Installation
This part of the documentation gives a step-by-step explaination of the TwinCAT OPC setup process for Windows XP based operating systems. The following topics are part of this document:
- Downloading the setup file
- Starting the installation
Downloading the setup file
Like many other TwinCAT Supplement products, TwinCAT OPC is available for download via the Beckhoff homepage. The download represents the most current version, which can be licensed either as a 30-Day Demo or as a full version. To download the setup file, please perform the following steps:
- Navigate on www.beckhoff.com to "Download" TwinCAT Supplement and select "TS6120 TwinCAT OPC Server".
- Select "Start Download", "Download as Guest".
- (Optional) Transfer the downloaded file to the TwinCAT runtime system, where you would like to install the Supplement.
Starting the installation
 | Under Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit, please start the installation with "Run as Administrator" by right-clicking the setup file and selecting the corresponding option in the context menu. |
To install the Supplement, please perform the following steps:
- Double-click the downloaded setup file "TcOpcSvr410.exe".
- Select an installation language
- Click on "Next" and accept the license agreement
- Enter your user information. All fields are mandatory. If you would like to install a 30-Day demo, please enter "DEMO" as a license key.
- The currently available Setup installs by default all TwinCAT OPC components. This also includes the feature TwinCAT OPC XML DA, which needs the IIS Server. However, if this service is not available, the Setup generates a corresponding warning message. If you don't want to use OPC XML DA, you can safely accept this error message by clicking on "Yes". Otherwise, select "No" and install IIS before starting the Setup again.
