TOP Server V5.6 – Features and New Release Presenter: Kevin Rutherford Senior Applications Engineer
Agenda Overview of TOP Server Server Updates/Enhancements Driver Updates/Enhancements Live Demonstration Media Level Redundancy Config. OPC ProgID Redirect Coming in V5.7 Summary and Q&A
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TOP Server Server Enhancements Media Level Redundancy Plug-In Three Operating Modes Switch on Failure Primary Only Secondary Only Two Types of Redundancy Communications Path Redundancy (CPR) Device Pair Redundancy (DPR) These modes can be combined for greater levels of redundancy
TOP Server Media Level Redundancy Communication Path Redundancy Same Device Redundant Communication Paths Examples One Device with both Ethernet and Serial One Device with two Ethernet modules
TOP Server Media Level Redundancy Device Pair Redundancy Identical Redundant Devices Same Tags / Same Logic Device failure does not result in full loss of data
TOP Server Media Level Redundancy Client Item Management with Redundancy Static Tags Must be defined in TOP Server for primary and secondary Client accesses primary device tags only Dynamic Tags Client access primary device only Plug-in automatically mirrors client tags from primary to secondary (affects tag count) Redundancy System Tags
TOP Server Media Level Redundancy Supported for “Master” Serial and Ethernet Drivers Most Drivers support Media Level Redundancy Some Drivers Do Not: Drivers Requiring 3 rd Party Interface Cards (AB DH+, Modbus Plus, etc.) “Slave” Drivers (Modbus Unsolicited, etc.) Drivers Requiring 3 rd Party Libraries (GE Focas, etc.) Advanced Simulator AB Data Highway AB Unsolicited Ethernet Custom Interface Driver Dataforth IsoLynx DDE Client Hilscher Universal Memory-Based Driver Mettler Toledo Serial Modbus Plus Modbus RTU Slave Serial Modbus TCP/IP Slave/Unsolicited ODBC Client OPC Client Suite (DA / UA) Sattbus Serial Siemens TCP/IP Slave Simulator Sixnet UDR UCON Yaskawa Memobus Plus
TOP Server Server Enhancements Device Scan Rate Modes Three Scan Modes Respect client specified scan rate (Default) Mimics previous behavior Request data no faster than… Sets a scan rate floor Request all data at… Sets a fixed scan rate
TOP Server Server Enhancements OPC ProgID Redirect Maps OPC DA ProgID to TOP Server V5 Useful for: Migration from 3 rd party servers Upgrading from TOP Server V4.x
TOP Server - New Driver New Weatherford 8500 Serial Driver Developed in Coordination with Weatherford International Support for: Rod Pump Controllers Controllers supporting Weatherford 8500 Serial Protocol Auto Tag Generation by Model
TOP Server - New Driver New MTConnect Client Driver Shop Floor Devices/Applications MTConnect Standard(V1.1.0) Command Support: Probe Current Auto Device/Agent Discovery Auto Tag Generation
TOP Server Driver Enhancements ControlLogix Ethernet Serial Gateway Support Access to Logix controllers via serial port using a Logix Gateway EtherNet/IP Gateway Access to EtherNet/IP capable AB Devices via Logix Gateway
TOP Server Driver Enhancements Modbus TCP/IP Ethernet Applicom addressing support (3 Device Sub-Models) DNP3 Suite (Ethernet & Serial) WITS Specification (Phase 3) Support File Control & Activate Configuration Torque Tool Ethernet New Device Model – FEP (Ford Ethernet Protocol variation)
TOP Server Driver Enhancements Fisher ROC Serial / Plus Serial Increased Max Device/Channel to 255 Mitsubishi Ethernet Increased address range support SNMP Inform support for SNMP V2c/V3 Traps and Notifications Communication Serialization (Virtual Networking)
TOP Server Live Demo Live Demonstration Media Level Redundancy Configuration OPC ProgID Redirect
Coming in TOP Server V5.7 (Q4 2011) New Drivers Alstom Ethernet Driver Bristol IP Driver Lufkin (ELAM) Modbus Driver Weatherford 8500 Serial Driver – Phase 2 New Features Remote Configuration
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