Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual
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Chapter 6
FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix Software Device Setup
Configure OPC Server
Before setting up devices and meters based on OPC servers, you need to configure an OPC server. This example uses the
Kepware OPC driver for the Data Center device. For our example, the facility data center has an uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) with a Modbus interface providing energy and real power demand data.
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www.kepware.com
. The Kepware server operates in full-featured demo mode for two hours. You may install and run
KepServerEx V4 and V5 side-by-side on a single computer. Production use of Kepware server software requires that you
purchase the applicable software and driver licenses.
Install the KepServerEx V5 software. Be sure to select the Simulation Suite during the installation.
Follow these steps to configure the OPC server after software is installed.
1.
Open the Kepware KepServerEx V5
configuration.
2.
Use the File menu to open the file
simdemo.opf found in the default Projects
folder.
3.
Expand the Channel_0_User_Defined channel, then select the Ramp device.
Note the list of simulated data tags in the right pane.
Later in this document, you will set up a device, meter, and meter tag by using data from the tag
Channel_0_User_Defined.Ramp.Ramp4.