Article - CS382489

"Connection failed through the OPC DA interface because the maximum simultaneous OPC group limit <VALUE> was reached" in PTC Kepware products

Modified: 20-Feb-2026   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Kepware Server (legacy) 6.12.325.0 to 6.18
  • Kepware Server (formerly KEPServerEX) 6.12.325.0 to 7.0

Description

  •  Error message displayed:
    • Connection failed through the OPC DA interface because the maximum simultaneous OPC group limit <VALUE> was reached
  • Failed to add group '<GROUP_NAME>' to '<KEPWARE_SERVER_NAME>' (HR=0x80004005) error in QuickClient
  • Connection to device interrupted
  • No data is received in client application
  • Is it possible to increase the number of maximum connections for OPC DA Groups in PTC Kepware products
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