Operating Instructions

Chapter 3 – Setting Up the OPC Data Manager
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Chapter 3 – Setting Up the OPC Data Manager
Chapter 3 contains the following topics:
• Before You Install the OPC Data Manager
• Installing the OPC Data Manager
• Setting and Removing the OPC Data Manager as a Windows Service
• Distributed COM (DCOM)
• Starting the OPC Data Manager Manually
• Opening and Closing the Main Window
• Entering OPC Data Manager Settings
• Setting Advanced System Configuration
• Stopping the OPC Data Manager
Before You Install the OPC Data Manager
Before you install the OPC Data Manager, be sure that Insight software with the OPCServer Option is
installed and configured. See the Insight OPCServer documentation for more information.
Installing the OPC Data Manager
To install the OPC Data Manager, do the following steps:
1. Log on to the computer using a user account with Administrator privileges.
2. From the OPC Data Manager CD, run MatrikonDataManager.exe.
The setup program installs the OPC Data Manager. Table 1 describes the installed files.
Table 1. OPC Data Manager Files.
Filename Description
DataManager.exe Data Manager executable.
DMConfig.exe Data Manager configuration tool.
DMInterfacesproxy.dll Proxy library for OPC Data Manager COM interfaces.
EventLog.dll Message library for NT Event logging system.
OPCSim.exe Matrikon simulation OPC server executable, installation option.
PSTCFGDataManagerLib.ocx Data Manager OPC server configuration Active X control library.
OPCDataManager.exe Data Manager OPC server executable.
OPCExplorer.exe Matrikon OPC Explorer executable, diagnostic tool.