DeltaV OPC Data Access Server functional overview

Properties and methods for the Automation Interface

The following table lists properties and methods that can be used for the Automation Interface defined for client/server applications implemented to conform to the OPC specification:

OPCServer Properties

StartTime
CurrentTime
LastUpdateTime
MajorVersion
MinorVersion
BuildNumber
VendorInfo
ServerState
LocaleID
Bandwidth
OPCGroups
PublicGroupNames
ServerName
ServerNode
ClientName

OPCServer Methods

GetOPCServers
Connect
Disconnect
CreateBrowser
GetErrorString
QueryAvailableLocaleIDs

QueryAvailableProperties

GetItemProperties
LookupItemIDs

OPCBrowser Properties

Organization
Filter
DataType
AccessRights
CurrentPosition
Count

OPCBrowser Methods

Item
ShowBranches
ShowLeafs
MoveUp
MoveToRoot
MoveDown
MoveTo
GetItemID
GetAccessPaths

OPCGroups Properties

Parent
DefaultGroupIsActive
DefaultGroupUpdateRate
DefaultGroupDeadband
DefaultGroupLocaleID
DefaultGroupTimeBias
Count

OPCGroups Methods

Item
Add
GetOPCGroup
Remove
RemoveAll
ConnectPublicGroup
RemovePublicGroup

OPCGroup Properties

Parent
Name
IsPublic
IsActive
IsSubscribed
ClientHandle
ServerHandle
LocaleID
TimeBias
DeadBand
UpdateRate
OPCItems

OPCGroup Methods

SyncRead
SyncWrite
AsyncRead
AsyncWrite
AsyncRefresh
AsyncCancel

OPCItems Properties

Parent
DefaultRequestedDataType
DefaultAccessPath
DefaultIsActive
Count

OPCItems Methods

Item
GetOPCItem
AddItem
AddItems
Remove
Validate
SetActive
SetClientHandles
SetDataTypes

OPCItem Properties

Parent
ClientHandle
ServerHandle
AccessPath
AccessRights
ItemID
IsActive
RequestedDataType
Value
Quality
TimeStamp
CanonicalDataType
EUType
EUInfo

OPCItem Methods

Read
Write