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MatrikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct User's Manual
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Docum ent Revision History:
DateDocum ent
VersionDescript ion Author
2009-12-03 1.0 I nit ial document SN
2010-05-05 1.1 Updated the screenshots, device link nam es and
tables.
ZA
2010-05-12 1.2 Added alarms informat ion. SN
2010-05-13 2.0 Upgraded to latest OPC Fram ework version.
Converted user documentat ion to latest standard. LB
2010-05-17 2.1
Replaced the occurrences of MarkVI with Mark VI
and updated the Mark VI Network device link
screenshots.
ZA
2010-05-19 2.2 Updated the Mark VI Network device link
screenshot and the install directory name from
MarkVI Direct to Mark VI Direct .
ZA
Mat r ikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct v1.0.0 User’s Manual 2
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Table of Contents I nt roduct ion ..................................................................................................................... 6
Who Should Use This Manual ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview of Manual ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 References .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Docum ent Term inology .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Gett ing Started................................................................................................................. 9 System Requirements... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Software Requirem ents ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hardware Requirements ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I nstalled Files ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Licensing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Contact ing Support .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Configurat ion ................................................................................................................. 1 2 Server Configurat ion... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Creat ing Objects ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Creat ing and Configuring a Mark VI Direct Network ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 EGD Overview .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Configuring a Mark VI Direct Unit Object .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Creat ing and Configuring a Redundancy Group Object .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Creat ing and Configuring a Server Status List .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changing Objects ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Rem oving Objects ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
OPC Data I tem s.............................................................................................................. 2 1 Mark VI Direct Unit I tems.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mark VI Direct Cont rol I tem s .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mark VI Direct Network Level Cont rol I tem s .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mark VI Direct Unit Cont rol I tem s .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Stat ist ical I tems.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mark VI Direct Network Com m unicat ion Stat ist ics ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Mark VI Direct Unit Com m unicat ion Stat ist ics ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Alarm s and Events ......................................................................................................... 2 4 Alarms and Events Categories ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 OPC Event At t r ibutes ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Acknowledging Alarms .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lim itat ions ..................................................................................................................... 2 6 Troubleshoot ing ............................................................................................................. 2 7
Problems and Solut ions... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table of Figures
Figure 1 - Architecture using the Matr ikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct ........................ 6 Figure 2 - I nsert New Object W indow ............................................................................ 1 2 Figure 3 - Create New Mark VI Direct Netw ork W indow ................................................. 1 4 Figure 4 - GE Mark VI Configurat ion Files....................................................................... 1 5 Figure 5 - New Mark VI Direct Netw ork Object ............................................................... 1 6 Figure 6 - Matr ikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct and GE Mark VI Exchanges ............... 1 7 Figure 7 - Mark VI Direct Unit Set t ings Panel ................................................................. 1 8 Figure 8 - Client Reference W arning Message ................................................................ 2 0
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Figure 9 - OPC Events Sam ple ........................................................................................ 2 5
Table of Tables
Table 1 - Term s and Definit ions........................................................................................ 8 Table 2 - Files I nstalled in "Mark VI Direct" Folder ( For Stand- Alone Server) ................ 1 0 Table 3 - Matr ikonOPC Support Regional Contact I nform at ion ....................................... 1 1 Table 4 - After- Hours Support ........................................................................................ 1 1 Table 5 - I nsert New Object W indow Opt ions................................................................. 1 2 Table 6 - Create New Mark VI Direct Netw ork W indow Com ponents .............................. 1 5 Table 7 - Mark VI Direct Unit Set t ings Panel Com ponents .............................................. 1 9 Table 8 - Mark VI Netw ork Control I tem s....................................................................... 2 1 Table 9 - Mark VI Unit Control I tem s.............................................................................. 2 2 Table 1 0 - Mark VI Netw ork Stat ist ical I tem s................................................................. 2 2 Table 1 1 - Mark VI Unit Stat ist ical I tem s ....................................................................... 2 3 Table 1 2 - OPC Events different categories .................................................................... 2 4 Table 1 3 - OPC Events At t r ibutes ................................................................................... 2 4 Table 1 4 - Alarm Acknow ledging Control I tem s ............................................................. 2 5
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I nt roduct ion The Mat r ikonOPC™ Server for Mark VI Direct provides real- t ime data ( read/ write) and alarms
(alarm dump, single alarm not ificat ion and acknowledgment) access to the GE Mark VI Turbine
Cont rollers. The OPC server can simultaneously communicate with mult iple cont rollers and provide
access to the points as well as the alarms informat ion in the GE Mark VI Cont rollers.
