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Rslinx classic opc server setup – Rockwell Automation 1426 PowerMonitor 5000 Unit User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication 1426-UM001F-EN-P - November 2013

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Communication

Chapter 9

EtherNet/IP using Ethernet/IP Driver

Create an Ethernet/IP network driver in RSLinx software.

Make selections to browse the local or remote subnet as appropriate.

Use RSWho to verify that RSLinx software is communicating to the
PowerMonitor 5000 unit.

RSLinx Classic OPC Server Setup

RSLinx Classic software functions as an OPC Server to serve data from a
PowerMonitor 5000 unit to an OPC 2.0 compliant application. To set up the
OPC driver, first setup an Ethernet Devices or EtherNet/IP driver as described
above to communicate to the power monitor. You can then create an OPC topic
to serve data to your SCADA application.

Setup OPC Topic

Follow these steps to set up an OPC topic.

1.

Open RSLinx software.

2.

From the DDE/OPC menu, choose Topic Configuration.

3.

When the topic configuration window appears, click New.

IMPORTANT

The PowerMonitor 5000 unit connects to either the RSLinx Classic Ethernet
Devices driver or the Ethernet/IP driver on a single computer but not both
simultaneously.