AC500 project

  1. Collect all OPC variables in a separate Global Variables list.

  2. Configuration of the symbol files: Project ‣ Options ‣ Symbol configuration

    The checkbox Dump symbol entries must be selected.

    Select Configure symbol file.

  3. Empty symbol file: Remark all Checkboxes, select OK, select OK and push Configure Symbols once more.

  4. Mark the OPC_Variables and the Checkboxes. Select OK and select OK once more.

  5. In the project folder is the subfolder OPC_test1__AC500_PM573_ETH__OPC_test1. It contains symbol files *.SYM and *.SDB with the time of the Rebuild all. The items in the file *.SYM can be checked with Notepad. The binary file *.SDB contains the items for the OPC server. With <Online><Login> it will copied in the gateway files directory and optionally on the AC500.

  6. The folder OPC_test1__AC500_PM573_ETH__OPC_test1 is a temporary folder, if the CBP project is opened. For the simulation of the server OPC it is copied *.SDB by hand.