Tips for Integrating with an OPC client
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6.4
Possible difficulties in integrating an OPC client
6.4.1
Exporting data to a 3
rd
party OPC client
This section addresses problems you may have when exporting data to a 3
rd
party
OPC client, and provides solutions to those problems.
Exported data columns are not separated properly
Different regions in the world use different symbols to represent the point where
lists of data are separated. In the US this is typically a comma, while in Europe it is
typically a semicolon. When the data is exported, the list separator chosen must
match the list separator in the Windows Operating System where the data is to be
imported.
Check which list separator is being used
You can check which list separator is being used through the Numbers tab of
the Regional Settings window.
(Start
Control Panel
Regional Settings
Numbers tab)
Find and replace the separator in the export file
Open the export file in MS Excel
or Notepad, and find and replace the current
file separator with the correct one.
6.4.2
Integrating the OPC server into a network
This section addresses problems you may have when integrating into a network,
and provides solutions to those problems.
Changing the auto start setting
Open the services menu (Start
Programs
Administrative Tools
Services
or Start
Settings
Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Services)
Select DixieSystem Supervisor.
Right-click DixieSystem Supervisor to display the Properties pop-up window.
Select the Automatic in the Startup type drop-down menu in the General tab.
Note:
Once you have manually set auto start through Microsoft Services, this
behaviour should stop.
The OPC Client and MK8000 are not communicating
Verify that the name of the server is SBT.MK8000.
When using OPC software to access remote OPC servers across the network, you
may encounter two DCOM security related problems:
Browsing of OPC servers on a remote computer may fail due to the DCOM
settings;
Access to your remote OPC server may be denied due to the settings of
DCOM.
Machine set-up tips:
Both Client and Server machines should be within the same network Domain
or Workgroup;
On a workgroup network all users who will have access to the OPC server
must belong to this workgroup;
