April 3, 2014
Beginning with version 4.6.2, support for logging historical data and alarms/events to the MySQL and MariaDB relational database management systems with no need for writing scripts is part of the Reliance SCADA/HMI system. In this article, you will learn how to connect the Reliance SCADA system to these databases.
Beginning with version 4.6.2, support for logging historical data and alarms/events to the MySQL and MariaDB relational database management systems with no need for writing scripts is part of the Reliance SCADA/HMI system. MySQL is a popular and widely used database system created by the Swedish company MySQL AB, now owned and operated by Oracle Corporation. MariaDB is a MySQL-based community-developed database system released under the GNU GPL. The MySQL Workbench and HeidiSQL database management tools are also part of the installation. They can be suitable for database management from another, client computer.
To download the installers of the systems/tools, go to the Web pages shown in the following table:
| MySQL | MariaDB |
|---|---|
| MySQL database installer | MariaDB database installer |
| MySQL Workbench | HeidiSQL |
The ODBC standard is used to access both database management systems. The Reliance system requires a 32-bit version of the MySQL Connector/ODBC driver.
Once you install the driver, a new data source can be created through the ODBC Data Source Administrator. You must run a 32-bit version of this tool. Follow these instructions:
1. Go to the Windows Control Panel and select Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).
2. On the System DSN page, add a new data source by clicking on Add. Select MySQL ODBC 5.3 Unicode Driver.
1. Run the ODBC Data Source Administrator using C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe.
2. On the System DSN page, add a new data source by clicking on Add. Select MySQL ODBC 5.3 Unicode Driver.
Note:
Shortcuts to both editions of the ODBC Data Source Administrator (32-bit and 64-bit) are already contained in the Control Panel of 64-bit versions of Windows 8.
ODBC Data Source Administrator
Create New Data Source
3. In the MySQL Connector/ODBC Data Source Configuration dialog, set up the connection parameters (connection name, server address, and login data):
Setting up the connection parameters
After that, you can define an SQL connection in a Reliance project:
1. Open your project in the Reliance Design development environment.
2. Go to the Project Options dialog box (Project > Options > SQL) and add a new connection (or use the predefined one).
Project Options
3. Click on the Edit Connection String button to open the Data Link Properties dialog.
4. On the Provider page, select Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers:
Data Link Properties
5. On the Connection page, specify the data source and enter your login data:
Data Link Properties – entering the login data
6. Click on the Test Connection button to verify the connection. Click OK to save the changes.
Henceforth, you can use the connection for logging historical data and alarms/events in the visualization project.
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