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OPC Server Tags

Item Name Syntax

DeviceName.Address[index]*, Datatype, LowRaw, HighRaw, LowEng, HighEng,RequestedDataType

Everything after the Address is optional.

Device Name Name of the Device

Address Protocol specific variable name
Specify array.
eg. device1.40001[10] is a ten element vector,
[index]
device1.40004[10][10] is a 10x10 array.
If no index is specified than only one item is defined.
Possible raw data types are
BOOL Boolean (1 bit)
I1 Signed byte (8 bits)
UI1 Unsigned byte (8 bits)
I2 Signed word (16 bits)
UI2 Unsigned word (16 bits)
I4 Signed long (32 bits)
UI4 Unsigned long (32 bits)
BSTR Variable Length String
I8 Signed Large (64 bits)
Datatype
UI8 Unsigned Large (64 bits)
R4 Short floating point (32 bits)
R8 Long floating point (64 bits)
Currency Currency (64 bits)
Date Date (64 bits)
Int Int (32 bits)
Uint Uint (32 bits)
BCD BCD (16 bits)
LongBCD Long BCD (32 bits)
LargeBCD Large BCD (64 bits)
Low Raw Low limit of data from PLC
High Raw High limit of data from PLC
Low Eng Low limit of data from User
High Eng High limit of data from User
Requested Data Type Convert raw data type to the requested data type

The LowRaw,HighRaw,LowEng and HighEng are optional and are used to specify the scaling to be performed when reading and writing to the PLC. e.g.
Modbus0.40001,,0,9999,0,100 to scale the variable to display percentage.

Adding Tags
There is usually no need to add tags at the server. The whole data address space of the device is always directly addressable. e.g. If you have a Modbus device 'Modbus1'
and you want to access 40002. Use the itemID modbus1.40002. The access path is not used. Use the built in OPC explorer to connect to IOServer. You will see the
addressing format for the device via the browse interface when you try to add an item to a group.

If the user wants to enforce their own naming convention, they can drag and drop tag definitions into the "Tags List" folder in IOServer. Click on the "Tags List", then drag
your tags list from Wordpad, Word or any drag and drop enabled application and drop it into the Tags List folder. To export data from IOServer press the CTRL key, left
mouse click the folder and drag it into your document. For Tags List, the first column is the user tag name, the second column is the variable name. All user defined tags
are grouped in the "Tags" device.

eg. to configure your Tag List.

Use wordpad.exe (or Word) to type in your tag list

Tag1 Modbus1.40001
Tag2 Modbus1.40002
Tag3 Modbus1.40003
Tag4 Modbus1.40004

Click on the Tags List folder in IOServer. Select the above four lines drag them to the Tags List folder in IOServer. IOServer should now have the 4 User tags defined.

From Excel you should be able to see the following tags

IOSDDE|Group!'Tag1'
IOSDDE|Group!'Tag2'
IOSDDE|Group!'Modbus1.40005'
IOSDDE|Group!'Modbus1.30001'

The "Tags." prefix may be omitted when using tags from the tags list.

Tag Browsing

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IOServer can access the whole address space of a device. Instead of enumerating all possible variable address in the device, IOServer use a hint system to show the user
what address range and type is possible for all the possible addresses of a device.

examples

%05u(1-65536) Expect a five digit decimal number between 1 and 65536

%02u(1-32) Expect a 2 digit decimal number between 1 and 32
%01u(1-8) Expect a 1 digit decimal number between 1 and 8
%u(0-65535) Expect a decimal number between 0 and 65535
%u(0-255) Expect a decimal number between 0 and 255
%u(7-999) Expect a decimal number between 7 and 999
%o(0-277) Expect an octal number between octal 0 and octal 277
%x(0-1fff) Expect a hexadecimal number between 0 and 1fff

System Device Variables

These variables are available in every device.

Return a value of 0 if the device is offline. A value of 1 if the device is online. Writing a 0 to this variable will disconnect the parent port. Writing a 1 to this
Status
variable will reconnect the parent port.
Port Communication Statistics. Statistics Error to CharRx can be reset to 0 by writing any value to that variable. Individual device statistics are not
available.
Error Number of communication errors
CRCError CRC/Checksum error detected
Timeout Number of timeout
Retry Number retries attempt
FrameTx Number of frames transmitted
FrameRx Number of frames received
CharTx Number of characters transmitted
CharRx Number of characters received
Bandwidth % Bandwidth usage of port.
TimeOffset Time difference in microseconds between IOServer internal clock and operating system clock. Use Long to read this variable.
Comms
Bytes Used Total number of bytes by all OPC Clients
DeviceTx Number of frames transmitted by device
DeviceRx Number of frames received by device
Interface Local IP address
IP Remote IP Address
Telephone number of active outgoing call.
Value Meaning
Phone Number Connected to this number
Telephone
Negative number Connecting to this number
1 DCD asserted with no current outgoing call
0 Not connected

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