TOP Server IEC 60870-5-104 Ethernet Client OPC Driver Details

IEC 60870 Ethernet Client Key Features Include

• Maximum Number of Channels & Devices: 
  • Channels - 1024 (V6.16 & higher) - older versions: 256
  • Devices per Channel - 1024
  • 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 60870-5-104 Ethernet 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)
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IEC 60870-5-104 Ethernet Driver Advanced Features Include

• Configurable communications parameters include:
  • Cause of Transmission (COT) Size
  • Link Settings including:
    • Receive Buffer Size
    • Timeouts for T1, T2 and T3
    • Maximum unacknowledged transmitted and received APDUs
• 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 60870-5-104 Ethernet Client Supported Devices

• Devices supporting the IEC 60870-5-104 Ethernet protocol (acting as servers)

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

IEC 60870-5-104 Ethernet Supported Protocols / Networks

• Protocols:
  • IEC 60870-5-104
• Networks:
  • TCP/IP Ethernet

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• IEC 60870-5-104 Ethernet Help File

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