The NETx Servers provide a standardized OPC UA (Unified Architecture) interface. OPC UA is one of the most important communication protocols for Industry and the IoT.
OPC UA installation
The OPC UA extension is available through the Extension Manager. When the server is stopped, the Extension Manager can be started from the studio menu Extensions > Manager > Start extension manager...
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After a successful installation the following confirmation dialog appears.
Finally, close the studio and reopen it again. This is required before the extension can be used.
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After having installed the OPC UA extension, some basic settings have to be done. To do so, start the studio and open the menu entry Modules > OPC UA > OPC UA server configuration...
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This means that the same username and password combinations are used as for the visualization and Web Manager login. Starting with NETx BMS Platform R2 Build 1000, for each BMS user, the role permission for OPC UA can be configured within the Web Manager:
| Role | Permission |
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| Super Administrator | full access to the OPC UA address space |
| Administrator | full access to the OPC UA address space |
| Manager | full access to the OPC UA address space |
| Viewer | read-only access to the OPC UA address space |
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For troubleshooting, the log level of the OPC UA driver can be increased. The corresponding log entries are stored in a separate log file (<WorkspaceDirectory>\LogFiles\xio.OpcUa.log). More information about the configuration can be found in the OPC UA driver configuration. |
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