User`s manual

ioLogik E1200 Series Using the Web Console
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Active OPC Server Settings
Moxa’s Active OPC Server™ is a software package operated as an OPC driver of an HMI or SCADA system.
It seamlessly connects Moxa’s ioLogik products to a wide variety of SCADA systems, including the most popular:
Wonderware, Citect, and iFix. Active OPC Server™ conforms to the OPC Foundation’s latest data access
standard, DA 3.0, to connect with other standards-compliant devices and host OPC machines.
Hardware Requirements
CPU Intel Pentium 4 and above
RAM 512 MB (1024 MB recommended)
Network Interface 10/100 MB Ethernet
Software Requirements
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or later
Editor (not required) Microsoft Office 2003 (Access 2003) or later
OPC Server Specifications
OPC Data Access 1.0a, 2.0, 2.05a, 3.0
Max. No. of Tags 5000 (V1.12 or later)
Active OPC Server can be downloaded from the Moxa Website, and may be found from the support page,
www.moxa.com/support/.
After downloading the AOPC software, unzip it and run Install.exe. The installation program will guide you
through the installation process and install the Active OPC Server Utility.
For more details on AOPC installation and use, please refer to the Active OPC User’s manual or Chapter 5
Tag Generation
Tag configuration of an ioLogik E1200 is specified by its web console. Open the browser and go to the Active
OPC Server Settings page.
Follow these steps to create the tag from the ioLogik E1200 to Active OPC Server:
In the AOPC & I/O Settings page,
Check the “Enable Active OPC” box and specify the IP address where the Active OPC Server is installed.
Select the I/O channels that need to be created in the Active OPC Server.
Configure the Heartbeat Interval, if necessary.
The Heartbeat Interval can be used to determine the connection status between the ioLogik and Active OPC
Server, and to ensure that the ioLogik is connected and alive. If the heartbeat interval is set and the network
between the ioLogik E1200 and Active OPC Server is down, Active OPC Server will detect the stopped heartbeat
and the Quality column in the Active OPC will display BAD to indicate the loss of connectivity.