Install and set up the IGSS OPC Server

Install the IGSS OPC Server

When you install IGSS, the IGSS OPC Server is automatically installed and registered in Windows. If you choose to run the IGSS OPC Server from a dedicated PC (i.e. not an IGSS station), we recommend that you make a full IGSS installation to ensure proper installation and registration.

If the IGSS OPC Server does not work properly, it may be caused by a faulty registration in Windows. In that case, go to the OPC Server Configuration dialog box shown below, click the Unregister button and then Register.

Specify location of the IGSS Server

Click the Start button in Windows and find the IGSS 7.0 program menu, double-click the OPC Server Configuration icon.
In the Configuration area, specify the address of the IGSS Server(s) as follows:
(see Possible locations for the IGSS OPC Server).

If the IGSS Server runs on the same machine as the IGSS OPC Server, select Local.
If the IGSS Server runs on a different machine than the IGSS OPC Server, select Remote.

If you chose Remote, enter the IP address of the primary IGSS Server in the Primary address field. If you're using a dualized server, enter the IP address of the secondary server in the Secondary address field.
If you're using a dualized server or A/B switch solution, do the following:

To connect the IGSS OPC Server to the online A/B server or back to the primary dual server when the primary server is back online, select the Connect to online A/B server / Reconnect to primary dual server check box.
To make the above switch automatically, select the Automatic check box.

Show OPC Server Configuration dialog box

Control OPC Item visibility

You can control which OPC Items should be available to the OPC Client.

Do one of the following:

To allow the OPC Client to view all OPC Items, select All OPC Items visible to OPC Clients
To determine the visibility for each individual IGSS object, select Control OPC Item visibility from Definition

Choosing the latter alternative allows you to make the selected IGSS object visible to the OPC Client. This is done by selecting the Atoms in OPC Server check box on the Display tab of the object properties dialog box.

Show the Display tab

Starting and stopping the IGSS OPC Server

The IGSS OPC Server is started as soon as the first OPC Client connects to it. It is stopped when the last OPC Client disconnects. However, if you need to manually start and stop the IGSS OPC Server, you can do this by clicking the Start Server and Stop Server buttons.