OPC client DCS 8.5

[WireJunky]

hi,

at the moment im currently connecting to an OPC server using datasocket, we have the DCS module -my question is what are the steps involved in setting up shared variables porgrammaticly... we want to build the aplication into an exe, and be able to browse to the tag on the OPC server.  Is there such functionality in the DCS module? I know you can setup an OPC IO server, but I cant see how during runtime I can configure it. If someone can just point me in the right direction....

[cosmin]

Hi,

reconfiguration of shared variables URL through property nodes is problematic since there is a known bug regarding property nodes of sv's in build applications.

create the sv and an opc client, binding the variables to that opc client. To reconfigure use "Create and Configure IO Server" Express VI (from DSC pallette) using the same name and process as the one created the first time.

cosmin