Fibrolaser III OPC Configuration (CSV) File

To integrate the Fibrolaser III heat detection system into Desigo CC you must first prepare a textual configuration file in CSV (comma separated values) format that defines the servers-groups-items structure.

To do this, use Microsoft Excel or a text editor to edit the provided CSV template files described below.

NOTE: Use a comma (,) as separator.

You can then use this file to import the configuration.

For reference information about the OPC configuration CSV file, see CSV File for Third-party OPC Devices.

Fibrolaser III OPC Configuration Template Files

The Fibrolaser III CSV template file is deployed with the Fibrolaser III extension installation and available at the following path:
[Installation Drive]:\[Installation Folder]\GMSMainProject\profiles\OPCDataTemplate\

CSV Template File

Description

OPC_template_4.0_Fibrolaser_SampleConfiguration_2Fibers+TempPoints.csv

It provides a smaller Fibrolaser system configuration with:

16 Inputs
16 Outputs
2 fibres with 50 zones each, for a total of 100 zones
10 temperature points

NOTICE

Temperature points in CSV template files

To save engineering time in removing the related lines, since the temperature points could be rarely used, they are not provided in the fully configured template file.
Adding those rows when needed is however an easy task and they can be copied from the examples provided in the following template file:
- OPC_template_3.0_Fibrolaser_SampleConfiguration_2Fibers+TempPoints.csv

Having a pre-configured CSV file with OPC tags already defined for each object reduces the risk of entering invalid OPC items names that might result in communication error when reading the OPC tags.

This template file can be used to create custom configuration files by removing fibres, zones, IOs, and temperature points, according to the specific configuration.

Additionally, since the device points are imported into Management View as a flat list, this CSV template also provides a pre-configured Management View structure, made by means of OPC groups.

Fibrolaser III OPC CSV File Sections

Section	Description
[SERVERS]	Fibrolaser OPC server data. One server per CSV file is allowed.
[GROUPS]	Groups the Fibrolaser OPC tags in components.
[ITEMS]	Includes tag data (Fibrolaser OPC point read by the OPC Server).

Fibrolaser III Servers Data

The [SERVERS] section comprises the following data:

Data	Description
[Name]	OPC server name to display in System Browser.
[Description]	OPC server description to display in System Browser.
[ProgId]	Program ID of the OPC server.
[Alias]	Not used.
[FunctionName]	Not used.
[Discipline ID]	Not used.
[Subdiscipline ID]	Not used.
[Type ID]	Not used.
[Subtype ID]	Not used.

Servers Section (When Not Used Fields Are Collapsed)

Fibrolaser III Groups Data

The [GROUPS] section comprises the following data:

Data	Description
[ParentServerName]	Name of the OPC server to which the point is connected.
[Name]	OPC group name to display in System Browser.
[Description]	OPC group description to display In System Browser.

Groups Section (When Not Used Fields Are Collapsed)

Fibrolaser III Items Data

The [ITEMS] section comprises the following data:

Data	Description
[Parent Group Name]	Name of the group to which the point belongs.
[Name]	OPC item name to display In System Browser.
[Description]	OPC item description to display In System Browser.
[Item Address]	Name of the tag that is exposed by the OPC server. This value must be unique and less than 100 characters.
[Data Type]	Transformation type. Data format required by the OPC server. For details about the allowed values, in OPC Library Import Rules, see OPC Items Data Types.
[Direction (Access Level)]	This item defines if the OPC item is input, output or input/output.
[Object Model]	Name of the object model used for this OPC tag. The Fibrolaser III extension provides the following object models: Panel: GMS_OPC_Fibrolaser_Panel_150 Fibre Channel: GMS_OPC_Fibrolaser_FibreChannel_150 Zone: GMS_OPC_Fibrolaser_Zone_150 IO: GMS_OPC_Fibrolaser_IO_150 Temperature Point: GMS_OPC_Fibrolaser_TempPoint_150
[Object Model Property]	Name of the DPE associated to this OPC tag.
[Alias]	Not used.
[Function Name]	Not used. This field is optional . Since no functions are configured for Fibrolaser, [Function] is not configured in the CSV currently.
[Discipline ID]	Not used.
[Subdiscipline ID]	Not used.
[Type ID]	Not used.
[Subtype ID]	Not used.
[Min]	Not used.
[Max]	Not used.
[MinRaw]	Not used.
[MaxRaw]	Not used.
[MinEng]	Not used.
[MaxEng]	Not used.
[Resolution]	Not used.
[Eng Unit]	Not used.
[StateText]	Not used.
[AlarmClass]	Not used.
[AlarmType]	Not used.
[AlarmValue]	Not used.
[EventText]	Not used.
[NormalText]	Not used.
[UpperHysteresis]	Not used.
[LowerHysteresis]	Not used.
[LogicalHierarchy]	Used to create a hierarchy in the logical view.
[UserHierarchy]	Used to create a hierarchy in the user-defined view.

Tags Section (Not Used Fields Are Collapsed)

NOTE:
The specific OPC tags are defined by the OPC server. For more details about the OPC tags provided by the S4S OPC server interface, see the OPC Server Fibrolaser III -Installation and Configuration manual document distributed by S4S.