Step 2.2. Review Process Systems OPC Port

Procedure

  1. Select Project>Equipment>Ports in the Workbench left pane.

    If an OPC port has:

    • Already been installed, Process Systems installs a port with the next available index.
    • Not already been installed the Process Systems port will be MASTER_OPC_0.
  2. Double-click the Process Systems port in the Workbench right pane.

    The Process System's OPC Port Properties dialog box opens.

    • General tab
    • OPC port settings tab.

    General tab: Process Systems OPC Port Properties dialog box

    Some default values are different from the standard OPC port General default values.

    Process Systems General default values are as follows.

    Feature Default Value
    Description Process Systems Port
    Scan rate 5 Seconds
    Retry count 3
    Enable Checked
    Enable stale data Clear

    OPC port settings tab: Process Systems OPC Port Properties dialog box

    Select the OPC Port Settings tab.

    Some default values are different from the standard OPC Port Settings default values.

    Process Systems Port Settings default values are as follows.

    Feature Default Value
    EightByteReals True
    UserServerTimeStamp True
    MessageTicks 50
    CircularLog True
    LogFileSize 1000000
    UserDataTypePromotion False
    RefreshUnsoItems True
    BatchDynamicAdditions True
    BatchAddBatchSize 50
    BatchTimeToLive 200
    AddBoolAsBool False
    TraceLevel 1