OPC Classic Client Source block

The OPC Classic Client Source block is used to read items from OPC Classic servers into Architect fields.

Note:

  1. This block makes only 1 connection to the OPC Classic server.

  2. This connector may or may not be available on the user palette, according to your license type.

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NOTE:  This block has a discrete source version.  For more information on configuring the discrete version of this block, click here.

OPC Classic Client Source block

Description

The OPC Classic Client Source block is an OPC Classic data access client. It connects to OPC Classic data access servers and reads data into Architect fields.

diagram showing the OPC Classic client source block

Block Type

Input/Output block

Input port

The values of the fields in the output port of the source block are read from the OPC Classic server.

Functions performed on tags

  • On the values - The source block gets the values of the fields from the OPC Classic server

  • On the timestamp - The timestamp of the fields comes from the OPC Classic server. The source block may be configured to round the timestamp to the nearest multiple of the execution period

  • On the quality - The source block gets the quality of the fields from the OPC Classic server

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