TOP Server Lufkin Modbus OPC Driver

Lufkin Modbus Key Features Include

• Maximum Number of Channels & Devices: 
  • Channels - 1024
  • Devices per Channel - 2296
  • COM Port Range - 1 to 999
  • NOTE: Practical channel/device limits will vary depending on your available system resources and communications architecture
• Supports Ethernet Encapsulation via Ethernet/Serial converters, Ethernet Device or Terminal servers
• Supports user-defined block sizes that are configurable at runtime
• Supports communications serialization (multiple protocols over same communications link)
• Modem Support
• Configurable Inter-Device Delay
• Configurable Inter-Request Delay

Standard Lufkin Modbus Features Include

• ELAM Protocol Extended Device Address Support
• Support for Broadcast Address 0
• 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.

Lufkin Modbus Advanced Features Include

• Optimization for extreme conditions (noisy communication channels and low bandwidth)
• Custom Block Size Configuration
• Configurable Card Item Settings for Dynagraph Data Requests
• Configurable read delay for dynagraph tags (gives the device time to populate the values before the read is performed)
• Supports scan mode for controlling client poll rates
• Serial - Adjustable RTS Flow timing for radios
• Automatic Tag Database Generation (Card Items Imported from Device - RPC and VSD models only)

Lufkin Supported Devices Include (Don't See Your Device Listed? Contact Us)

• IWC (Injection Well Controller)
• PCP (Progressive Cavity Pump)
• RPC (Rod Pump Controller)
• VSD (Variable Speed Drive)

Supported Protocols / Networks

• Protocols:
  • Extended Lufkin Automation Modbus (ELAM)
  • ELAM TCP (enabled via Ethernet Encapsulation)
  • Standard Modbus RTU Serial (used with Lufkin devices with Device IDs 1-247 
• Networks:
  • Serial RS-232
  • Serial RS-422
  • Serial RS-485
  • Ethernet Encapsulated Serial - for using Ethernet/Serial convertors, Device Servers, or Terminal server hardware from a variety of suppliers.

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• English

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