Open the Open Platform Communications (OPC) Tag Browser

To open and navigate through folders in the Open Platform Communications (OPC) Tag Browser

1. On the desktop, double-click the Windows PowerShell for DNA shortcut.

   Windows PowerShell for DNA opens.

2. Execute the following commands:

   set-silo ADE

   opctagbrowser

   The System Selector dialog box appears.

   

3. Select a system from the dropdown menu, and select OK. This is the system where the OPC Client is running.

   The OPC Tag Browser dialog box appears.

4. Select Browse to populate the Server Name dropdown menu with available OPC server names.

   A list of tags in the selected OPC Server is shown in a tree view.

   

5. To expand a folder, right-click on the desired folder and select Expand Treeview. Alternatively, you can double-click the folder.

   

6. Optional: If the server allows folder expansion on the individual tag, you can expand folders to the tag level.