Figure 1 shows a typical architecture using the MatrikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct .
Figure 1 - Architecture using the Mat r ikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct
W ho Should Use This Manual This m anual is intended for use by all users of the Mat r ikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct .
This m anual explains how to configure the software, and how to perform com m on tasks. I n
addit ion (and where required) , technical inform at ion about OPC data items, product lim itat ions,
and a t roubleshoot ing sect ion are included.
Overview of Manual This document uses icons to highlight valuable informat ion. Remember these icons and what they
mean, as they will assist you throughout the manual.
This symbol denotes important informat ion that must be
acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in the software not
funct ioning properly.
BOLD
Font displayed in this color and style indicates a hyperlink to the
applicable/ associated informat ion within this document , or if
applicable, any external sources.
The User’s Manual has been designed as such so that you can click on references in the docum ent
to jum p to that referenced point without having to scroll through several pages ( in som e cases) .
For example, if you were to see the sentence “Refer to Figure 1 for m ore inform at ion” , pressing the
CTRL key and clicking your m ouse on the text “Figure 1” will autom at ically take you to the locat ion
of Figure 1 within the docum ent .
This manual consists of several sect ions and is st ructured as follows:
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• I nt roduct ion – this int roductory chapter.
• Gett ing Started – provides informat ion on the m inim um system requirem ents, and how to
contact Matr ikonOPC’s Support team.
• Configurat ion – shows how to configure the server, and describes each com ponent in
detail, including windows/ screens, panels, tabs, and menu commands.
• OPC Data I tem s – describes the server’s item s.
• Lim itat ions – provides informat ion on specific performance and operat ional lim itat ions of
the software.
• Troubleshoot ing – provides solut ions for com m on problem s that may be encountered, and
answers to frequent ly asked quest ions.
References This document references inform at ion found within the following documents/ sites:
• w w w .opcfoundat ion.org
• w w w .m atrikonopc.com
• w w w .opcsupport .com
• MatrikonOPC Server User’s Manual
• OPC Overview 1.0
• OPC Com mon Definit ions and I nterfaces 1.0
• OPC Security Custom Interface 1.0
• OPC Data Access Custom Interface Standard 2.05
• OPC Data Access Custom Interface Standard 3.00 (Pending)
• TCP/ I P Ethernet Com m unicat ions for the Series 90 PLC User's Manual GFK-1541A April 1999
• United States Patent No.: US 6,169,928 B1 January 2nd 2001
• TCP/ I P Ethernet Com m unicat ions for the Series 90™ PLC User's Manual GFK-1541B May
2002
• TCP/ I P Ethernet Com m unicat ions for PACSystem s™ User's Manual GFK-2224A May 2004
Docum ent Term inology The term s screen and window are used interchangeably throughout this docum ent .
Table 1 provides a list of definit ions for term s used throughout this docum ent .
Term / Abbreviat ion Descript ion
A& E OPC Alarm s and Events. Provides access to process alarm and event data.
COM Com ponent Object Model. A m ethod for organizing software, specifying
how to build com ponents that can be dynam ically interchanged.
DA OPC Data Access. Provides access to real- t ime process data.
DCOM Dist r ibuted Com ponent Object Model. An extension of COM that allows
communicat ion between COM components over a network.
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Term / Abbreviat ion Descript ion
DDE Dynam ic Data Exchange. Allows the t ransfer of data between two running
applicat ions.
EGD Ethernet Global Data.
HDA OPC Histor ical Data Access. Provides access to histor ical process data.
HMI Human Machine I nterface. Device that allows interact ion between the user
and machine. Typically used in process cont rol applicat ions.
Matrikon Matrikon I nc.
