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1 -= **Introduction** =
1 += **1 Introduction** =
2 2  
3 3  **Open Platform Communications (OPC) **is a series of standards and specifications for industrial telecommunication. They are based on **Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) for process control**.
4 4  
5 5  WECON provides **OPC Data Access(OPC DA)** for communicating real-time data from data acquisition devices, which is V-Box.
6 6  
7 -= **Premise** =
7 +V-Box pushes the data source to other OPC Clients through OPC tool, such as SCADA software, CFM software, ERP/MES systems, etc.
8 8  
9 -Due to OPC is based on Microsoft's COM (COmponent Model), and OPC's remote communication relies on Microsoft's DCOM (Distribute COM), and security is based on Microsoft's Windows security settings. About how to setup the DCOM on Windows PC, please refer to the following two links:
9 += **2 Premise** =
10 10  
11 -1)[[ DCOM for Windows 7,10, & Server 2008R2 and Newer>>https://www.softwaretoolbox.com/dcom/html/dcom_for_windows_7-_10-_-_server_2008r2.html]]
11 +Due to OPC is based on Microsoft's COM (COmponent Model), and OPC's remote communication relies on Microsoft's DCOM (Distribute COM), and security is based on Microsoft's Windows security settings. About how to setup the DCOM
12 12  
13 -2) [[INSTALLING OPC CORE COMPONENTS ON WINDOWS 8>>https://www.aggsoft.com/opc-data-logger/tutorials/dcom-opc-config-windows-8-2012-1.htm]]
13 += **2 Basic configuration** =
14 14  
15 -= **Basic configuration** =
15 +The device uses the OPC configuration tool to push the data sources of the device to other OPC clients
16 16  
17 -V-Box pushes the data source to other OPC Clients through OPC tool, such as SCADA software, CFM software, ERP/MES systems, etc.
17 +== **2.1 Login interface** ==
18 18  
19 -== **Login interface** ==
20 -
21 -{{info}}
22 -**✎Note:** Because now all the tools are integrated into the V-NET Client, please login into the V-NET Client software to find OPC tool.
23 -{{/info}}
24 -
25 25  (% style="text-align:center" %)
26 -[[image:WheretofindOPC.png]]
20 +[[image:12-1.png||class="img-thumbnail"]]
27 27  
28 -(% style="text-align:center" %)
29 -[[image:OPCLogin.png]]
30 -
31 31  **Interface function:**
32 32  
33 33  1. Use the sqlite database to record the users who have successfully logged in. According to the login time, they are arranged in the user name drop-down box from large to small.
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34 34  1. Remember password: use DES secondary encryption, the secret key is CPUID and network card MAC address respectively.
35 35  1. Configure the server address, and the software restart is required for the configuration to take effect.
36 36  
37 -== **Server setting** ==
28 +== **2.2 Server setting** ==
38 38  
39 39  The default server address is the V-NET monitoring address. When deploying a private cloud, connect to the corresponding network address. After configuring the server address, the OPC Tool restart is required to take effect.
40 40  
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57 57  1. **Asean:http:~/~/api.asean.v-box.net**
58 58  1. **Europe:http:~/~/api.eu.v-box.net**
59 59  
60 -== **Configured successfully** ==
51 +== **2.3 configuration successfully** ==
61 61  
62 62  After the user logs in successfully, the OPC SERVER is started. As shown below.
63 63  
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67 67  (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
68 68  **✎Note:** When using the OPC function, run the OPC Tool software.
69 69  
70 -= **Example** =
61 += **3 Example** =
71 71  
72 72  (% class="lead" %)
73 -**The precondition is to use the OPC Server and OPC Client on the same PC.**
64 +**The precondition is to use the OPC Server and OPC Client on the same PC.**
74 74  
75 -== **Run the OPC tool** ==
66 +== **3.1 Run the OPC tool** ==
76 76  
77 77  (% style="text-align:center" %)
78 78  [[image:12-3 2.png||class="img-thumbnail"]]
79 79  
80 -== **Create OPC device** ==
71 +== **3.2 Create OPC device** ==
81 81  
82 -The following example is taking **OPC Quick Client.exe** tool for demonstration. [[**Download** here>>https://ftp.we-con.com.cn/Download/WIKI/V-BOX/Software/Kepware-OPCClient.zip]].
73 +Take the **OPC Quick Client.exe** tool for example. **[[Download>>doc:V-BOX.V-Net.Download.6\.Software.WebHome]] **here.
83 83  
84 -{{info}}
85 -✎Note: If having trouble of "Failed to connect server" or not able to find V-BOX.OPCSERVER.DLL in Server Properties, please go to the V-NET Client installation path to install the necessary OPC runtime environment.
86 -{{/info}}
87 -
88 -(% style="text-align:center" %)
89 -[[image:OPCruntimelocation.png]]
90 -
91 91  **(1)** Run** "OPC Quick Client.exe"**
92 92  
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137 137  (% style="text-align:center" %)
138 138  [[image:12-13.png||class="img-thumbnail"]]
139 139  
140 -{{info}}
141 -**✎Note:** After the OPC tool is booted up, the number of real-time monitoring tags would not dynamically increase or decrease if there are some changes on server configuration. Only those values of the existing monitoring points when the OPC starts will be updated in real time.
142 -{{/info}}
124 += **4 Note** =
125 +
126 +After the software is started, it would not dynamically adjust according to the increase, deletion, or configuration modification of the server monitoring point, and would only update the value of the monitoring point from time to time.
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