The first steps :

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• The first steps
• Simatic NET OPC Server
• and
• WinCC

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• Part 1
• Configuring the OPC Server

Configuration
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Configure the PC Station with Step 7 or NCM PC
Configuration
Insert the Simatic PC Station in the Project
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Configure the OPC Server with HW Config (1)
Configuration
Insert the component OPC Server from the catalogue
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Configure the OPC Server with HW Config (2)
Select the SNMP settings for the OPC Server
Configuration
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Configure the OPC Server with HW Config (3)
Configuration
Add the SNMP-devices
Configure the plant Which network components
should the OPC Server access?
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Configure the OPC Server with HW Config (4)
e.g. OSM 1with the IP-Address 192.168.147.185
Configuration
The relevant profile must be selected for each
device.
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Configure the OPC Server with HW Config
(optional)
Configuration
The device profile can be newly created or
altered from a MIB-file. The MIB-file can be
obtained from the manufacturer of the
SNMP-capable device.
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Configure the OPC Server with HW Config (5)
Finally Save the settings and
Configuration
Download to the PC Station
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Check the configuration with the OPC Scout
(1)Insert the OPC variables
Test with OPC-Scout
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Check the configuration with the OPC Scout
(2)Monitor the SNMP variables
Test with OPC-Scout
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Part 2 Integration of SNMP OPC items in WinCC
Integration in WinCC
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Define the OPC-Tags in WinCC (1)Insert the
OPC-Driver
Integration in WinCC
Right hand mouse gt Add new driver
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Define the OPC-Tags in WinCC (2)Connection to
the OPC.SimaticNET Server
Integration in WinCC
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Define the OPC-Tags in WinCC (3)Browse the Server
Integration in WinCC
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Define the OPC-Tags in WinCC (4)Select the
variables
Integration in WinCC
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Define the OPC-Tags in WinCC (5)
Integration in WinCC
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Define the OPC-Tags in WinCC (6)
Enter a prefix in order to be able to better
distinguish between the different devices.
Integration in WinCC
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Define the OPC-Tags in WinCC (7)
Integration in WinCC
The tags have now been created and are ready for
use.
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Example of how the variables(tags) can be
shown/used in a WinCC picture
Integration in WinCC