Getting Started: Connecting the Controller to the SIMATIC NET OPC Server
Windows Automation Center, WinAC Slot Version 4.0
Hardware Installation and Operating Manual, Edition 02/2006, A5E00273194-02
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Configuring the Items to be Accessed (Using the STEP 7
Symbol Table)
If you created a symbol table for the STEP 7 program that you downloaded, you
can use the symbols for connecting the OPC server to the data in the controller. To
configure the items to be accessed using the STEP 7 symbol table, follow these
steps:
1. Open the OPC Navigator by double-clicking the connection (Group1) for the
OPC server.
2. Browse to the folder for the controller to display the symbols that have been
downloaded to the controller.
3. After selecting the symbols for the data to be connected to the OPC server,
click the Add button (-->).
4. Click the OK button to add the symbol to Group1.
