Properties

The AEClient module has the following properties:

NameDescriptionIDFlags
ActiveFALSE, if the Event Subscription is to be created inactive.1050Persisted
BufferMax SizeThe requested maximum number of events that will be sent in a single callback. A value of 0 means that there is no limit to the number of events that will be sent in a single callback.1031Persisted, ExpertPage
BufferTimeThe buffer time (in milliseconds) tells the server how often to send event notifications. A value of 0 means that the server should send event notifications as soon as it gets them.1030Persisted, ExpertPage
CmnItemIDPrefixCommon source ItemId prefix. This string will prefix each item's 'ItemID' when communicating with the OPC AE server. Items in this module will have names without this prefix in the Apis namespace.1011Persisted, ExpertPage
ComputerThe computer hosting the OPC server. Leaving it blank, the localhost will be used.1001Persisted, Computer
FilterAreaEvents and conditions available in the server are organized within one or more process areas. An Area is a grouping of the plant.1044Persisted, ExpertPage
FilterCategoryThe categories supported by a given event type1041Persisted, ExpertPage
FilterEventTypeThe filter criteria supported by the connected event server.1040Persisted, Enumerated
FilterSeverityHighThe severity high, indicates the highest severity of interest. This is also commonly called 'priority', especially in relation to process alarms.1043Persisted, ExpertPage
FilterSeverityLowThe severity is low, indicating the lowest severity of interest. This is also commonly called 'priority', especially in relation to process alarms.1042Persisted, ExpertPage
FilterSourceThe source of the event in the OPC AE Server1045Persisted, ExpertPage
Operation ModeThe type of mode of the Bee.1010Persisted, Enumerated
PDS AreaThe PDS area which an event subscription should be linked to.1032Persisted, ExpertPage
PDS ProcessUnitThe PDS Process Unit associated with this subscription.1033Persisted, ExpertPage
ReconnectSrvShutdownReconnect after an intended OPC server shutdown. This might cause problems when administering the OPC server.1008Persisted, ExpertPage
ReconnectTimeThe time to wait before attempting to reconnect the server after an RPC failure.1007Persisted, ExpertPage
ServerThe ProgID of the OPC server.1002Persisted, Enumerated, ProgID
SrvApisEventProcessingIntervalThe time in seconds Apis uses for processing an event.1092PerformancePage
SrvCLSIDThe CLSID of the OPC server.1006InfoPage
SrvCurrentTimeThe current time (UTC) as known by the OPC server.1071InfoPage
SrvEventSubscribtionStatus of the event subscription.1093InfoPage
SrvLCIDLocale ID of values coming from the server. You might need to specify this property if the OPC server provides string values that is converted to another type in your client (e.g. DDE bridges)1009Persisted, ExpertPage
SrvStartTimeThe time (UTC) the OPC server was started.1070InfoPage
SrvStateThe current status of the OPC server.1073Enumerated, InfoPage
SrvSupportBrowsingThe status of server support browsing1077InfoPage
SrvUpdateCallsThe number of times the OPC server has called back to this client with updated item values.1094PerformancePage
SrvUpdateCallsFailureThe number of times the module has failed to process an event.1096PerformancePage
SrvUpdateCallsNotHandledNumber of update calls not handled due to manually creation mode.1097PerformancePage
SrvUpdateCallsOKThe number of times the module has successfully processed an event.1095PerformancePage
SrvUpdateTimeThe time the OPC server sent the last data value update to this client, as known by the server.1072PerformancePage
SrvUpdateTimeClientThe time when this client received the last update, as known by the client.1090PerformancePage
SrvUpdateTimeIntervalThe time in seconds between the last two updates.1091PerformancePage
SrvVendorInfoVendor specific information about the OPC server.1075InfoPage
SrvVersionThe version number of the OPC server (major-minor-build).1074InfoPage
TimeReferenceItemAn item who's value will be used as the time reference for this module instead of the system time, when timestamping items.200Persisted, ApisItem, ExpertPage
TraceEventMessagesIf this is 'true', the module writes to the log files for log view in Apis Management Studio the information received on IOPCEventSink::OnEvent1061Persisted, ExpertPage
TraceOPCServerReport specific OPC calls, return from those calls, as well as callbacks to the log files for log view in Apis Management Studio.1060Persisted, Enumerated, ExpertPage

See also Module Properties