Overview

The OPC router 4 management contains the Management, the possibility of productive switching and the status display at runtime.

You will also find there

  • OPC router converter, which converts OPC router 3 projects
  • OPC router service Status, which executes the data transfers as a run-time component.

Management is being started via start menu (Programs – inray – OPC Router).

OPC Router Management executes all steps of bringing OPC Router into service, including licensing:

  1. Configuration of plug-ins needed, e. g. access data of accessible OPC and database servers, definition of variables (Chose plug-in in project configuration tree, left-hand side, then edit on corresponding tab).
  2. Projection (of connections): Which data is to be transferred when wherefrom where? (Create and open connections in left-hand side project configuration, chose transfer objects on right-hand side toolbox, edit on corresponding tab)
  3. Productive switching of the whole project or individual connections.
  4. Start service – if service has been running (default), restart is executed automatically (button).
  5. Monitoring and error diagnostics left over the snap-in directory on button “Status”.

The following chapters describe the steps in detail. Please note that only licensed plug-ins are accessible.

The entire project is stored in local databases (MongoDB), including the transfer protocol.

Note

Remember: Project backup: If the entire computer (VM, disk backup) is not backed up, the program directory of the router where the database files are located should be backed up.

OPC Router Service is the runtime component, working in the background as a Windows service and executing the data transfers. The service must be restarted after changes to plug-in configurations, individual connections can also be productive without restarting. Individual configuration regular is only necessary for use in systems with windows authentication.