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The NETx BMS Platform provides standardized OPC UA (Unified Architecture) interfaces ,OPC UA is one of the most important communication protocols for Industry and the IoT.
OPC UA installation
OPC UA extension is available through Extension Manager. When the BMS Core Studio is stopped, the Extension Manager can be started from the BMS Studio menu Extensions / Manager / Start extension manager...
- Open the Extension Manager on the PC where you have the Internet connection.
- Navigate to the "Not installed" tab. Select the "OPC UA". Afterwards, press the "Install" button
After a successful installation the confirmation appears:
The close the BMS Core Studio and reopen it again; this is required before the extension can be used.
OPC UA as Server
After starting the BMS Core Studio and from the BMS Studio menu Modules/ OPC UA/ OPC UA server configuration...
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To make BMS Core server runs as OPC UA server you need Enable OPC UA option. After that Server needs to be restarted.
BMS Core server datapoints will available through any OPC UA Client.
