Procedure - Manual - OPC UA Connector - Industrial Edge - Industrial Edge App

To add data points from a data source, follow these steps:

1. Launch the OPC UA Connector application.
   The Configurator home page is displayed.

2. Select a data source and click under the Actions column.
   Add Tags window opens.
   
   

   NOTE

   OPC UA (OPC Server) data source does not support the String Length field.

3. Complete the following fields:
   

   Field Name	Definition
   Name	Defines the name of the data point. It must be unique.
   Comments	Defines the comments.
   Address	Defines the address of the data point in the controller or on the server. For an OPC-UA server connection, the address must have the following syntax: ns=3; s=. Replace the and placeholders with the corresponding address of the data point.
   Data Type	Specifies the data point type. For more information on the data types, refer Data Types. The Data Type drop-down displays the data type options based on the data source as follows: OPC UA (OPC Server) supports Bool, Int, Byte, Dint, Real, String, Word, Lint, Sint, USInt, Uint, UDInt, ULInt, Lreal, Dword, Lword, Char, Bool Array, Int Array, Dint Array, String Array, Word Array, Lint Array, Sint Array, Uint Array, Udint Array, ULInt Array, Real Array, Dword Array, LWOrd Array, and Lreal Array.
   Array	Enables the array feature. Array feature is used to accumulate different PLC values in one array as required.
   Acquisition Cycle	Specifies the acquisition cycle with which the data is sent to the Databus. The available options are as follows: 10 milliseconds 50 milliseconds 100 milliseconds 250 milliseconds 500 milliseconds 1 second 2 second 5 second 10 second As a rule, the '1 second' acquisition cycle is used. Only OPC-UA supports highspeed acquisition cycle support of 10 milliseconds and 50 milliseconds.
   Acquisition Mode	Specifies the acquisition mode of the data. The available options are as follows: CyclicOnChange
   Access Mode	Specifies the access mode of the tags. You can configure the tags as readable, writable, or both readable-writable. The available options are as follows: Read: This access mode is applicable only for 'Read' configured tags. Read and Write: With this access mode, the value can be 'Read' and 'Write'.

   * Indicates that all fields are mandatory.
   

4. Click Add Tags.
   The data points are added below the data source.
   

   NOTE

   • You can add multiple data points as required, by clicking under the Actions column.
     
   • When you add a new data point under a deployed connection then connection’s deployed state is changed to partially deployed state.