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Building Technologies MM8000 OPC Connectivity Configuration Guide
Fire Safety & Security Products 06.2007
2. In the menu General purpose (Fig 2), select the ‘Generic OPC’ subsystem to
add the new node (Fig 3).
Fig 2 ‘General purpose’ icon
Fig 3 Adding a generic OPC subsystem
 The new OPC unit node appears in the destination folder
Note: By default, the node will be named “Generic OPC #1”, you can customise
the Description text by clicking the name, typing F2, and then entering a new
text.
Linking the new subsystem to the OPC driver
1. Select the new OPC subsystem node.
2. Expand the Management Station folder until you reach the
‘OPC Driver’ node:
‘<MM8000 System>  Physical Configuration  <Station name>  OPC
Driver
3. Drag the subsystem node to the ‘OPC Driver’ node (see Fig 4).
Fig 4 Linking the OPC subsystem to the corresponding driver
 When the link is established, a new node appears on the structure tree, just
below the driver node, and it takes the same name as the subsystem node.