CIAT CIATControl OPC Server User manual

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NA 12.46 A installation instructions [1]
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CIATControl OPC Server
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Installationandoperating
instructions
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Description:
•StandardOPCcommunicationsolution
•Centralisationofthesystem'svariousCIATControlsonanOPC‐compatibleBMS
•Largerangeoflicencesformonitoring:
o1CIATControl
o2to5CIATControls
oOver5CIATControls
•Quick,intuitiveinstallation
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Includes:
•InstallationCD
•Dongle(licence)
•Installationandoperatinginstructions
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Tobecarriedoutbytheintegrator:
•InstallationoftheOPCserverontheBMS
•CIATControlIPconfiguration
•CIATControldeclarationviatheOPCserverconfigurator
•SelectionofpointstobeindicatedontheBMS

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1. LISTOFEQUIPMENT
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No.DescriptionQuantityComment
1InstallationCD1Minimumrequirements:
WindowsXP/7/Server2008compatible
Processor:1.6Ghz
RAM:1Gb
Diskspace:1Gb
CDplayer
1USBportavailable
.NetFrameworkversion2.0
2Dongle(licence)1TobeconnectedtotheUSBport
3Installationandoperatinginstructions1‐
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2. INSTALLINGTHESOFTWARE
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InserttheinstallationCDintheCDplayer.
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Doubleclickontheicontolaunchtheinstallation.Thefollowingwindowappears.
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Followtheinstallationinstructionsandclickon"Finish"afterselecting"Yes,Iwanttorestartmycomputernow".
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Note:makesureyoucloseallyouropendocumentsbeforeclickingon"Finish".
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Afterrestartingyourcomputer,theOPCserverwillbeoperational.
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Connectthedongletoactivatethelicence.
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3. CONFIGURINGTHESTATIONS
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1/ConfiguringtheCIATControls
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ConfigureeachCIATControlwithafixedIPaddress.
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Todothis,identifyyourselfasa"User",clickon"Parameters"andselectthe"Ethernetconfiguration"tab.

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ConnectanRJ45cabletooneofthe2EthernetportsontheCIATControl.
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Note:eachCIATControlhasadefaultDHCPsetting.
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OnceanaddresshasbeenassignedtotheCIATControl,theactiveboardisdisplayed.
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Select"Static"andentertheinformationsuppliedbythenetworkadministrator(orthatassignedbytheDHCPserver):
‐IPaddress
‐Subnetmask
‐Gateway
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Clickon"Send"toconfirmtheconfiguration.
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Note:ifseveralCIATControlsarepresentonthenetwork,pleasemodifythecomputername(defaultname:
CIATCONTROL)toauniquenametoavoidconflicts.TheCIATControlwillneedtoberestartedafterthenamehasbeen
modified.
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CarryoutthesameoperationoneachCIATControl,takingcaretoassigndifferentfixedIPaddressesforeach
CIATControl.

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2/ConfiguringtheOPCserver
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In"Start","Programs",clickon"OPCServerConfigurator".
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Thefollowingwindowopens.
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Clickon"NEW"toaddaCIATcontrol.

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EnteranameforthisequipmentanditsfixedIPaddress,thenclickon"OK".
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Clickon"PING"tocheckthecommunicationwiththeequipment.
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Itsstatusswitchesto"Success".
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RepeattheoperationforeachCIATControl.
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WhenalltheCIATControlshavebeenconfigured,closetheapplicationbyclickingonthecrossinthetopright.
TheOPCserverisnowconfigured.

