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TOP Server User Configurable (UCON) OPC Driver
Proven Communication Integration for Non-Standard Devices
The TOP Server User Configurable (UCON) driver allows you to quickly and easily create a device driver for serial or ethernet devices for which an off-the-shelf driver solution is not available. The UCON driver is completely integrated into the TOP Server just like the large number of other drivers in the TOP Server family.
The difference with UCON is that it allows you to configure a set of “transactions” through the user interface based on the protocol format required by your device. This makes it possible to integrate non-standard devices into your control system in the same fashion as PLC’s and other devices with existing drivers.
Professional services consultation available for an additional consultation fee - contact us with details about your device make/model and/or protocol documentation for details.
Available here as a standalone real-time data driver or also available in the following vertical Industry Suites:
- TOP Server Building Automation Suite
- TOP Server IT and Infrastructure Suite
- TOP Server Manufacturing Suite
- TOP Server Oil & Gas Suite
- TOP Server Power and Utilities Suite
TOP Server UCON Driver
$1725
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Part # 41233163-N
Delivery Methods: CD or Online
Availability: 0 to 1 Business Days
Perpetual License to use the server and drivers in this suite on a single computer with no artificial limits on number of devices, tags, or connected client applications. Includes 1 yr support & maintenance agreement.
FEATURES & RESOURCES
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Key Features
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Standard Features
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Advanced Features
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Device Support
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Protocols / Networks
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Available Languages
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Videos & App Notes
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Help Files & Release Notes
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Technical Blog
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Additional Resources
User Configurable (UCON) Key Features Include
- Maximum Number of Channels & Devices:
- Channels - 256
- Devices per Channel - 256
- NOTE: Practical channel/device limits will vary depending on your available system resources and communications architecture
- Make device data available to any OPC Client
- No programming experience needed
- Create unique Serial and Ethernet communications drivers
- Supports both Numeric and String-based Device ID fields
- Supports Solicited and Unsolicited Serial and Ethernet communications
- Full scaling capabilities built-in
- Menu driven protocol development
- Automatically generated OPC tags based on the UCON Device Profile you've configured
Standard User Configurable (UCON) Features Include
- Supports Function Blocks for defining a common series of commands that is reusable across multiple transactions
- Supports Global, Scratch, and Initialization Buffers for sharing data between transactions
- Supports up to 256 concurrent serial port and Network Interface Card (NIC) configurations
- Supports error recovery, adjustable timeouts, and write optimizations
- Three Device Response Processing Methods (Fixed Length, Delimiter, Message Length Field)
- 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.
User Configurable (UCON) Advanced Features Include
- Automatic Tag Generation
- Supports Ethernet Encapsulation
- Supports dialup modem features for serial device connections
- Supports direct scaling of device data, which allows raw device data to be converted to engineering units for OPC client applications
- Error detection possible with a range of defined checksums, CRCs, LRCs and other algorithms as required by your specific protocol.
- Conditional commands for advanced processing of device responses based on defined conditions.
Supported Devices Include (Don't See Your Device Listed? Contact Us)
- Barcode readers
- Scales
- Gauges
- More - Just about anything that supports a Serial or Ethernet connection with protocol documentation available (subject to complimentary protocol review to confirm compatibility)
Supported Protocols / Networks
- Protocols:
- User Configured with the U-CON driver's Transaction Editor - a menu-driven interface that allows the configuration of read and write transactions to establish communications with the device.
- Must have some form of documentation of the require command and/or response syntax for the device communications protocol
- Networks:
- TCP/IP Ethernet
- Serial RS-232 / 422 / 485
- Ethernet Encapsulation
TOP Server How-To Videos and Application Notes
To insure you get the most from your investment in TOP Server™, we provide a variety of application notes/guides and how-to videos, since we know that sometimes it helps to see someone showing you how to do things.
Driver Help Files / Release Notes
Use the below links to access TOP Server release history and driver help documentation.
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