Demonstration With Matrikon Opc Explorer - Honeywell Vertex M Technical Handbook

Vertex M 24-Point Continuous Monitor
TM
A.14.2 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 A-22. Connecting To An OPC Server
7. Expand the tree on the left to reveal the Vertex
M server as highlighted in purple the Matrikon
OPC Explorer window in Figure F-23.
Appendix A - Network Interface and Options
8. Click on Server then select Add Group. The
example name is "g1".
9. Select the group as shown highlighted in
Figure F-22.
10. Click on Group then select Add Items. The
group's Matrikon Explorer window opens.
11. In the group's explorer window, make sure that
the "Write Access" checkbox is unchecked.
12. Select an item from the list of Available
Items (as shown underlined in pink in the
MatrikonOPC Explorer (g1) window.
13. Double click on a tag as shown underlined
in green in the MatrikonOPC Explorer (g1)
window.
14. Confirm that the desired tag name appears in
the "Item ID" textbox.
15. Click the large arrow (Add) button as
highlighted in yellow in the MatrikonOPC
Explorer (g1) window.
16. Repeat above steps as desired. It is also
possible to add tags by right-clicking on the tag
and selecting "Add all items to tag list".
17. Click on File then select Close
18. Verify that the tag quality is "Good" as shown
in light-blue in the Matrikon OPC Explorer
window in Figure
F-35
F-22.