Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 599)

Using networks
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Server: RSI.RSView32OPCTagServer
Type: Remote
Server The name or address of the server computer. See
Computer “Server Computer Name or Address” on page 3-9
Name or for information about the format to use.
Address:
Access Path: Project name. You can leave this blank.
RSView32 automatically uses the open project on the
server computer.
Update Rate: A rate in seconds.
Address: Name or address of the tag in the server. (You
specify the address when you assign the OPC node
to a tag in the Tag editor.)
For more information about creating the node see “Creating an OPC
node” on page 3-5.
Once you set up the node, assign it to tags that will read from or write
to the server. Create tags, select Device as the data source, and assign
the node that you have created. For details, see Chapter 4, Creating tags.
Example: Sharing tag values between two RSView32 stations
An RSView32 computer on the plant floor contains a tag called
RejectCount. You are the supervisor and want to include this tag’s
value in a graphic display on your computer.
For this example, assume that:
the client computer is your computer, and the computer is named
Supervisor
the server computer is the plant floor computer, and the computer
is named Plant