Connect to Prosys Simulation Server

You need to switch Prosys Simulation Server to Expert Mode first, click on the menu Options -> Switch to Expert Mode.

Anonymous login

  1. Open the Endpoints -> Security Modes, deselect Sign and Sign&Encrypt, and select None. prosys-1

  2. Open the Users -> User Authentication Methods, deselect Username&Password, Certificate and IssuedToken/External System, and select Anonymous. prosys-2

  3. Save the settings and restart the Prosys OPC UA Simulation Server.

  4. Neuron adds a new southbound OPC UA device, opens Device Configuration, fills in the Endpoint URL of the target Server, without filling in username/password, without adding certificate/key, and starts the device connection.

Certificate/Key + Anonymous Login

  1. Refer to Connection policy to generate or convert a certificate/key.

  2. Open the Endpoints -> Security Modes, deselect None, and select Sign and Sign&Encrypt.

  3. Open the Users -> User Authentication Methods, deselect Username&Password, Certificate and IssuedToken/External System, and select Anonymous.

  4. Save the settings and restart the Prosys OPC UA Simulation Server.

  5. Neuron adds a new southbound OPC UA device, opens Device Configuration, fills in the Endpoint URL of the target Server, does not need to fill in the username/password, adds the certificate/key and starts the device connection.

  6. Open the Certificates and set the client certificate in the list to Trust. prosys-3

Username/Password Login

  1. Open the Endpoints -> Security Modes, deselect None, and select Sign and Sign&Encrypt.

  2. Open the Users -> User Authentication Methods, deselect Anonymous, Certificate and IssuedToken/External System, and select Username&Password to add a custom username/password. prosys-4

  3. Save the settings and restart the Prosys OPC UA Simulation Server.

  4. Neuron adds a new southbound OPC UA device, opens Device Configuration, fills in the Endpoint URL of the target Server, fills in the user name/password, no need to add certificate/key, and starts the device connection.

  5. Open the Certificates and set the client certificate in the list to Trust.

Certificate/key + username/password login

  1. Same username/password settings as above.

  2. Neuron adds a new southbound OPC UA device, opens Device Configuration, fills in the Endpoint URL of the target Server, fills in the user name/password, adds the certificate/key, and starts the device connection.

  3. Open the Certificates and set the client certificate in the list to Trust.

Neuron setting

  1. To view the PLC measurement point information via the UaExpert software, Refer to UaExpert usage. prosys-5

  2. Add Groups and Tags based on the measurement point information.

Test data list

Name Address Attribute Data type
Counter 3!1001 Read INT32
Random 3!1002 Read DOUBLE
Sawtooth 3!1003 Read DOUBLE
Sinusoid 3!1004 Read DOUBLE
Square 3!1005 Read DOUBLE
Triangle 3!1006 Read DOUBLE