To discover and add OpcDaClients

1. Double-click the OpcNetwork, or:

   right-click the OpcNetwork and select Views->Opc Device Manager.

   This brings up the Opc Device Manager.

2. Click the Discover button .

   A popup Address dialog appears, defaulting to “localhost.”

3. Type in the IP address for the OPC server you wish to integrate with, and click OK.

   This launches an Opc Device Discovery job.

   A progress bar appears at the top of the view, and updates as the discovery occurs.

4. When the job completes, any discovered OPC server is listed in the top pane of the view, in the “Discovered” table (Figure 3). The bottom pane, labeled “Database,” is a table of OpcDaClients that are currently mapped into the Niagara station—initially, this table will be empty.

5. Double-click the discovered OPC server (or click it, then click the Add button ).

   The Add dialog appears, in which you can typically accept all defaults (see Figure 4).

6. Click OK to add the OpcDaClient component to your station.