Add a data server to an application

To use data server tags, you need to add an OPC data server to provide the link between your application and the hardware device containing the tags being referenced.
FactoryTalk View Studio
 is an OPC client. The default OPC server installed with
FactoryTalk View Studio
 is
FactoryTalk Linx
. However, you can use third-party OPC servers to communicate with your application's data sources. Most OPC servers are capable of communicating with a variety of devices over a variety of networks using a variety of protocols.
To add a data server
  1. In the
    Explorer
    window, position the mouse cursor at the root of the application, right-click the application icon and select
    New Data Server
     from the
    Context
     menu.
    or
    From the
    File
    menu, select
    New
    .
  2. Select
    FactoryTalk Linx
     or OPC
    .
  3. In the
    OPC
    properties dialog box that opens, specify the required information in the
    General
    and
    Advanced
    tabs.
  4. Click
    OK
    in each tab to save the data server information.
To modify the properties of an OPC data server after it has been added
  1. Right-click the data server's icon and then select
    Properties
    .
  2. In the
    Data Server Properties
     tabs, make the necessary changes, and then click
    OK
    .
To delete a data server
  • Right-click the data server and then select
    Delete
    .
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