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Data Connect

Using XLReporter with OPC HDA


Overview
XLReporter takes historical values directly from any OPC HDA server automatically to populate workbooks,
periodically or on event, without needing Excel. The award winning XLReporter history engine can return
either raw or calculated Industrial metrics directly to the reports.
Distribute the reports by email, FTP, file server and printers. Enable XLReporter’s Web Portal and access
reports from any device supporting a web browser such as a smart phone or tablet.

Prerequisites
Verify Communication
Communication between the OPC server and an OPC client must be verified. Some OPC Server vendors
provide OPC HDA clients with their servers. These clients can be used to validate.
If an OPC HDA client is not provided with the server, XLReporter provides an independent OPC HDA client to
verify connectivity and data retrieval from any OPC HDA server. This client is found on XLReporter’s product
CD under Tools, OPC, OPC_HDA. It can also be downloaded from www.SyTech.com.
To run, double-click SampleClientHDA.exe.

To connect to an OPC HDA server select the Server Name from the dropdown list and click Connect.
Click Browse to open the Browse Dialog window.

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The easiest way to get a list of tags is to set OPCHDA_BROWSETYPE to OPCHDA_FLAT. Choose each tag to test
by selecting it and clicking Add. When complete, click Done to return to the HDA Client window.
Click Show Items to display the selected tags in the left pane window. Click Validate Items then Get Item
Handles to register these tags with the server.
Enter the Start Time and End Time . Note this is in UTC(Universal Time Clock) and click Read Raw. The raw
values for each selected tag will appear on the left along with a timestamp and quality.
To read processed data, click Aggregates, select the appropriate aggregate (e.g., maximum, minimum, etc.).
and click Read Processed. One minute calculations between the start and end time should appear for each
selected tag.
If the client does not respond as described contact the OPC HDA Server vendor technical support to
troubleshoot and correct these issues.
OPC Core Components
If XLReporter is not installed on the same machine as the OPC HDA Server, the XLReporter machine must have
the OPC Core Components installed.
To determine if the core components are installed verify the following file exists:
 64 - bit OS C:\Windows\SysWow64\OPCEnum.exe
 32 - bit OS C:\Windows\system32\OPCEnum.exe
If the components are not installed then they are provided in the tools folder of the installation or from
www.opcfoundation.org.

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Create a Project
From the XLReporter Project Explorer select File, New to start the Project Wizard. This will give step-by-step
instructions on creating a project
Step 1
 Enter a Project Name and Description (optional).

Step 2
 Configure the data connector, click Add

Select OPC, OPC HDA Historical values

The connector requires a Primary Server. Click the browse pushbutton ([…]) for Name to select an available
OPC HDA Server.

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If the OPC HDA Server is local to the machine, leave Node as local otherwise specify the computer name or IP
address of the node where the OPC HDA Server is running. Click Refresh to populate the Server list available
from the Node and select the Server.
Verify Data Communication
To verify communication with the OPC HDA Server, open the Project Explorer and select the Tools tab. Open
Connector Groups. Select your OPC HDA Server connector and then select Add.

Set the Group Type to Raw Values and click OK.

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On the Columns tab:

 Select the first row under the Name column


 Click the browse pushbutton (…)
 In the Tag Browser expand Online and add Items from the lower left.
 Click OK to add these to the group.
To retrieve data, select Preview. In the Preview window, use the data picker to select a date and time with for
which data has been logged. Click Refresh to view data. The first 60 records starting at the date and time
specified should be displayed.

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