Downloading and Installing the OPC Server

With a free trial of the DeviceXPlorer OPC Server, you can simulate the incoming data from an OPC server connected to a Mitsubishi MELSEC PLC, allowing you to complete the steps in this Start-Up Guide.

Because this is a free trial, the DeviceXPlorer OPC Server runs in a DEMO mode for 3 continuous hours, and then changes to STOP mode, which means that it will no longer generate data. To reset the DEMO mode, restart the runtime of the DeviceXPlorer OPC Server.

To download and install the DeviceXPlorer OPC Server:

  1. Browse to https://iconics.com/Products/DeviceXPlorer-OPC-Server, click Download Free Trial, and then click Download v7.x.x Trial.

    1. Complete the required form and click Submit.
    2. In the ICONICS trial request email, click Download DeviceXPlorer (zip), and save the zipped file in your Windows Downloads folder.

    3. Unzip the installer file, DeviceXPlorer, and place the folder, dxpserver_v7xx, in a new folder in your Windows Downloads folder.

  2. Open the dxpserver_v731 folder, and then run Setup.exe with administrator privileges. The Dxp Server screen appears.

  3. Click DeviceXPlorer OPC Server 7, and click OK when prompted. Be patient, as the installation may appear to hang in the “Preparing to Install” state.

  4. Click through the installation steps, and select the default settings, except for the following screens.

    1. In Customer Information, enter your user name (for example, DXPAdmin) and your company name.

    2. In Select Features, select PLC Communication Drivers.

  5. When the installation completes, click Finish, and then click Exit twice to close the Dxp Server installation screen.

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