1. TOP Server – The Ultimate I/O Server Device Integration for Invensys
Kevin Rutherford
Product Manager
Software Toolbox, Inc.

2. Agenda TOP Server Introduction Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What is TOP Server
Reasons to Use TOP Server
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

3. TOP Server – What is it? InTouch System Platform Historian
Foxboro Control Software (FCS)

4. 33% for Entire Wonderware System
Why TOP Server?
Tags – 1 Second Scan
7-10% for TOP Server
33% for Entire Wonderware System
Existing
Applications
InTouch 10 IDE Managed
InTouch 10
Standalone
System Platform
Historian
Functional
Flexible
Reliable
Standards
Diagnostics
Documentation
Go over the top reasons
Come to the booth to learn more and to discuss your requirements…
Proven with Wonderware – wonderware system icons attach in.
Customer’s Top 4 Reasons
Broad Choice of Drivers
SINGLE Interface into your systems
Scalability
Software Toolbox Support & Commitment – should reduce your cost of support
Other reasons
Functionality
Reliability
Flexibility
Diagnostics
Documentation
Commitment to Standards
Native, built-in Suitelink Connectivity – no OPC Link or FS Gateway required!!!

5. Why? Our users tell us…
Ease of use and configuration compared to all competitive solutions.
Ability to add other drivers in the same architecture, connection, and easy to use system with one source for data access.
Head-to-head benchmarking found TOP Server to be superior to DAS solution in consistency and absolute levels of memory and CPU usage.
Reliability and flexible options reduce support levels for distributors and end-users.

6. TOP Server is Compatible
Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2
Windows XP & Windows 7 Standard Embedded
32 and 64-bit OS Support
Hyper-V & VMWare Supported
Remote Desktop/Terminal Services/ACP ThinMan Supported
Marathon and Stratus High Availability Supported

7. TOP Server Stays Current
Fully QC/QA Tested Releases Every 4 months
Value Delivered to TOP Server Support Agreement Holders
7/2011
10/24/11
February 2012
July 2012
October 2012
All 2012 dates are +/- 1 month

8. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

9. Transition from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server is now the recommended solution by Invensys for device integration and has been officially certified.
Reasons for Transition:
TOP Server has a steady release cycle of 3 new releases per year
Same functionality with current technology support
Existing users can migrate easily to TOP Server using their current configurations (Full Forward Compatibility)

10. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

11. TOP Server Performance
Thread-safe application
User controllable threading
Multi-core and multi-CPU machines fully supported
Processor affinity settings
TOP Server Process priority settings
Runs as service

12. TOP Server System Tags Overview
Informational and Functional Tags Accessible from the Client
Allow Runtime Changes to Many Channel and Device Parameters
Network Adapter
Device ID
Device Enable/Disable
Provide flexibility and ease of controlling communications parameters from the Client
Client Scripting functionality can also make use of access to System Tags.

13. TOP Server Statistics Tags Overview
Statistics Tags provide diagnostic information about the health of a channel of communications
Monitor such diagnostics as:
Pending Reads
Successful Reads
Failed Reads
Client can know the status of sends/receives (reads/writes) for your devices
Helps minimize communications downtime
Just enable diagnostics at the channel level!

14. TOP Server Alias Map Allows Creation of “Friendly” Topic Names
Eliminates Channel_Device Syntax
Useful for Creating Shorter Topic Names for Use in Clients
Can Map Multiple Aliases to the Same Channel/Device
Useful For Viewing Valid Topics
Scan Rate Override

15. TOP Server Communication Diagnostics
Communication Diagnostics – capture protocol packets being transmitted/received over the wire between the server and devices. Now at the device level for most drivers!
Allows verification of the proper request/response transmissions and of response timing for performance optimization.
-- Serial device make sure correct COM port or IP address, nothing else has com port locked- check event log for error, can you ping

16. Redundancy Support
Redundant App Servers
Single TOP Server
Single PLC network
Non-Redundant PLCs

17. Redundancy Support
Redundant App Servers
Redundant TOP Servers
Single PLC network
Non-Redundant PLCs

18. Redundancy Support
Redundant App Servers
Redundant TOP Servers on App Server machines
Single PLC network
Non-Redundant PLCs

19. Redundancy Support
Redundant App Servers
Redundant TOP Servers
Redundant Communication Paths
Non-Redundant PLCs

20. Redundancy Support
Redundant App Servers
Redundant TOP Servers
Redundant Communication Paths
Redundant PLCs

21. TOP Server Scan Rate Control
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

22. TOP Server OPC or SuiteLink Server Replacement
OPC ProgID Redirect
Maps OPC DA ProgID to TOP Server V5
Useful for:
Migration from 3rd party servers
Upgrading from TOP Server V4.x
Configurable SuiteLink Application Name

23. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

24. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

25. TOP Server AB Suite at SAB Alrode
Initial Test
Top Server
items
CPU 22%
AB DASCIP
CPU 50%+

26. Case Study – SAB Alrode-Quad Automation
TOP Server AB Suite
Quad-CPU PC
Load Spread!
33% CPU
tags!
Highly Scalable
Completed system has tags over 4 TOP Servers

27. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

28. Allen-Bradley Suite Key Features
Serial and Ethernet connectivity for the full range of AB Devices!
ControlLogix Ethernet
Most popular driver!
Addressing optimizations for highest level of performance
Always up-to-date firmware revision support

29. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley ControlLogix Optimizations
Modbus Suite Optimizations
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

30. Modbus Suite Key Features
Highly configurable for all the “Modbus variations”
Pre-configured Serial model options for:
Omni Flow Computers
Magnetek
Elliott Flow Computers
Daniels S500
Dynamic Fluid Meter SFC3
Pre-configured Ethernet model options for:
Generic Modbus
Applicom (including 3 sub-types)

31. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

32. Vendor Specific Driver Suites
TOP Server provides suites of drivers for each vendor to provide the full range of connectivity to a vendor’s devices.
Allen-Bradley Suite
Modbus Suite
Siemens Suite
GE Suite
And many, many more…
Industry Suites for economical connectivity to multiple types of devices common to a specific industry.

33. Industry Specific Suites
Bundle together popular drivers by vertical industry
Facilities Automation
IT/Infrastructure
Oil/Gas
Power/Utilities
Manufacturing Suite
Provide cost effective bundle for applications with large #s of different PLC brands – 50+ drivers/suites for < cost of 3 individual suites
Incredible Value!
TODO – try and make a screenshot of everything in the mfg. suite?

34. Agenda TOP Server Intro Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
What, Why, OS support
Migration from KEPServer for Wonderware
TOP Server Flexibility Features
Live Demo
TOP Server SAB
Allen-Bradley Key Features
Modbus Key Features
Driver/Industry Suites Overview
Future Version Roadmaps

35. Current Roadmap – V5.9: June 2012
Standalone drivers for
Omni Flow Computer
Enron Modbus
WITS Level 0 (Active & Passive)
EFM Exporter
Poll historical, alarm & event archives, & config data and export it for Flow-Cal
Device Protocol Diagnostics logging
V5.9

36. Tentative Roadmap – V5.10: October 2012
ABB Total Flow Driver w/EFM support
EFM support in Fisher ROC/ROC+
More EFM formats
PGAS
Configurable CSV
Flow-Cal Liquids
Multiple protocols sharing same com port & serial modem
IEC61850 Driver
V5.10

37. Conclusion How to contact us Email – support@softwaretoolbox.com
Kevin Rutherford – Product Manager
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Questions?