MatrikonOPC Matrikon’s brand name for its OPC servers and clients.
OPC A com m unicat ion standard. Refer to w w w .opcfoundat ion.org for more
informat ion.
PLC Programmable Logic Cont roller.
Table 1 - Term s and Definit ions
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Gett ing Started The System Requirem ents sect ion shows how to avoid future problem s by ensuring that the
system meets the m inimum software and hardware requirements. The I nstalled Files sect ion
provides a list of files that are installed with the product . For installat ion informat ion, refer to the
MatrikonOPC Server User’s Manual or the MatrikonOPC Universal Connect ivity Server User’s
Manual.
Once the software is installed, refer to the Licensing sect ion for informat ion on how to obtain the
appropriate license. The Licensing sect ion refers you to the Licensing Procedures document that
was installed along with the server and this User’s Manual. The Contact ing Support sect ion
provides you with contact informat ion for the Mat r ikonOPC Support team , should you have any
problems during the installat ion or licensing of the software.
System Requirem ents The software has Softw are and Hardw are system requirem ents. These requirements must be
m et for the software to funct ion properly.
Note: I f a firewall is installed on the computer host ing the
Mat r ikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct , it m ust be configured to grant
the OPC server access to the EGD network, including mult icast and
broadcast com m unicat ion.
Softw are Requirem ents
At a m inim um , the following software is required:
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2, or
• Microsoft Windows 2003 SP0, or
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 ( included with this install program)
Note: I t is recom m ended that the most current service packs are
installed.
Hardw are Requirem ents
At a m inimum, the following hardware is recommended:
• I ntel® Pent ium® 4 Processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 40 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
The product requires the following addit ional hardware to m ake use of the following funct ionality:
• TCP/ I P-compat ible network adapter
I nstalled Files The installat ion program copies all necessary files to the target com puter and creates short -cut
icons in the Start menu.
The files specific to the server listed in Table 2 are installed by default in the following locat ion:
C:\ Program Files\ Matr ikon\ OPC\ Mark VI Direct
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File Nam e Descript ion
MatrikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct Release Notes.pdf Release Notes for this server.
MatrikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct User Manual.pdf User’s Manual for this server.
OPCMarkVIDirect.exe Server executable.
PSTCFGMarkVIDirectLib.ocx Server Act iveX configurat ion panels.
EGD.REF The EGD references file.
Table 2 - Files I nstalled in "Mark VI Direct" Folder ( For Stand- Alone Server)
Licensing Most Mat r ikonOPC products require that some form of licensing criter ia be met for it to funct ion
correct ly.
The Mat r ikonOPC Server for Mark VI Direct supports software licensing only .
I MPORTANT TO NOTE:
The following licensing informat ion is described in detail within the
Licensing Procedures docum ent which accom panies the Mat r ikonOPC
Server for Mark VI Direct software and User’s Manual:
• Software key licensing informat ion.
• I nformat ion about the Mat r ikonOPC Licensing Ut ilit y that is
used to license server software, and the variety of ways in
which licenses can be obtained (e.g., I nternet Connect ion, Web
Page, Em ail) .
• Licensing Q&A and Troubleshoot ing.
Contact ing Support The Matr ikonOPC Customer Services departm ent (w w w .opcsupport .com ) is available 24 hours a
day, seven days a week.
Contact Matr ikonOPC Support using the informat ion below, or send an email
(support@MatrikonOPC.com ) .
For Monday to Friday dayt im e support requests, contact Mat r ikonOPC Support using the regional
phone numbers provided in Table 3.
Region Office Hours Contact I nform at ion
North Am erica
UTC/ GMT -7 hours (MST) 8: 00 am-5: 00 pm + 1 - 8 7 7 - OPC- 4 - ALL
Europe / Afr ica *
UTC/ GMT + 1 hours (CET) 9: 00 am-5: 00 pm
+ 4 9 - 2 2 1 - 9 6 9 - 7 7 - 0
( Request OPC Support )
Middle East *
UTC/ GMT + 3 hours 9: 00 am-5: 00 pm + 9 7 3 - 1 7 4 - 6 5 3 6 3
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