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Configuring the FSGateway to act as an OPC server in

the Control Software system.


Description
How to configure the FSGateway to act as an OPC server in the Control Software system.

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1- Go to the System Management Console “SMC”, then DAServer Manager, then ArchestrA.FSGateway.3.

2- Expand ArchestrA.FSGateway.

3 Right-click on the Configuration. Then add ArchestrA Object as below.

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A new ArchestrA Object has been created with the name New_ArchestrA_000 which can be renamed.

3- From the Device tab, you can create, modify, delete, export and import aliases into actual data source items so
it can be used directly in the OPC client.

Below an example:

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Click on the ArchestrA Object. Then click on the Device Items tab.

Name: This column defines the alias names to actual data source items.

Item Reference: The actual data source item names defined in this column.

Use the format like the below example in the Item Reference.

VMGR01_IADI.COMPND_001.AIN_001.PNT

VMGR01_IADI is the IA Series Integrator that provides connectivity to Control Core Services.

The I/A Series Device Integration Object is installed and deployed on all Foxboro Evo Control workstations as
part of the Control Software’s installation. The object is instantiated as an ArchestrA application object and
assigned to an application engine. The Device Integration Object is not assigned to an area. The installation
program names the object and the host application engine by Appending _IADI and _AppE respectively, to the
workstation name (letterbug).

More details on the Access Manager User’s Guide B0750AD.

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Step B: Configuring the OPC client

I have tried in the lab the Matrikon Explorer OPC client as below.

From the OPC client, connect to ArchestrA.FSGateway.3

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You can now:

1- browse the tags created in the ArchestrA Object

2- create new tags manual in the OPC client

Option 1: browse the tags created in the ArchestrA Object

Open the Matrikon Explorer then add new group “G1” (this name can be changed), then add items to that group.
In the Available Items in server “ArchestrA.FSGateway.3” tab click on the New_ArchestrA_000, then all the
aliases tags that created in the device tab will appear directly in the available tags Tab, like below.

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Option 2: Create new tags in the OPC client

Open the Matrikon Explorer, add new group “G2” (this name can be changed) then add items to that group.

The Item ID use the format like the below example:

New_ArchestrA_000.VMGR01_IADI.COMPND_001.AIN_001.PNT

Where New_ArchestrA_000 is the ArchestrA Object created in the FSGateway.

VMGR01_IADI is the IA Series Integrator that provides connectivity to Control Core Services.

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COMPND_001.AIN_001.PNT is the Compound.Block.Parameter

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