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| + | ====OPC-UA Driver=== | ||
| + | ===Information=== | ||
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| + | OPC-UA is the replacement for the older **OPC-DA** standard. | ||
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| + | ^Driver Info^Detail^ | ||
| + | |Driver Type: | ||
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| + | ===Driver Settings=== | ||
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| + | This driver has two options. | ||
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| + | ^Option^Description^ | ||
| + | |Address|The address of the OPC-UA host machine, including the port number| | ||
| + | |Namespace|The ID of the namespace node (usually **2** or **3**)| | ||
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| + | ===Point Settings=== | ||
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| + | OPC-UA points only have one setting - the **full address** of the point. | ||
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| + | This is made up of a path of objects seperated by a slash (/) symbol, then a period (.) between the last object and its property. | ||
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| + | UA points for a hierarchy - for instance, you might have a UA object called the **Main Motor**, which contains a **Cooling System** which in turn has a property called **Outlet Temperature**. The final UA point name would be... | ||
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| + | Main Motor/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | ===Performance Note=== | ||
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| + | Some OPC-UA servers only support specific parts of the OPC-UA standard. | ||
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| + | For this reason, the ARDI OPC-UA drivers use a slower but much more reliable search method when connecting. This makes the // | ||
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| + | However, once the connection is completely stablished, OPC-UA is one of the fastest-update methods available, and has the least impact on your network. This is because OPC-UA is a // | ||