Select and Browse Devices

You can log in to Configuration Hub and browse through all the OPC UA devices that are associated to a project.
  1. Log in to Configuration Hub. For more information, see Access Configuration Hub.
    The Configuration Hub page opens listing all the CIMPLICITY nodes and their associated projects on the left pane.

    Marker Description
    1 CIMPLICITY Node/ computer registered with Configuration Hub and Proficy Authentication.
    2 Project associated to the CIMPLICITY node.
    3 Connections is displayed only if a Project is configured with devices. You can click Connections to browse all the available devices and create points.
  2. From the left pane, expand the required project and select Connections.
    The devices tab opens listing all the associated devices.

    Marker Description
    1 List of all the OPC UA devices associated to the project.
    2 Details of the selected device.
    Note: This is read-only.

    In case of a redundancy project, you can see the details like node name, status, and path of the configured primary and secondary servers. For more information on configuring redundancy, refer to Configuring Redundancy.
    3 Column chooser. You can select what all information of a device you want to view in the grid.
    Available options:
    • Device ID
    • Network Address
    • Description
    • Port Type ID
  3. Select a device, and then select the ellipsis (...) to the right of your entry.
    A popup menu appears.
  4. From the popup menu, select Browse.
    A new tab opens, listing the device and all its associated objects.
    Note: If you are already browsing a device, you will be prompted with a popup stating that you are already browsing a device and whether you want to replace it. If you select Yes, the existing device tab is replaced with the selected device.

    You can now create SCADA points from the objects displayed for the selected Device.