TOP Server IEC 60870-5-101 Serial Client OPC Driver Details

IEC 60870-5-101 Serial Client Key Features Include

• Maximum Number of Channels & Devices: 
  • Channels - 256
  • Devices per Channel - 1024
  • COM Port Range - 1 to 999
  • NOTE: Practical channel/device limits will vary depending on your available system resources and communications architecture
• Supports Sequence of Event data with playback
• Supports cyclic, background scan, and polled reads
• Supports Select & Execute and Direct Execute for writes
• Supports General Interrogation and Counter Interrogation
• Supports Balanced & Unbalanced communications

Standard IEC 60870-5-101 Features Include

• Supports the most common ASDUs
• 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)
  • Ethernet Encapsulation
  • Modem Support
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IEC 60870-5-101 Serial Driver Advanced Features Include

• Supports virtual networking for sharing multiple serial protocols over the same communications path
• Configurable communications parameters include:
  • Cause of Transmission (COT) Size
  • Class Poll Interval and Pending Delay for Classes 1 and 2
  • Receive Buffer Size
  • Link Address Size
  • Common Address (ASDU)Size
  • Information Object Address (IOA) Size
• Supports Time Synchronization
  • Configurable time zone and support for DST
  • Configurable threshold defines the acceptable time delta between device and server time
  • Three modes: 
    • Absolute (compares time on the device once a day at a specific time)
    • Interval (compares time on the device at a specified interval)
    • On Poll (compares time on the device after polling is completed)

IEC 60870-5-101 Serial Client Supported Devices

• Devices supporting the IEC 60870-5-101 Serial protocol (acting as servers)

For full details on models and networks supported, please consult the driver help file.

Supported Protocols / Networks

• Protocols
  • IEC 60870-5-101
• Networks
  • Serial RS-232
  • Serial RS-422
  • Serial RS-485
  • Ethernet Encapsulated Serial - for using Ethernet/Serial converters, Device Servers, or Terminal server hardware from a variety of suppliers

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• IEC 60870-5-101 Serial Client Help File

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