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    How to deploy Beremiz IDE to control coupler over OPC UA using SlapOS

    Step by step instructions for deploying a deploy Beremiz IDE to control couplers over OPC UA using SlapOS
    • Last Update:2024-03-14
    • Version:002
    • Language:en

    Agenda

    • Supply Beremiz IDE software on an edge server
    • Request a Beremiz IDE software instance on an edge server
    • Accessing the Beremiz IDE inside your browser

    Requirements

    Goal

    This how to explains how to setup a Beremiz IDE using SlapOS on an edge server which you can use in automation projects.

    Supply Beremiz IDE software on an edge server

    Step 1: Supply via SlapOS Panel

    1. Login to the panel and click on Servers (c)
    2. Select the machine on which you want to supply the coupler

    Step 2: Supply via SlapOS Panel (continued)

    1. Click on the Supply button.

    Step 3: Supply via SlapOS Panel (continued)

    1. Select Beremiz IDE.

    Step 4: Supply via SlapOS Panel (continued)

    1. Choose the newest version.

    Step 5: Supply via SlapOS Panel (continued)

    1. Click on Proceed.
    2. Wait until the compilation process has finished.

    Step 6: Monitor compilation

    You can monitor the process on the respective machine by running

    tail -f /opt/slapos/log/slapos-node-software.log

    Request a Beremiz IDE software instance on an edge server

    Once Beremiz IDE software release is installed in order to use it we need a Beremiz instance. For the moment this instance does not need any configuration thus using defaults is good enough for a start.

    Step 1: Request via SlapOS Panel

    1. Go to the SlapOS dashboard and click on the Services (l) button. 
    2. Click on the "Add" button

    Step 2: Request via SlapOS Panel (continued)

    1. Select "Coupler".

    Step 3: Request via SlapOS Panel (continued)

    1. Pick the newest version.

    Step 4: Request via SlapOS Panel (continued)

    1. Don't forget to correctly fill in your computer reference and instance name.
    2. Click Proceed to request the instance.

    Step 5: Monitor instantiation

    You can monitor the process on the respective machine by running

    tail -f /opt/slapos/log/slapos-node-instance.log

    Step 6: View Beremiz IDE Instance

    1. This step can take some time.  
    2. In your SlapOS dashboard you can see you newly requested instance.
    3. Instance is ready when the the Monitoring Status is green.

    Accessing the Beremiz IDE inside your browser

    Once your instance is ready you will see its connection parameters in its "Connection Parameters" section. Please copy "backend-url" and place it in your preferred browser.

    Once you are able to access it inside a browser you will see the following screen (below). This is normal warning as we use self-signed SSL certificates. It is perfectly safe to click first on "Advanced" and later on "Accept the Risk and Continue" buttons.

    Connecting to a VNC session

    You should click on "Connect" button which will log you into a VNC session.

    You can run Beremiz IDE by pressing left mouse button and selecting it from the context menu.

    Once Beremiz IDE is started you can see its default UI.

    Success

    You can run Beremiz IDE in your browser and your IDE is ready to be used in PLC projects.