Introduction:

This document describes a simple example for PME view application running as a OPC client
and getting data from local OPC server.

Software Environment:
Proficy Machine Edition Version 9.0 SIM 12
Proficy Driver Server Version 3.7.6

Prepare OPC server:

In this example, using the Proficy Driver Server (PDS) as OPC server and it is running in the
local PC. PDS collect the data from a RX3i PLC over GE SRTP protocol.
For the setup about PDS and RX3i, you can refer to the KB 14264(Id:000006601): Proficy
Driver Server (PDS) Quick Start Guide:
https://digitalsupport.ge.com/communities/en_US/Article/Proficy-Driver-Server-PDS-Quick-
Start-Guide

PME View project configuration steps:

1. Launch PME and create a Windows PC View project.

2. Right Click on “OPC Client” and select “New Server Link” to create a OPC server link.
3. Then you will need to configure the properties of the server link:

Click the “···” button, then the “Device Configuration” will pop up, configure the “Server
Node” at first, as shown below:

A pop-up window will appear and list all the computers in the local network.
Select the computer which the OPC server application is running on it. In this example, we
are using PDS application running in local host. “WIN-IKISKM4623R” is the name of the local
host in this example.

4. After selected the correct server PC, configuring the correct OPC server is required as
next step

Click the “Query” button to query the available OPC server on the PC:
In this example, select the “GE Fanuc. Proficy Drivers. OpcServer”.

5. After the OPC Server link configured, create a test variable in variable list.
In the properties of the variable, set data source to “OPC”. In the server field select the
server name just configured.

Click the “···” button to set I/O address.

The details of the OPC server will appear automatically.
The “PROJECT1” is the PDS project that prepared for this test. The tag “TEMP01” is set up in
the “PROJECT1” and associated with %R00001 in RX3i PLC.

Here is the setup on PDS

Select the “TEMP01” in “I/O Address Configuration” and then the I/O address will generate
automatically as shown below:

6. Drag the test tag to the panel to monitor, download and start the application:
The tag can be monitored.