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Why use SLIK-DA for OPC UA

 

If you already own SLIK-DA Version 4 you are on the fast track to adding OPC UA to your existing OPC DA Server.  What are the advantages of using the SLIK-DA with UA for developing your OPC UA Server?

 

• No need to learn the over 500 page OPC UA specifications.
• You can add OPC UA to your existing OPC DA Server without writing a single line of code.
• Adding OPC UA can be done in as little as 10 minutes.
• This can save you weeks if not months of development time.

 

You also get:

 

    • Support for the latest operating systems.

    • Support for the latest development environment.

    • For a full list of supported operating systems and development environments see the SLIK-DA Specifications.

Please Note :  Enabling OPC UA in your SLIK-DA applications requires a specific license.  If you own an existing DA license and would like to upgrade, please contact us.

How to add OPC UA to your SLIK-DA Application

 

There are only three steps that need to be completed to add the UA interface to your existing SLIK-DA server.

 

1. Replace the SLIK-DA4 control with the SLIK-DA5 control.

    •  Before deleting the old SLIK-DA4 control you must take note of the following properties: AppID, CLSID, AppName,    Description, ProgID and VendorName.

    •  Remove the old SLIK-DA4 control from the form and delete the old reference to Interop.NDISLIKDA.

    •  Shut down Visual Studio and re-open your Project.

    •  Add the new SLIK-DA5 control to the form and re-assign the following properties: AppID, CLSID, AppName, Description, ProgID and VendorName.

    2. Add a UA configuration .xml file to the executable directory.

         •  Copy SLIKDAUAConfig.xml to the directory where your OPC Server executable resides. By default, this file will be located in C:\Program Files\Software Toolbox\SLIK-DA5\Redistributables.

    3. Create a file structure to handle the UA security certificates.

         •   The installation of SLIK-DA5 includes a batch file (Add_PKI_dir_stucture.bat) that can be run to automatically  create this file structure for you. This batch file is located at C:\Program Files\Software Toolbox\SLIK-DA5\Redistributables. To use the batch file, copy it to the directory where the server executable resides and then double-click on the file to run it.

 

Testing the connection with an OPC UA Client

 

• The default End Point for your OPC UA Server is “opc.tcp://[NodeName]:59595”, where NodeName represents the PC where the OPC Server is running.  If the OPC Client and Server are on the same machine then you can replace [NodeName] with localhost.

• If you do not have an OPC UA Client to test with we have listed some below.

         •  You can download the UA Expert which is a free sample OPC Client.

         •  You can download the OPC Data Logger which runs for 30 days in demo mode.

         •  You can download the TOP Server OPC UA Client Driver which runs in demo mode for 2 hours at a time.