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5 Things About Connecting To DeltaV OPC (shipped)
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Configuring an OPC client to talk to DeltaV's OPC Server is
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To rectify that situation, here's a list of the Top 5 things you
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5. OPC Remote - required client software

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OPC Remote refers to the software you need to install on the OPC
Client to be able to talk to DeltaV OPC.  I found this strange because
when I was the PI OPC Interface to a KEPServerEX, OSI provided all
the software for the OPC client and Kepware provided all the software Variability Reduction is a core objective

for the OPC server.

Whatever the case, you need to execute OPCRemote.exe on each

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machine you designate as an OPC client. This package contains the
requirements and diagnostic tools like OPC WatchIt.

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DeltaV OPC Server.  It's installed on the DeltaV Application Station and
you ought to run it there to see if the OPC Server is up.
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The DeltaV OPC Server does NOT run as it's own Windows Service.
 As in, if you type services.msc
and go hunting through that
list, you won't find anything
that resembles the OPC
server.   But if you type
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C:\Program Files\PI
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►  October 2012 (5)

taskmgr and look through the ►  September 2012 (9)

programs that are running, ►  August 2012 (16)

you'll see FrsOpcDv.exe. ►  July 2012 (6)

 That, right there, is the DeltaV ►  June 2012 (7)
OPC Server. ►  May 2012 (5)
►  April 2012 (14)
This means that when you're ►  March 2012 (9)
setting up DCOM settings that ►  February 2012 (5)
you need to visit this entry in ►  January 2012 (3)
DCOM Config.
►  2011 (19)

2. Local User Account is Your Only Option Subscribe by Email

There's only one way to connect to DeltaV OPC Server and that's with So you like snarky commentary on cell culture,
a local user account.  The one that's pre-configured is called, OSI PI and GMP? Join our Mailing List.
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"DeltaVAdmin."  This account has to exist on the DeltaV App Station as
Email Address *
well as the PROPLUS for the data to get sent.

First Name *
What's crazier is that DeltaV is hard-coded to block anonymous
access, which means your OPC client must be running as DeltaVAdmin
(or equivalent).  If you're connecting DeltaV to a PI-OPC Interface, Last Name *

make sure the interface is running as "DeltaVAdmin".  This is basically

your only option to getting it to work: you cannot use the local SYSTEM
account. Subscribe

1. DeltaVAdmin Needs DCOM Permissions

It follows that you need to create a local user on your OPC client called
DeltaVAdmin.  It also follows that you need to grant this local
DeltaVAdmin user Local and Remote authorities:

Local Access
Remote Access
Local Launch 
Remote Launch
Local Activation
Remote Activation

That's basically the list of things I wish I knew going into connecting to
a DeltaV system via OPC.

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9 comments:

Saulo said...

Very interesting. Congratulations!! Your text is highly

instructive. I experienced all these peculiarities of the
DeltaV OPC in an application where my system sends the
data to the client system, which in turn feeds a PI. We had
several mishaps until all the fine adjustments to be made​​,
but now everything is running ok.

August 7, 2013 at 9:50 AM

Hoyt Velasquez said...

This is a very helpful post. Those who are dealing with

similar server situations are surely grateful for this. Thanks
for sharing.

October 8, 2013 at 7:12 PM

Unknown said...

Hello,

Thank you for the Kepware endorsement! We appreciate

your support. I would love to ask you a few questions about
your experience with DeltaV and OPC. If you have time,
shoot me an email:
adam.kennedy@kepware.com

Thanks again,
Adam

March 29, 2014 at 10:51 AM

Unknown said...

Hi,

I am having some trouble connecting DeltaV OPC server

with a HIMA station. Kindly drop a mail at your convenience
to moizsawa@gmail.com

Thank you

January 15, 2015 at 12:25 AM

Unknown said...

Folks, I am trying to connect Delta V OPC server (version

9.3) to the latest ignition sofware. They are runnin on the

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same application station to eliminate the need to setup the

profile for remote client (described in this blog). So far I
have unsuccessful to get these 2 to communicate using the
OPC COM connection. I have tried every combination that I
can think off and still does not coomunnicate.

did anybpody has attempted to dosimilar setup in the past?

is there any gotchas that you can think of?

Thank you.
March 2, 2015 at 12:53 AM

James said...

Hello

Thank you so much for posting about OPC and DeltaV

connectivity. There was enough information here to point
me in the right direction to get our PI OPC Interface
working again after a DeltaV App station rebuild.

PI Tech support were very good as usual troubleshooting

with me but determined the problem was at the DeltaV side
and they didn't have the knowledge to help further.

Interestingly our PI Interfaces run under a DeltaV domain

account and not DeltaVAdmin, but the solution for us was
resetting the DeltaVAdmin local user account password on
the PI Interface machine (which existed but I don't recall
ever setting this up manually).

I am told that during the App station rebuild a different

DeltaVAdmin password was set, but then corrected back to
the original a little later.

Thanks again!

July 27, 2015 at 7:59 PM

Anonymous said...

#1 and #2 is wrong; there is no need to use DeltaVAdmin

for a OPC DA Client (installed locally on the DeltaV
Application Station or on a remote computer). I did that
personnaly at least 50 times, with DeltaV v3 till DeltaV v12
(I've left Emerson in 2014).

July 30, 2015 at 12:43 PM

Unknown said...

I found strange the need of OPC Remote for Delta V. Many

OPC servers I tested and use need nothing installed in
client machine beside the OPC Core Components. I tried
but I couldn't find why Emerson provide the solution this
way. Does anyone know that?

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October 18, 2016 at 5:07 PM

Unknown said...

Forgot to say it is a very good help for users dealing with

Delta V and OPC connections.

October 18, 2016 at 5:08 PM

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