You can use  any OPC Foundation Compliant OPC server for the Advanced Viewer.

Make sure, and confirm that the OPC Server you plan to use is:

Installed correctly and can be accessed by an OPC client.

Registered so Windows can find it when an OPC client asks for it by name.

Note: Windows looks up the OPC Server location in the registry.

 The OPC Server directory can be on the same node as the Advanced Viewer or a different node; the node can be referenced in the Ptopc_config.xml file, which is also part of the OPC Server setup.

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Step 1. Set up the OPC Server for the Advanced Viewer.

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