NI OPC server no DSC

Question

I have been digging around for a while and am having difficulty finding anything that shows me how to get my tags into LabVIEW. I have the OPC drivers for numersou PLCs and are connecting to a GE 9030 (specifically a 341 model). I have set it up in the NI OPC servers and can communicate.
How the heck to I get the tags into LabVIEW. Everything I find using IO Server which is part of DSC which I do not have (and do not plan on getting). I was led to beleive this would not be difficult to read tags in any PLC using these drivers... Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

The link that Brian provided:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/DD1E23328AF0A303862570A4006F4134
states the following:
"If your application uses a subset of the DSC Module that does not
require the RTS, it is still necessary to include the Enhanced DSC
Deployment Support in your installer.  For more information about which
DSC functionality requires the RTS and which does not, refer to the
related links."
One of those links was this one:
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/3061
Which states:
"The LabVIEW DSC Run-Time System correctly installs the necessary and
additional software as well as provides all the configuration tools,
the Tag Engine, historical data logging, network data access, security,
and other features provided by the LabVIEW DSC Module."
There seem to be 4 components here:
DSC Development System (~$2600)
DSC Run-Time System (~$800)
Enhanced DSC Deployment Support for LabVIEW 8.x (free add on installer when you have DSC Development System)
Enhanced DSC Run-Time Support  (Can be checked inside LabVIEW project when you're building an application)
Which features can be used in a deployed application (EXE) without purchasing the $800 DSC RTS (Run-Time System)?
When do I check the "Enable Enhanced DSC Run-Time Support" box when I build the EXE?
When do I include "Enhanced DSC Deployment Support for LabVIEW 8.x" when I build my installer?
OPC is not listed above with "configuration tools,
the Tag Engine, historical data logging, network data access, security".
Can I bind a Shared Variable to an OPC tag without DSC Development System or DSC RTS?
I seem to be able to deploy a library with my OPC I/O server (which I created with my DSC Development System) and a library with my shared variables to the target PC.  However, when browsing with DSM (Distributed System Manager -- which I downloaded and installed on the PC), while I can see both server and variable processes, the I/O server is not listed under the server process.  The dependent shared variables are listed in the variable process.  There are no variables included in the server LVLIB.  All dependencies reside in the variable library -- which seems to be deploying fine, despite some admonitions indicating the contrary.  The library with the server may not be deploying because I need the DSC RTS to deploy an OPC I/O server.  This same behavior has been duplicated on a PC with LabVIEW without DSC installed.
Clear as mud?  Thanks for the help!
Message Edited by LabBEAN on 02-13-2009 05:31 PM
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