OPC Acquisition

Opc Acquisition describes a variable for which the values are communicated via Opc.

OPC Acquisition 1:

Common

Enabled

Here you can decide whether the configured channel should be recorded or not.

Name

Here you can edit the name of the acquisition.

Symbol Comment

Here the actual symbol comment is displayed, if such a comment exists.

Symbol

Area

Indicates the variable range.

ArrayLength

Indicates the length of the selected array.

DataType

Indicates the data type of the selected variable.

ForceOversampling

Indicates whether the specified variable is an oversampling variable.

SampleTime [ms]

Specifies the sampling interval for the variable.

TimeOffset[s]

This can be used for one-time manipulation of the original time stamp during recording of the data point. e.g. to compensate path differences of different target systems. The phase differences have to be determined manually by the user.

UseTaskSampleTime

Here you can specify whether the data for the selected variables are to be sampled with the TaskSampleTime or the FreeSampleTime. FreeSampleTime can be used to set the Sample Time.

VariableSize

Shows the size of the variables in bytes

Symbol Opc

Bit Size

Size of the symbol in bits.

Name

Name of the symbol.

Namespace

Namespace of the symbol.

Node Class

Name of the node to which the symbol is assigned in the hierarchy.

Node Id

Id of the system node.

Path

Path to the symbol.

Target

TargetSystem

Indicates the target system selected for a recording. By default this is the target system for the selected variable.

UseLocalServer

If this option is set, the Scope Server installed on the Scope View system is used for the recording. If the option is not set, the system tries to connect to the remote server of the target system.

Target Opc

Endpoint Name

Name of the selected OPC UA end point. Contains information about the encryption method and signing.

Security Policy Uri

URI of the selected encryption method.

Server URL

URL of the OPC UA Server from which the symbol is to be recorded.

Unit

If a unit is defined for the variable, it is displayed here. However, it cannot be edited. If a unit is to be added to the display, it must be specified with the channel.

Context menu
Further information can be found in the Acquisition context menu.