Litmus OPC Fusion

connect your legacy opc da systems to litmus edge prerequisites windows xp sp3 or later (32 bit or 64 bit) at least one opc da server installed and running (e g , kepware, matrikon, rslinx) network access to target opc da servers administrator privileges for installation litmus edge instance for final integration (optional for initial testing) step 1 install opc fusion download the opc fusion installer from the central portal run opcfusionsetup exe as administrator accept the license agreement choose installation directory (default c \program files\litmus\opc fusion) select the components to install verify the ports and modify as needed click install wait for installation to complete click finish step 2 start the service the opc fusion service starts automatically after installation if selected on the last page verify it's running or start it by option a system tray look for the opc fusion icon in the system tray icon should be green (running) right click on the icon and select start service if not running option b services console open windows services (services msc) find "litmus opc fusion gateway" status should show "running" right click on the service and choose start if not running step 3 access the web ui open your web browser navigate to http //localhost 8443 log in with default credentials username admin password litmusfusion important change the default password immediately after first login! step 4 add an opc da server click opc da > da clients in the sidebar local servers should automatically be displayed in the discover tab if the server is listed then click the + add button and proceed to step 5 if need you can add a server manually by selecting the servers tab clicking + add manually fill in the connection details name a friendly name (e g , "kepware server") progid the opc server's progid (e g , "kepware kepserverex v6") hostname localhost for local, or ip/hostname for remote update rate 1000 ms (default) click create the server status should change from "connecting " to "connected" within a few seconds step 5 create tag mappings click the browse tags tab select your da server from the dropdown click connect to explore the server's address space select a tag and click add repeat for additional tags click add x tags to mappings when complete step 6 test opc ua output before connecting litmus edge, verify opc fusion is working with a test opc ua client opc fusion endpoint endpoint url opc tcp\ //localhost 4840 security mode none (for initial testing) namespace ns=2 (default for mapped tags) test clients uaexpert (unified automation) recommended for testing prosys opc ua browser step 7 connect litmus edge now connect litmus edge to opc fusion to bring your legacy da data into the litmus edge platform log in to your litmus edge instance navigate to devicehub > devices click + add device select opc ua client advanced driver configure the connection name opc fusion gateway driver mode subscription server url opc tcp\ //\<opc fusion host> 4840 security policy none (not recommended for production ) security mode none (not recommended for production ) click create device browse opc fusion's address space and select tags to import your legacy opc da data is now flowing into litmus edge! for production it is best to use secure communication and setup certificates step 7 monitor operation in the sidebar visit dashboard to see system overview click tags > monitoring to view real time tag values click system > streaming logs to see operational logs troubleshooting quick reference problem solution service won't start check windows event log, run as administrator da server shows "disconnected" verify progid, check dcom settings can't access web ui verify port 8443 is not in use ua client can't connect check firewall for port 4840 tags not updating verify da subscription active, check update rate for detailed troubleshooting, see troubleshooting guide congratulations! you've successfully set up opc fusion