The Data Acquisition with OPC course includes introductory lessons on the principles behind OPC and their applications within IFS/OPC. The Basic Data and Requirements lessons seek to make you familiar with the basic data and requirements for working with the OPC client and how to set up configuration data. Finally the Manage and Follow up Data Acquisition lessons will familiarize you with how to manage data in the OPC client and to further follow it up in IFS/Applications.
The estimated time to complete this course is 4 hours.
This course is designed primarily for system administrators who need to acquire data from plant-floor equipment and other devices and integrate that data with IFS/Applications.
This chapter introduces you to OPC on the whole and the make-up and approach of IFS/OPC.
There are no prerequisites to take the lesson in this chapter.
The estimated time to complete this chapter is 45 minutes.
This chapter is designed for anyone interested in a overview of OPC and IFS/OPC.
This chapter introduces the basic data that should be established before data acquisition can be initiated.
There are no prerequisites to take the lesson in this chapter.
The estimated time to complete this chapter is 2.5 hours.
This chapter is designed for system administrators configuring the OPC client.
This chapter discusses how configurations come into play and how data in the OPC Client and IFS Applications are affected.
Before taking the lessons in this chapter, it is recommended that you complete the Introduction and Basic Data and Requirements lessons.
The estimated time to complete this chapter is 45 minutes.
This chapter is designed for users who intend on using the IFS/OPC client in data acquisition.