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12 Feb 2015 17:08 #2764 by support

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It is possible that the IP in parentheses is just shown on the server side. To be absolutely sure, when you call BrowseNodes/BrowseBranches/BrowseLeaves, have a look at BOTH .Name ("the short name") and .ItemId properties of each resulting DANodeElement, whether the info isn't there.

It is also possible that the server returns no properties. The properties are, however, defined separately on each node. You should therefore pass a machine name, server class, and a node name to the BrowseProperties method.

A quick question to Moxa support about this is highly recommended, though.

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12 Feb 2015 16:52 #2763 by galegon

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Hi,

You are right regarding the not appearing of the IP inside of the parentheses, thats puzzle me.
I did as you suggested and called the EasyDAClient.Browseproperties("EPS2","MOxa_Active_OPC_server","E1213-01") and I always get an empty DAPropertyElementCollection.
- machinename - "EPS2"
- ServerClass - "MOxa_Active_OPC_server"
Shouldn't this function use the same properties as in the EasyDAClient.BrowseLeaves?

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12 Feb 2015 16:19 #2762 by support

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There is no standardized way in OPC specs to achieve this. The nodes in OPC address space can represent just about anything, therefore it wouldn't make sense to put something into the specs about IP addresses of PLCs.

There may be a way to do it, if the target OPC server has provided a capability for it. For example, it can have the IP address "encoded" in the node name (as in the picture taken on the server side); but if I understand it correctly, the part in parentheses does not appear over the OPC browsing, right? Or, the server could provide this information in form of a vendor-specific OPC property on the PLC branch; to check that, call EasyDAClient.BrowseProperties. In general, because this question is server-specific, it should be answered by consulting the server's documentation, or by the producer of the server.

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12 Feb 2015 16:04 #2761 by galegon

Obtain PLC IP Address was created by galegon

Hello,

I´m building an application to manage the communication between OPC and third party program using opclabs. Our goal is to received the events from the devices associated to a target OPC Server.

I´m able to connect to the OPC Server and retrieve the PLC associated to him.
I´m also able to received the correct events triggered in the respective PLC.

My question is regarding the PLC IP address. Is there any way to obtain the PLC IP address, so far I´m able to obtain the PLC name model (i.e. E1213-01) listed in the IoLogik tree with the function BrowseBranches(..) and the respective nodes associated with the device with the BrowseLeave(...), but I also need a function to return the IP from the PLC device.

Is any way to achieve this? I´m working in a C# environment.

P.S. In the Moxa Active OPC Server in the tree view, the device is under ioLogik listed as E1213-01(192.168.8.196)

Thanks in advance,

NG