Installing and Starting the CygNet OPC HDA Server

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Installing and Starting the CygNet OPC HDA Server

This topic describes the following:

Install the CygNet OPC HDA Server
CygNet OPC HDA Server Name
Start and Stop the CygNet OPC HDA Server
Register Points with Server

Install the CygNet OPC HDA Server

The CygNet OPC HDA Server can be installed using the CygNet Client Installer (CInstall.exe) utility; the application can be found under SUPPORT. The CygNet Client Installer sets up integrated version management to ensure that you have the latest version of the application files and that all files are registered properly. See CygNet Client Installer for more information.

Note: The CygNet OPC HDA Server now includes updated OpcFoundation OPC Core Components and will upgrade these system-level components automatically when you version manage the executable. See OPC Core Components for more information.

The following files are necessary for installing the CygNet OPC HDA Server.

Found in the APPS\SUPPORT folder and installed to the CygNet\Support\CygNetOPCHDA folder:

CygNetOpcHda.app
CygNetOPCHDA.exe
CygNetOpcHda.ico
CygNetOpcHda.rsp

Found in the APPS\SUPPORT folder and installed to the Windows\SysWOW64 folder:

Opccomn_ps.dll
Opchda_ps.dll
Opcproxy.dll
WtHDASvr.dll

To Install the CygNet OPC HDA Server Using the CygNet Client Installer

Open the CygNet Client Installer (Start Menu > All Programs > CygNet > CygNet Client Installer). The CygNet Client Installer/Launcher dialog box will be displayed.
On the BLOB Service: Admin drop-down menu, select the APPS Service.
In the BLOB Folder: list select Support.
In the Select CygNet Applications to Install list select CygNet OPC HDA Server.
Click the check box adjacent to Add shortcut to desktop to select/clear this feature.
Click Install. A confirmation message will be displayed asking if you want to start the application.
Select Yes to launch and register the CygNet OPC HDA Server.

Note: If your CygNet\Support\CygNetOPCHDA folder does not have the version management files required to install the OPC HDA server (.rsp and .app files), contact CygNet Support.

CygNet OPC HDA Server Name

The name of the CygNet OPC HDA Server is: CygNet.OPCHDAServer.1.

Start and Stop the CygNet OPC Server

Starting the CygNet OPC HDA Server — The CygNet OPC HDA Server can be started by running CygNetOPCHDA.exe. Also, it will start automatically starts when a client connects to it. When the server is running, the CygNet OPC HDA Server icon is displayed in the task bar.
Stopping the CygNet OPC HDA Server — The server will continue to run as long as there is a valid connection. If the server does not detect a connection for 60 seconds, it will close. You can also manually stop the server by right-clicking on the server icon in the task bar and then clicking Shutdown Server.

Register Points with Server

The server supports only manual point registration; no points can be accessed through the browsing interface. The server recognizes CygNet points in the following formats:

Site.Service.PointID
Site.Service:LongID
Site.Service.PointID:LongID

Example: MYSITE.OPCIS:OPCTESTGRP1_RAND1