Micromod ICN OPC Server User Manual
ICN OPC Server User’s Guide
ABB Inc.
The Company
ABB Inc.
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years experience, combined with a continuous program of innovative design and
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plants operated by the Company, and is indicative of ABB Inc.'s dedication to quality and
accuracy.
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Introduction
1.1 Introduction
ICN OPC Server is an Industrial IT enabled software product. It is an OPC Foundation
compliant server application (serial communications device interface) that allows
hardware devices to communicate with OPC Clients such as ABB Operate IT Products
and other software manufacturer's HSI packages like ICONICS’ Genesis32, Intellution's
FIX Dynamics and similar packages from Wonderware, CI Technologies and others. For
client software packages that are not OPC compliant, the server also supports dynamic
data entry (DDE) type links. ViZapp, Visual Application Designer, is also an OPC Client
that can use this OPC server to communicate with the devices it configures. The OPC
server handles the reading and writing of the device data. See Overview of OPC based
configuration for steps involved in configuring the client and server.
This OPC server supports MODCELL and MOD 30ML Controllers and MOD30
Instruments such as Controller, Recorder, Math Unit and Sequence and Logic Unit (SLU)
using the ICN (Instrument Communication Network) communication protocol.
The server is used to build the tag database that contains information about the tags such
as tag name, address, device (instrument) from which they are coming and communication
port settings. Any OPC Client application, such as OPC based HMI Software, can plug
and play with this and present the data to the user.
An OPC Client is included in the ABB ICN OPC Server. This monitor client is useful for
viewing live data and determining if configured tags are receiving correct data from the
hardware.
1.2 Definitions
1.2.1 ICN Protocol
ICN (Instrument Communication Network) is a master-less token passing protocol. It is
used for Peer-to-peer communication between the members on the ICN. It can also be
used for communication to host devices such as Computer and LCP (Local Control Panel).
The maximum number of devices on the ICN is 16. Each device should have a unique
address in the range of 0 – F Hex (0 – 15). Each device on the network is assured access to
the token every 250 ms. The device can receive or transmit messages or data when it has
the token.
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1.2.2 Mini-link and Mini-link External
Mini-link Internal (1731 and 1732N) or Mini-link External (1733N) is used for connecting
the ICN to a host computer. It is also considered to be a member on the ICN. The Minilink Internal is plugged into an ISA slot of the Personal Computer where as Mini-link
External is connected to a serial port of the Personal Computer. Boh types of Mini-links
can connect up to 2 ICNs. The Mini-link External has 2 serial ports (9 pin and 25 pin) for
connection to computers.
1.2.3 Built-in OPC Client
An OPC Client application is built-in with the ICN OPC Server for monitoring and
testing your Server’s configuration. It is this part of the OPC application that collects
data received by the OPC Server and presents to the user. The data presented by the
OPC Client is live.
OPC Client is useful for testing the communication between the devices and the OPC
Server. It can also be used for testing other 3rd party OPC applications connected to the
server.
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Installation
2.1 Objectives
This chapter explains the installation procedure for the ICN OPC Server.
2.2 System requirements:
For running the ICN OPC Server, you need the following computer configuration and
software installed:
• Pentium 300 MHz or faster processor with 64 MB RAM.
• At least 100 MB of available hard disk space.
• CD ROM Drive (at least 4 speed, higher speed recommended)
• A SVGA monitor or better.
• Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Service Release
4.0 or higher with Service Pack 5 or higher or Microsoft Windows 98 Second
Edition or Microsoft Windows 95 B Release with DCOM
• A mouse or other compatible pointing device.
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2.3 Instructions:
The following procedure explains how to install ICN OPC Server on your computer. Start
your Microsoft Windows operating system.
Windows 95 needs DCOM (Distributed COM) for running the ICN OPC Server. The
ICN OPC Server setup will detect if DCOM was already installed on your computer. If
DCOM was not present, it will install it.
This is an issue with only Windows 95. If DCOM was already present in your Windows
95 system and is of a lower version, ICN OPC Server setup will update it.
Note also that DCOM is also installed as part of Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher and some
other programs.
