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Modbus Serial Slave (OPC) User's Manual
Configuration
About this section
This section guides you in the configuration tasks required before you can start using
the Modbus Serial Slave OPC Client. For information on the IEC 61850 data modeling,
see COM600 User's Manual.
Start Station Automation Builder 600 (later referred to as SAB600) to open a project
where at least one OPC server has been configured. You can also open and name a new
project, where you configure at least one OPC server.
1. Select File > Open/Manage Project....
2. In the Open/Manage Project dialog, select the required location for the project:
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Projects on my computer
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Projects on the network
3. Select New Project on the left.
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Enter a project name. The description is optional.
4. Click Create.
5. Click Open Project.
Overview of configuration
Before you can start using the Modbus Serial Slave OPC Client, build and configure an
object tree in SAB600 to define the Communication structure within the Gateway object.
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Modbus Serial Slave OPC Client
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Modbus Serial Channel
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Modbus Serial IED
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Data objects
Figure 3.2-1 shows an example view of SAB600 including an object tree in the commu-
nication structure on the left and Object Properties window displaying the object properties
on the right.
When configuring OPC servers the following characters cannot
be used in object names: \ ` ' ' #
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