Product specifications

Integrating OPC Servers into 800xA
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Creating an Event Collector Service Provider. Create an event collector service
group and an event collector service provider. Follow the steps below:
1. Create an event collector service group:
a. Locate the Event Collector service in the Service Structure, and create a
new service group. Give the group a name which makes it easy to
understand from where it is collecting its data.
2. Create an event collector service provider:
a. Create a service provider below the created service group.
b. Open the Service Provider Definition aspect and select the node where the
OPC AE server is running. See Configuring AE Connectivity on page 447
on how to connect to an OPC AE Server on an non-system node.
c. Click Apply.
3. Configure the collector group:
a. Select the Special Configuration tab of the Event Collector service
group. See Figure 273.
b. Select the OPC server to connect to (the Alarm Server drop-down menu
lists OPC servers registered on the node that the Event Collector service
provider runs on).
c. Create a new Collection Definition by clicking the New button.
d. Click Apply.
4. Upload event categories:
a. From the Configuration tab of the Event Collector service group select
the Upload button.