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A node of Variable Node class in the OPC UA server is represented in the Data Access COM UA Proxy as an Item.

The DisplayName of the OPC UA node is used as the Name for each Item in the Data Access COM UA Proxy.

The NodeId of the OPC UA node is used as the ItemId for each Item in the Data Access COM UA Proxy. But the ‘=” character is replaced with ‘-’ in the string. E.g. NodeId: ns=4,i=10, ItemID = “ns-4;i-10” or NodeId: ns=4,s=FL102, ItemID = “ns-4,s-FL102”

Each Item in the Data Access COM UA Proxy is assigned the following properties based on the node attributes or its references:

Standard Properties:

The other AccessLevel provided by OPC are ignored

  • Server Scan Rate (Property ID: 6): The value of the MinimumSamplingInterval attribute of the node in the OPC UA Server is assigned to this property.
  • Item EU Type (Property ID: 7): The EU Type value is assigned based on the references of the node in the OPC UA Server:

Analog(1) : if the node in the OPC UA Server references a EURange property node, then it is assigned the Analog EU Type.

Enumerated(2): if the node in the OPC UA Server references a EnumStrings property node, then it is assigned the Enumerated EU Type.

Empty(0): For a node in the OPC UA Server that does not meet above criteria, the type is set as 0 (Empty)

New Properties:

  • UA BuiltIn Type (Property ID: 610): The identifier value of the DataType node associated with the DataType attribute of the node in the OPC UA Server is assigned to this property.
  • UA Data Type Id (Property ID: 611): The complete NodeId value (namespace and identifier) of the DataType node associated with the DataType attribute of the node in the OPC UA Server is assigned to this property.
  • UA Value Rank (Property ID: 612): The value of the ValueRank attribute of the node in the OPC UA Server is assigned to this property.
  • UA Browse Name (Property ID: 613): The value of the BrowseName attribute of the node in the OPC UA Server is assigned to this property.
  • UA Description (Property ID: 614): The value of the Description attribute of the node in the OPC UA Server is assigned to this property.