How to Set Up and Start Data Collection with OPC UA

In order to configure OPC UA data collection in ei3, you must have UA Expert installed on your computer to validate data points. This article explains OPC UA-based Amphion data collection in detail. For a more general overview on data collection, see this article. For Rockwell and eWOD-based data collection, see this article instead. Verifying […]

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Data Point Entry – Avoiding Duplicates

Successful data collection requires that a machine and its PLC have no duplicate data point tag names entered. If the tags do not match between the PLC and the ei3 database, or if duplicates exist, the data collection job will fail. In most cases, the system will prevent duplicate tags from being entered. However, it is […]

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