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Table of Contents
1Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 3 4 Overview of Matrikon OPC Tools................................................................................................................................ 1 Downloading and Installing Matrikon OPC Tools...................................................................................................... 2 Tutorial Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 2

Step 1: Creating Sample Data in Excel............................................................................................................................ 3 Step 2: Configuring the DDEServer................................................................................................................................ 4 Step 3: Connecting OPC Explorer .................................................................................................................................... 8 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Configuring OPC Explorer.......................................................................................................................................... 8 Creating a Share Group ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Adding and ValidatingTags..................................................................................................................................... 10 Testing the Connection Between OPC Explorer and the DDE Server ........................................................................ 13 Configuring OPC Data Manager............................................................................................................................... 16 Configuring OPC SimulationServer......................................................................................................................... 18 Testing the Server Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 22 Problems and Solutions........................................................................................................................................... 24 Questions and Answers............................................................................................................................................. 27

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Step 4: Linking Data Between OPC Servers .................................................................................................................. 16 5.1 5.2 5.3

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