Opc Ua Client Point Manager

This manager is the default view for the OpcUaClientPointDeviceExt (Points container) under an OPC UA device. This is also the default view for any OpcUaClientPointFolder under the Points container of an OPC UA Device. Use this view to discover available points and add them to your station database.

Figure 1. Opc Ua Client Point Manager view with selected discovered points added to station database


To view, right-click a OpcUaClientPointDeviceExt or OpcUaClientPointFolder and select Views > Opc Ua Client Point Manager.

Column Description
Ua Display Name
Reports the name of the entity or logical grouping.
Ua Node Id Displays the ID of the UA node.
Access Level Indicates the value of a variable can be accessed (read/write) and if it contains current and/or historic data.
Array Dimension Displays the maximum supported length of each dimension. If the maximum is unknown the value shall be 0.
Array Index Displays the integer marker of the index of a particular value in an array type Node.
Ua Data Type Displays the DataType attribute to a node of the data type NodeClass in the Server.
Ua Data Type identifier Displays the numeric identifier from the Data Type Node Id.

Buttons

  • New Folder creates a new folder for devices. Each such folder provides its own set of manager views.

  • New creates a new device record in the database.

  • Edit opens the device’s database record for updating.

  • Discover runs a discover job to locate installed devices, which appear in the Discovered pane. This view has a standard appearance that is similar to all Device Manager views.

  • Cancel ends the current discovery job.

  • Add inserts into the database a record for the discovered and selected object.

  • Match associates a discovered device with a record that is already in the database.

  • TagIt associates metadata, such as location or unique configuration with the object.