TOP Server Advanced Simulator OPC Driver Details

Advanced Simulator Key Features Include

• Maximum Number of Channels & Devices: 
  • Channels - 100
  • Devices per Channel - 4096
  • NOTE: Practical channel/device limits will vary depending on your available system resources
• Configure stream of values in an ODBC compliant database that are written to OPC items in the driver, and the driver will "play" those items through the OPC items
• Supports multiple connection sessions to multiple ODBC data sources
• Tags are updated regularly from the database
• Supports CSV import/export for manipulating large tag quantities

Standard Advanced Simulator Features Include

• Simulates live data by traversing through all the records in the selected user table at a rate set by the user
• Supports multiple connection sessions to multiple ODBC data sources
• Supports dynamic table access method
• TOP Server Built-In Features:
  • Multi-threaded architecture for high scalability
  • Runtime changes via wizard-based configuration interface with intuitive Properties Editor
  • Secure User Management
  • Built-in Device/Network Redundancy
  • Auto-Demotion (Slow Polling)
  • Extensive communication and server diagnostics (OPC / Communications / Event Log)
  • For all TOP Server built-in features, click here.

Advanced Simulator Advanced Features Include

• Supports the option to automatically start at the first record when all the records in the table have been read or stop once the last record has been reached
• Supports the internal tag (MoveTo) so the user can move to any specified record at any time
• Supports CSV import/export for manipulating large tag quantities
• Supports adding new tags at any time, even during runtime

Advanced Simulator Supported Devices (Don't See Your Device Listed?  Contact Us)

• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft SQL
• MySQL
• Oracle
• Sybase

Advanced Simulator Supported Protocols / Networks

• ODBC API

Videos / Guides / App Notes to Help You Get Started

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• TOP Server How-To Videos / Tutorials
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• TOP Server Quick Start Guide
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Driver Help Files / Release Notes

Use the below links to access TOP Server release history and driver help documentation.

• Click for Current/Past Release Notes
• Advanced Simulator Help File

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