By now, I'm sure you've at least heard about the latest and greatest TOP Server just released on November 15 – so you've likely received one or more of our mailings announcing the release of TOP Server V6.0.
And you're probably asking, “If I’ve already read those emails, what more is this blog post going to tell me?” Keep reading to find out more specific details about five of the most exciting features in TOP Server V6.0.
As more and more companies are making the switch from OPC-DA to OPC-UA, it is becoming increasingly important to be able to troubleshoot OPC-UA communications. One of the easiest ways to analyze the communication between an OPC-UA client and server is to use Wireshark.
This blog will cover step-by-step how to use Wireshark to troubleshoot communications between your OPC-UA client and server applications.
It's common in the automation space to just throw out the term "OPC" without any qualifiers when talking about what a software solution supports with respect to open connectivity to other software. But what does "OPC" mean for your specific software solution?
This blog post will discuss how important it is to know what an OPC tunneling solution is actually compatible with when talking about "OPC" since not all tunneling solutions use the same methods.
A key feature of any HMI package is the ability to not only show the current state of your control system, but to then store that information for historic purposes. But what good is historical data when you can’t easily access it? How can historical data result in process improvements, financial returns, or increases in efficiency if you’re not accessing it?
There’s nothing like knowing that you aren’t alone, and someone else has had the same problems or successes that you have in similar situations. That's just as true in the industrial automation world as it is in life.
This blog post will discuss how the peace of mind garnered from case studies and real-world examples when choosing a tunneling solution can be a deciding factor.
The OPC UA specification is an evolution on the original OPC Classic specifications that has been designed by the OPC Foundation to supplement, but not render obsolete the existing OPC standards such as DA, HDA, & A&E. OPC UA is designed to make enterprise-level integration easier, while ensuring compatibility and interoperability with existing OPC DA, HDA, and A&E servers and clients. OPC expert Marc Holbach gives a seminar on all of the details below.
Over the years, I have run across a number of system integrators asking question about how to connect various systems. One of the common ones I run across is how to connect Wonderware products to other servers or systems.
Collecting data from multiple remote sites or aggregating, as it is generally referred to, is a big part of geographically distributed control operations. Having a macro picture of your operations over all of your locations is key.
And efficient, reliable performance is always a concern. This blog post will discuss performance as it relates to aggregating data from multiple remote sites using a tunneler solution and why it's important for tunneler solutions to support multiple tunnel connections in the same instance.
