Connect to an Azure OPC UA Server Part 2

We will now create a Device in Kepware with a Tag whose value will be shown in ThingWorx.

1. Right-click on Channel1 that was just created, then click Next to accept the default name Device1  
    

   

    

2. Click Next six times to accept the default settings, Then click the Select import items button.
    

   

    

3. Expand the remote OPC UA server URL, then expand OpcPlc and Telemetry.
    

   

    

4. Click SlowUint1 to select it, then click Add items >>.
5. Click OK, Next, Finish.
6. Return to ThingWorx Composer. Under Browse > Modeling > Industrial Connections, open IndConn_Server.
7. Expand Channel1 > Device1 > OpcPlc, then click Telemetry.
    

   

    

8. Click the check-box next to SlowUint1.
9. Click Bind to New Entity.
    

   

    

10. Select RemoteThing, then click OK.
11. Enter azure-opcua-plc in the Name field, then click Save.
     

    

     

12. Click Properties and Alerts, then Click Refresh to see the property value changing every 10 seconds.
     

    

     

Step 7: Next Steps

Congratulations! You've successfully completed the Connect to an Azure OPC UA Server guide, and learned how to:

• Create an OPC UA Server in Azure
• Configure Kepware as on OPC UA Client
• Connect Kepware to ThingWorx Foundation
• Monitor OPC UA data in ThingWorx Composer