OPC UA for AlphaCom - Installation

This article is under construction. The software described here is not available yet.
Please refer to OPC Server - Installation

Introduction

This document is an installation manual describing how to install the Vingtor-Stentofon OPC UA Server and all required additional software components. The Vingtor-Stentofon OPC UA Server makes it possible to control and monitor the Alphacom using the OPC UA protocol.

Scope

The article describes:

The software packages required for the installation
Installation of packages
Configuration of the OPC UA Server, Local Discovery Server and test clients.
Setup and use of the test OPC UA DA (data) and OPC UA AE (Alarm & Event) Clients

Prerequisites

It is important to have the latest release of the .NET environment installed. For the time been this is .NET version 4.6.2. This package can be freely downloaded from Microsoft.

Software package contents

The software packages consist of

The Vingtor-Stentofon OPC UA package (VS-OPC UA). Installing this packages
- AE-UATestClientNet4.exe
- DA3TestClientUaNet4.exe
- UaClientConfigHelper.exe
- UaPLUS.Net4.exe
- UaServerConfigHelperNet4.exe
UA Local Discovery Server (OPC Foundation Home Page)

Software installation

Double-click on the msi-installation package and follow the instructions:

VS-OPC UA for AlphaCom_Setup_v1.0.3.0.msi

By default, the software is installed in the following directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Vingtor Stentofon\VS-OPC UA for AlphaCom Ensure that ALL executables in this directory run in 'Administrator Mode'. Right click on each executable and select 'Properties->Compatibility'. Set check mark in 'Run this program as an administrator'. This is necessary because the executable accesses restricted areas.

UA Local Discovery Server

The Local Discovery Server (LDS) provides the necessary infrastructure to publicly expose the OPC UA Servers available on a given computer. The LDS is included in the installation package. The latest release can be downloaded from the following link: https://opcfoundation.org/developer-tools/developer-kits-unified-architecture/local-discovery-server-lds

Navigate to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Vingtor Stentofon\VS-OPC UA for AlphaCom'
Double-click on the installation package and follow the instructions:'OPC UA Local Discovery Server 1.03.355.exe'

Check in the services dialog that the LDS is running and will automatically start at system reboot.

Open 'Search Windows' and enter 'Services' in the input field. Click on the search result 'Services'

Status: Started Startup Type: Automatic in case these settings are not made, right click on the entry in the services dialog and select Properties. Make the appropriate selections under the TAB 'General' and click OK.