ICN OPC Server also requires a software component called the OPC Data Access
Components.
The above programs are installed by ICN OPC Server in the background during the Setup
and do not require any user inputs.
Close all applications that are running in your computer currently before starting the
ICN OPC Server setup. If a previous installation of the software exists, you will be
prompted to choose an option from the list: Modify, Repair and Remove.
2.3.1 ICN OPC Server Setup
1. Insert the ICN OPC Server CD into the CD-ROM drive.
In most computers where auto run is enabled, the setup will start automatically as soon as
you put the ICN OPC Server CD in the drive and close the drive. If auto run is not enabled
in your computer you will need to run it manually.
To run the setup manually, select Run from the Start Menu of Windows. The Run dialog
box will appear as shown below:
Figure 2 .1.
Run dialog box
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Type D:\SETUP.EXE or E:\SETUP.EXE, (CD DriveLetter:\Setup.exe depending on
2. The ICN OPC Server Setup introductory screen displays briefly while installation is
Figure 2 .2.
ICN OPC Server
Setup
the letter you use for the CD-ROM drive) and click on OK or press
initiating.
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ENTER.
3. The following message will be displayed if you are installing the ICN OPC Server under
Windows 95.
Figure 2 .3.
ICN OPC Server
Setup
The features that are not supported under Windows 95 and 98 are:
• Visual properties such as color and texture of the blocks in the function block
diagram.
• Memory management – limitation on the number of documents you can have in a
project or workspace. This is due to the limitations in the operating system.
The setup will display the Welcome dialog box as shown below. Click on Next to
continue.
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Figure 2 .4.
ICN OPC Server
Setup -Welcome
4. ABB Software License Agreement will be displayed next and will display the legal
information about using the ICN OPC Server Software. Click on Yes if you accept the
agreement. Clicking on No will terminate the Setup. Refer to the next figure.
ABB Software License Agreement is a legal document. Read it carefully before
clicking on Yes.
Figure 2 .5.
ICN OPC Server
Setup –ABB license
Agreement
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An Information dialog box will be displayed next as shown in the next figure:
Figure 2 .6.
ICN OPC Server
Setup –Information
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5. Enter User Information: The User Information dialog box will be displayed next as
Figure 2 .7.
ICN OPC Server
Setup –Destination
Location
shown below. Type your name, company name and the serial number. This serial number
can be found on the CD case or the ICN OPC Server package you received. Click on Next
to continue.
6. The Choose Destination Location dialog box will be displayed next as shown in the next
figure. We will choose the default location for the setup. Click on Next to continue.
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If you want to install ICN OPC Server onto a different folder, click on the Browse
button to open the Choose Folder dialog box and then browse to the desired folder or
create a new folder by typing its name in the Path field.
• Click on OK to continue.
Figure 2 .8.
ICN OPC Server
Setup –Choose
Destination
7. Select Components for installation: The ICN OPC Server Software package consists of
the main software and a few options. You can choose the options at the time of setup. By
default, all available options are selected, except for On-line Documentation.
These options will be displayed as check boxes on the dialog box. See the next figure for
example.
This dialog box also shows the space required on the hard disk to install the selected
options and the total free space on the disk. Accept the defaults and then click on Next to
continue.
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Figure 2 .9.
ICN OPC Server
Setup –Select
Components
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8. Choose the Program Folder: The ICN OPC Server setup will also create a program
folder and will create program shortcuts inside that folder. You can use these shortcuts to
start the programs. The default program folder that will be automatically created will be:
ABB Control Solutions Software Suite.
If you want to create a new program folder you can type its name in the Program
Folders field on this dialog box. If you want to use one of the existing program
folders, you can choose it from the Existing Folders list box on this dialog box by
clicking on it.
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Figure 2 .10.
ICN OPC Server
Setup –Select
Components
Figure 2 .11.
ICN OPC Server
Setup –Program
Folder
• Click on Next to continue.
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9. The ICN OPC Server Setup will display the Start Copying Files dialog box next as
shown in the figure above. This dialog box will display the settings you have selected.
Click on Next to continue.
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