# OPC-DA to RSLinx Classic (Emulated PLC) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667 "2016-05-14T04:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dwoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@dwoo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dwoo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/21 "2019-09-12T15:31:27Z")
I’ve never setup OPC-UA before, what’s the procedure? Do you set it up on the FT Linx Gateway or FT Linx? I noticed with FT Admin Server when you right click and chose ADD NEW SERVER you have the options of FT Linx, OPC-DA or OPC-UA. FT Linx GW 6.11 configuration displays setup for both UA and DA. ---
**Author:** ![sbrannen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sbrannen/32/3459_2.png) [@sbrannen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sbrannen)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/22 "2019-11-26T18:19:58Z")
Hey dwoo... I hope your results are better than mine. > [@OPC-DA to RSLinx Classic (Emulated PLC)](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/13): > > Hello Ignitioneers… Just as an FYI, I have been testing the new FactoryTalk Linx Gateway v6.00. This version now contains the new OPC-UA driver along side the OPC-DA driver. Being a beta tester for this product, I noticed early on it was a bit buggy, unfortunately. One really annoying bug is that all the OPC tags are doubled in the Ignition OPC Browser… every folder and every tag are displayed twice. I also conducted some rudimentary round trip testing on single tags and the Ignition OPC-UA d… ---
**Author:** ![dwoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@dwoo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dwoo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/23 "2019-11-26T18:40:19Z")
I’m using an OPC-DA Connection and RSLinx OPC Server (Rslinx Classic 4.11) instead of the OPC\_UA. I didn’t have time to debug Rockwell’s software. ---
**Author:** ![m.tijerinacav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@m.tijerinacav](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/m.tijerinacav)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/24 "2019-12-13T15:45:32Z")
If you have problems with the tags, and you can’t write/read the values of the tags, try this. It probably helps you. **NOTE THIS IS FOR IGNITION 7.7 DON’T KNOW IF THE NEWER VERSIONS HAVE THIS…** In the OPC-COM server configuration, there’s an OPC Setting called “Use Async Operations”. I unchecked this setting and after that, I can read/write the tags without any problem. ---
**Author:** ![Tim.Johnson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tim.johnson/32/10597_2.png) [@Tim.Johnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tim.Johnson)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/25 "2020-05-11T13:27:23Z")
Guys, for any OPC issues, use [OPC Expert](https://opcexpert.com/) by [OPCTI](http://www.opcti.com/)! Not only is this the best OPC troubleshooting software I have EVER used, it natively handles conversion from legacy OPC protocols to OPC UA. View | trend | redundancy | bridge | tunnel | excel | calculate | archive | monitor | trigger Literally ANY OPC hurdle you need to get over, this little tool makes it so simple. Another great feature is that once you browse to the tags you want to capture data for, you can simply drag or copy and paste into Excel, and using Excel’s RTD function (Real-Time Data, the successor to the old DDE) it will give you real-time data (even at 100ms if you want) right in your spreadsheet. I’ve used it to get OPC UA data from inside a VM running RSLogix Emulate, and anyone that’s tried that will tell you it’s a severe pain in the a$$. And then I used the tool to create a “write calculation value” (using either Random, Ramp, Sine generators) and simulated a live process! ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/26 "2020-05-28T14:09:08Z")
I just tried using this, looks good, however do you know the default OPC-UA username/password to connect to it? I couldn’t seem to find it documented anywhere… ---
**Author:** ![daniel.giltorres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@daniel.giltorres](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/daniel.giltorres)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/27 "2021-02-11T14:47:21Z")
Hi, is still available kit developer tool? When I try to find it in [opcfoundation.org](http://opcfoundation.org) it seems to be removed. Do you know where can I get it? Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![Joshua\_Myers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@Joshua\_Myers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joshua_Myers)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667/28 "2023-11-14T21:41:08Z")
Any updates to this with the latest version of Ignition? I have RsLogix Emulate500 (not 5000) running on a VM and I can't get it to connect through the Micrologix device connection or through the guide listed above. When I select to go through OPC DA, the only option is "other server." [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-da-to-rslinx-classic-emulated-plc/11667.md?page=1)