Skip to main content
Version: 5.5

Program Structure

OPC Router 5 Management includes project planning, the option to switch to production mode, and a status display during runtime.

In addition, you will find

  • the router service, which processes data transfers as a runtime component.

You start the management via a web browser.
(Default address http://localhost:5000).

The management interface in the browser summarizes all processes for commissioning the router, including licensing:

  1. Configuration of the required plug-ins, for example, notification of the accessible OPC and database servers with connection details, definition of variables (selection on the left in the snap-in directory under "Plug-in," editing on the corresponding tab).
  2. Project planning for the connections: Which data should be transferred when, from where, and to where? (Select and create connections via the snap-in directory under "Connections," select the transfer objects on the right, edit the connections in the main window).
  3. Switch the entire project or individual connections to productive mode.
  4. Start the runtime – if it is running (by default), the necessary restart will occur automatically. (Button).
  5. Monitoring and error diagnosis on the left via the snap-in directory under "Status."

The following sections of the manual cover the individual steps in detail. Please note that only the licensed plug-ins are available to you.

The entire project, including the transfer log, is stored in local databases (MongoDB).

note

Note: Project backup: If the entire computer (VM, hard disk backup) is not backed up, the program directory of the router containing the database files should be backed up.

The router service is the runtime component that processes data transfers in the background as a Windows service. Individual configuration is usually only necessary when used in distributed systems with Windows authentication.