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AnyOPCclientcanconnecttheOPCservertoaccessthevaluesforalltheCIATControlsavailableonthesystemand
declaredontheserver.
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Notes:
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OtheractionsarepossiblefromtheOPCserverconfigurator:
‐"MODIFY":usedtomodifythenameorIPaddressoftheequipment
‐"DELETE":usedtodeletetheequipment
‐"REFRESH":usedtostartapingforalltheequipmentonthelist
‐"SETTINGS":usedtoconfiguretheOPCserverparameters
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The"SETTINGS"menuisusedtomodifythefollowingparameters:
‐Booleanvalueistrue:appliestoallOPCitemscreatedwiththebooltype;iftheboxischecked,thevalue
codedfortrueis1;iftheboxisnotchecked,itis‐1.
‐Reconnectevery:frequencyofreconnectiontoastationdeclaredabsentonthenetwork.Whenastationis
declaredabsentafteralossofcommunication,theOPCserverusesthisfrequencytocheckthatthestation
hasreturnedtothenetwork
‐Refreshtime:waitingtimeactivatedwitheacheventpriortostationupdate.Thisisused,forexample,when
addingitemstothestationformonitoring:itisusedtosendthelistofitemstobemonitoredonceallthe
itemshavebeendeclared,ratherthanupdatingthestationeachtimeanitemisadded/deleted.Inparticular,
thissavestimewheninitialisingtheOPCserver
‐Disconnectiontime:waitingtimepriortodisconnectionofthelinkbetweentheOPCserverandthestationfor
whichnoitemsarereadbytheOPCserver
‐Dataservertestfrequency:cyclicaltesttocheckforthepresenceofthestation(useofthepingcommand)
‐TCPtimeout:configurationofthetimeoutperiodontheTCPcontrolwhencheckingforthepresenceofthe
stationonthenetwork
‐Nativetypeisstring:appliestoOPCitemsforwhichthetypeisdefinedasstringiftheboxischecked.
Otherwisethetypeisundefined
‐Addressseparator:characterusedtoseparatethedifferentfieldsoftheOPCaddress(devicefield,network
field,variablefield,etc.)
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4. USE
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TheOPCserverlaunchesautomaticallywhenanOPCclientattemptstocommunicatewiththeCIAT.CIATControlOPC
Server.DAserver.
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AnyOPCclientcannowselecttheitemshewishestomonitor(seesections7to10fortheitemsavailableforeachtype
ofequipment).
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TheOPCserverhasthefollowingbuttons:
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‐Stations…:usedtocheckthestationsinterrogatedbytheOPCclient;itispossibletorefreshtheconnections
orattempttoreconnectifthereisalossofcommunicationwithoneofthestations.

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‐Exit:usedtoclosetheOPCserver.Ifequipmentisaddedtotheserver,itisrecommendedtoshutdownthe
serverbeforeconfiguring,otherwiseanymodificationswillonlybetakenintoaccountoncetheOPCserveris
restarted.
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‐Group:usedtoindicatetheitemsreadbytheOPCclient.Thefulladdressisindicated,aswellastherefresh
timeandvalue.
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‐Badaddresses:usedtoindicateincorrectaddressesread/writtenbytheOPCclient.Iftheseaddressesdonot
exist,theywillbedirectlyplacedinthismenu.
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‐Groupdetails:givesageneraloverviewoftheOPCserveraswellasthevalueoftheparameterssetintheOPC
serverconfigurator.
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‐Filter:usedtoapplyafiltertotheitemslistedinthetable.Simplyenterthecharacterspresentintheaddress
ofeachitem.Thefilterrefreshesautomatically.

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ImportantnotesfortheinstallationprocedureviaOPC:
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‐Thevalueswrittenintheequipmentparametersarenotstoredinthedatabase.Whenreplacingthe
modules(inoperativemodule),theparametervaluesshouldbechangedagain.Onlythevaluessetviathe
CIATControlscreenarestoredinthedatabase.
‐TakecarewhenwritingtheparametervaluesforV3000typemodules.Whenaparameterismodified,the
V3000restartsautomatically.Itthenlosesthecontextinwhichitwasswitchedto"Auto"mode.Itwillnot
switchbacktothemoderequestedbythetimeschedulewhenthemodenextswitches.Topreventthis,the
OPCclientmustsendthecommandtotheV3000inordertomakeitswitchbacktothemodeitwasin
beforetherestart.
‐TheitemsavailableforeachpieceofequipmentaredisplayedinFrenchonly.
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5. UNINSTALLING
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Touninstallthesoftware,theOPCservermustbeshutdown,whichrequiresalltheOPCclientstobeclosed.
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Doubleclickonthe"CIAT"iconinthebottomrightofthetaskbar.
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Thefollowingwindowopens.Clickon"Exit"andconfirmthattheapplicationhasclosed.

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In"Configurationpanel",clickon"ProgramandFunctions"(Win7)or"Add/Removeprograms"(WinXP/Win
Server2003/2007).
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Select"CIATControlOPCServer"andclickonuninstall.Thefollowingwindowopens.Followtheinstructions.