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No Network Connectivity
Disable Windows
TM
Firewall for FieldConnex
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Diagnostic Sever (FDS) before the
FDS is running for the fist time.
Setting Behavior
Start FDS Control Center automati-
cally
Whenever the PC is started, the FDS Ser-
ver is started too.
Minimize on Start The FDS Control Center starts with a
small icon in the Task-Bar without sho-
wing the front end application.
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FDS and OPC Server
The following settings can be made:
#Change FDS Communication Settings
To change the FDS communication settings, proceed as follows:
1. Right-Click on the FDS icon inside the task-bar
2. Choose FDS Control Center
window FDS Control Center appears
3. Choose FDS
4. Press the Stop button
5. Choose your corresponding SOAP communication port
(Default port: 25061)
6. Press the Start button
Setting Behavior
Start manually The FDS Control Center has to be started manu-
ally every time.
Start with Windows
TM
The FDS Control Center is automatically started
whenever Windows
TM
is loaded (no user login re-
quired).
Start with Control
Center
Whenever the FDS Control Center is started, the
FDS Server is started together with it.
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FDS and OPC Server
3.3 OPC Server
OPC servers provide a method for many different software packages to access data
from a process control device. By default an OPC-DA server is installed together with
the Diagnostic Manager. This OPC-DA server communicates with the FDS and pro-
vides data for access from several OPC clients.
To access the OPC-DA server the OPC-Package must be installed.
3.3.1 OPC Server Name Space
The name space of the OPC-DA server is structured as follows:
8. Test the OPC connection with the Softing Toolbox Demo Client available on the
FieldConnex Advanced Diagnostic product CD.
DCOM safety settings
Make sure that on both Client and Server PC the user "mngr account" is present
within the DCOM safety dialog and all authorizations are set.
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Instructions
#Test the connection with the Softing OPC Toolbox Demo Client
A smart way to validate the OPC connectivity between OPC client and OPC server
is to use the Softing Toolbox Demo Client you can find on the Advanced Diagnostic
CD in the folder Tools/OPC client.
Perform the following steps on the OPC client (Experion PKS PC):
1. Start SOClient.exe
2. Choose from the OPC server tab/Remote
3. Choose the PC the Diagnostic OPC server is running on
4. Choose Data Access V2
5. Doble-Click FDSOPCServiceDA
6. Change to tab DA Browse, now you are able to browse the OPC structure