Lesson 2: Kepware Drivers, PLC Connectivity, OPC UA, and Client Integration

Lesson Overview

This lesson develops practical skills in kepware drivers, plc connectivity, opc ua, and client integration for the Industrial IoT Development and SCADA Data Acquisition Training course, with implementation, verification, documentation, and troubleshooting guidance.

Topics Covered

Driver selection, channel and device settings, addressing, polling, scan rates, and optimization
PLC tags, symbolic access, arrays, structures, aliases, diagnostics, and communication status
OPC UA endpoints, namespaces, certificates, users, policies, sessions, and client testing
OPC Classic concepts, DCOM limitations, tunneling considerations, and migration to OPC UA
Quality faults, reconnects, timeouts, network issues, and communication troubleshooting

Practical Activity

Create or review a practical configuration for driver selection, channel and device settings, addressing, polling, scan rates, and optimization.
Build and test an exercise involving plc tags, symbolic access, arrays, structures, aliases, diagnostics, and communication status and opc ua endpoints, namespaces, certificates, users, policies, sessions, and client testing.
Use diagnostics or evidence to validate quality faults, reconnects, timeouts, network issues, and communication troubleshooting.

Key Takeaways

Explain driver selection, channel and device settings, addressing, polling, scan rates, and optimization.
Apply plc tags, symbolic access, arrays, structures, aliases, diagnostics, and communication status and opc ua endpoints, namespaces, certificates, users, policies, sessions, and client testing.
Validate and troubleshoot quality faults, reconnects, timeouts, network issues, and communication troubleshooting.

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Industrial IoT Development and SCADA Data Acquisition Training 1 Section4 Lessons40 Hours

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