You can add third-party OPC servers into iFIX by installing them with the Data Server Installer. The Data Server Installer can be accessed from the Start menu by pointing to Programs, iFIX, Tools, and then Data Server Installer. If you have difficulty accessing data from the OPC server, use the following steps to troubleshoot.
To troubleshoot
your OPC Server installation:
- From the Start menu, select Run and enter Regedit.
- Open the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FIX32\DataSources.
- Ensure that each subkey in the DataSources folder represents an OPC server installed into iFIX, and that it contains the following:
(Default) = "DataSourceName"
DefaultServer = 0 (1, if server is the default)
OpcAccessPath = ""
OpcDataSource = "AnyString"
OpcProgID = "ProgID"
OpcServerMachineName = ""
For example, the subkey for the FIX OPC server appears as follows:
(Default) = "FIX32"
DefaultServer = 1
OpcAccessPath = ""
OpcDataSource = "Intellution OPC EDA Server"
OpcProgID = "Intellution.OPCEDA"
OpcServerMachineName = ""
