Data source configuration settings

Name

Required

Data source name

Data source description

Optional

Description of the data source configuration.

Mapping Type

Required

One of the following must be selected: Generic, TagsOnly, PCS7, ISA95.

Discovery or Server Endpoint URL

Required

The endpoint URL of the OPC UA or Discovery server. The URL format is for example:

opc.tcp://OPCServerHost:Port/OpcUa/SimulationServer

To discover the endpoints click on Discover Available Endpoints and then pick the desired endpoint.

User Name

Optional

User name for accessing the OPC UA server. Default is empty string.

Password

Optional

Password for accessing the OPC UA server. Default is empty string.

Root NodeIds

Optional

List of comma separated NodeIds of those objects from where the connector will browse the OPC UA server address space. This option allows selecting only subsets of the OPC UA address space by explicitly listing one or more NodeIds which will be included into the initial browse. For example:

ns=5;s=85/0:Simulation

In effect, only this node and all its underlying descendants will be considered.

Default is empty list, which means the whole address space will be browsed.

Note: An exception to it is the case when the PCS 7 mode is selected, then the following string is pre-populated in the Root NodeId's input:
ns=1;s=f|[ProjectName]::SIMATIC S7 Protocol Suite
The [ProjectName] shall be replaced with an existing project name listed under the OpenPCS7 object in the PCS 7 hierarchy. At least one such Root NodeId must be included.