functions does the OPC Scout provide?
Table 17-1
Steps / Functions
Meaning
Connecting the OPC Scout to a local server Before you can work with the OPC Scout, you must
connect the OPC Scout with an OPC server.
Connecting the OPC Scout to a remote server Alternatively to connecting to a local server, you
can connect the OPC Scout with an OPC Server
running on a remote computer using DCOM.
Create a group You initially create groups with which you can
manage the items.
Browsing the process space You can browse the process space of the OPC
server in the OPC Navigator window.
Creating new variables In the OPC Navigator window, you can create new
variables and specify which variables will be
monitored.
Adding and monitoring variables Add the variables you want to monitor to the
current group.
Customizing the display You can decide what information is displayed for
variables in the OPC Scout window.
Display attributes You can display the attributes of individual OPC
items.
Change values Using the OPC Scout you can modify the values of
writable variables directly.
The following description will familiarize you with the user interface of the OPC
scout. Step by step, it shows you how to use the functions described above.
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