OPC STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

Support for the OPC standards insure that the widest range of HMI/SCADA & MES systems will work with TOP Server.  Just ask your vendor “Are you an OPC DA Version 1, 2, or 3 client?”... if the answer is yes, you can use TOP Server with your software.

• OPC Data Access (DA) 1.0
• OPC Data Access (DA) 2.05a
• OPC Data Access (DA) 3.0
• OPC UA (DA Profile)
• OPC XI/OPC .NET 3.0 (DA  and AE Profiles)
• OPC A&E 1.0 and 1.1
• OPC Self-Test Certified
• OPC Independent Lab Test Certified
• OPC Interoperability Tested

HMI NATIVE CLIENT INTERFACES

In addition to OPC, TOP Server supports the following vendor specific interfaces:

• Wonderware FastDDE/Suitelink
• Intellution NIO/PDB (Process Database)

OTHER INTERFACES SUPPORTED

• Visual Basic 6 - via OPC DA
• Visual C++ - via OPC DA
• Visual Studio.NET - VB, C# - via OPC DA
• DDE Server - CF_Text or AdvancedDDE
• DDE Client - CF_Text

FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDED

• No artificial tag limits imposed
• Auto-demotion
• Automatic Tag Generation
• Configuration Security
• Copy/Paste
• CSV Import/Export
• DNS Name Lookup (V5)
• Drag/Drop
• Event Log
• Modem Support
• Moveable project file (i.e. use same project on > 1 PC)
• Multiple drivers/device types per project
• Media-Level Redundancy
• Offline Configuration (V5)
• OPC Quick Client test tool
• OPC Diagnostics
• OPC configuration options
• OPC A&E Event Log messaging
• Plug-in driver architecture
• Project specific global settings
• Protocol Diagnostics
• Remote Configuration (V5 future addition)
• Run as a Service (V5 for full support on all OS)
• ProgID Redirection
• Device Scan Rate Modes
• Runtime Changes
• Runtime Security (V5)
• Scaling
• Selectable Network Card
• Serial Encapsulation (on most drivers - see driver details for your driver)
• Simulation mode
• System Tags
• Topic Mapping (Aliases)
• XML Project Format

DEVICE DRIVERS AVAILABLE

• Click for list of available drivers & suites of drivers & details on each

OPERATING SYSTEMS

32-Bit Windows (x86) Based Systems

NOTE:  Starting with TOP Server V5.9 (Q2/Q3 2012), Windows 2000 Operating Systems will no longer be supported.

• Windows 2000 Professional
• Windows 2000 Server Family
• Windows Server 2003 Family
• Windows Server 2007 Family
• Windows Server 2008 Family
• Windows XP (SP1, SP2, SP3)
• Windows XP Embedded (with full DCOM support)
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows Vista Enterprise
• Windows 7 Professional
• Windows 7 Ultimate
• VMWare Virtual Systems
• Microsoft Hyper-V

64-Bit Windows (x64) Based Systems

• Server 2003
• Server 2007
• Server 2008
• Server 2008 R2
• XP SP2/SP3
• Vista Business
• Vista Ultimate
• Windows 7 Professional
• Windows 7 Ultimate
• Microsoft Hyper-V

Notes for 64-Bit Systems:

• TOP Server Version 4.x requires a Hardware (USB) Key
• TOP Server Version 5.x will support a software or a hardware (USB) Key
• When installed on a 64-bit OS, the TOP Server will run in a subsystem of Windows called WOW64. WOW64 is included on all 64-bit version of Windows and is designed to make differences between the operating systems transparent to the user

ALSO SUPPORTED

• Multi-Core Processors
• Multiple CPU Systems
• Windows Terminal Services
• Marathon Run to Infinity Systems
• Stratus Fault Tolerant Systems

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

• 2.0 Ghz CPU/Processor - Single Core
• 1 Gb Installed Memory/RAM
• 180 Mb Available Disk Space for Install
• Ethernet card supported by Windows

LICENSING

• Click for license agreement
• Software license
• Optional hardware key (USB)
• Licensed by individual driver or suites by manufacturer or industry.

OPTIONAL ADD-IN FEATURES

• Advanced Tags (Math/Logic Tags: Link Tags)
• Aggregation
• Bridging
• Data Logging
• Email/SMS Notifications
• Linux/QNX connectivity
• Oracle MOC/MES Plug-In
• Redundancy
• Tunneling
• OPC DA &UA Client Driver
• OPC A&E Server Plug-in
• SNMP Agent Plug-in