TOP Server Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet OPC Driver Details

Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Key Features Include

• Maximum Number of Channels & Devices: 
  • Channels -1024
  • Devices per Channel - 255
    
• Support for Gas and Liquid (Electronic Flow Measurement) EFM retrieval
• Configurable OpCode for Read Requests
  • OpCode 167 (Default) for reading entire point type logical addresses in one transaction
  • OpCode 180 for use if only a few parameters from each point type and logical address are required
• EFM Configuration and Mapping 
• Coriolis & Turbine Meter support for liquids and gas 

Standard Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Features Include

• Supports Automatic Tag Generation
• Operator Identification (including configurable Access Level)
• Time Synchronization
• Read, Write, and Auto Tag Generation of User Program data (User Defined Points)
• 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.

Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet EFM Exporter Only Features Include

• EFM Support using the EFM Exporter Plug-In (EFM Exporter Suite Only):
  • FlowCal CFX (V5 & V8 Gas; V7 & V8 Liquid)
  • FlowCal Transaction Queue
  • PGAS
  • CSV
  • SQL / ODBC Databases
• Support for hourly history, daily history, batch, liquid product, alarms, and events
• Enable/Disable Clearing Cache on Next Upload
• EFM Configuration and Mapping (EFM History / EFM Alarm / EFM Event)
• EFM Pointer File caching to disk ( eliminates repoll when server is restarted
• Pointer Rollback capability for retrieving lost EFM data from a device
• Time synchronization on EFM poll, user-specified interval, or time of day
• NOTE: The meter order in the EFM meter list in the driver MUST match the meter order in ROCLink800 configuration software.

Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Supported Devices

• ROC809
• ROC827
• ROC809L
• ROC827L 

Models with the "L" suffix should be used for EFM Liquids support, otherwise the standard corresponding model should be used for EFM Gas Orifice and Gas Turbine support.

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

Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Supported Protocols / Networks

• Protocols:
  • ROC Plus
  • TCP/IP
  • UDP/IP
• Networks:
  • Ethernet (TCP / UDP including Ethernet cell modems and radios)

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• TOP Server Getting Started Video for Fisher ROC
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• TOP Server How-To Application Notes
• TOP Server Quick Start Guide
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Driver Help Files / Release Notes

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• Fisher ROC Plus Ethernet Help File

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Additional Useful Resources

Access additional TOP Server related information below not covered in other sections:

• TOP Server Operating System Support Information
• TOP Server ROC Plus Drivers TLP Addressing Syntax
• Emerson ROC Plus Protocol Specification