Connect your industrial automation clients to more device types
TOP Server connects your various hardware systems to a large variety of industrial automation and control software including but not limited to HMI, SCADA, MES, Historians, and many more via its wide range of standard interfaces including OPC UA, OPC DA, AVEVA (formerly Wonderware) SuiteLink and more.
HMI / SCADA / Historian / Native Client Interfaces
In addition to OPC interfaces and compliance, TOP Server supports the following vendor-specific interfaces:
- AVEVA (formerly Wonderware) SuiteLink (no OI Gateway or FS Gateway required)
- iFIX by GE Intelligent Platforms (NIO/PDB)
Many TOP Server features increase usability and compatibility with your devices
TOP Server and it's many drivers include a number of flexible and powerful features designed to reduce your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and maximize driver compatibility with the widest range of devices and networks across many industries.
Native multiple CPU/processor, core, and hyper-threading support with user configurable processor settings empower high performance and flexibility.
The modular architecture and common user interface can lower your training costs. This is accomplished through common configuration & troubleshooting method used in 100’s of different drivers allowing you to learn TOP Server once and quickly apply the same knowledge to other drivers.
Scalable, Flexible, Extensible Configuration of Your Device Communications
The TOP Server configuration interface is one of its key features. It provides you with the ability to quickly and effectively make the connections you require, while providing the flexibility and control you need to optimize your system.
The TOP Server configuration interface uses an architecture that makes it easy to setup both small and large scale projects and to apply learning from one driver to the many other drivers available through common settings across drivers.
Optionally separately licensed OPC Server Remote Configuration Client enables configuration management without remote desktop access to the OPC Server computer. Various built in import options and RESTful API, along with optional .NET Config API further expands your extensibility options.
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Startup & Testing Features Ease Troubleshooting & Ensure Successful Comms
TOP Server’s built-in startup and testing tools set it apart. The TOP Server lets you test the communications to your device using the OPC Quick Client and the Communications Protocol Diagnostics at the channel and device levels.
The Event Log shows detailed messages when you are having an issue and the Help files for each driver and the server in general covers what settings are, supported addressing syntax and the meanings of errors logged to the event log to point you in the right direction.
TOP Server is commonly used is a wide range of industries worldwide
TOP Server is ideal for use in virtually any industry due to its extensive driver list, compatibility with client software applications, flexible features, time-saving configuration and startup/testing tools, Software Toolbox’s extensive experience with applying TOP Server, and Software Toolbox’s responsive support in all phases of your projects.
And certain industries generally have specific communication protocol needs or standards that are commonly implemented industry-wide, so TOP Server has available vertical industry suites that provide bundles of the most common drivers per industry.
From real-world use cases and step-by-step how-to's to video tutorials, our blog contains useful resources and information to help you get connected to all of your process automation systems.
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We know that sometimes it helps to see someone showing you how to do things. We have a wide range of videos available for TOP Server from short how-to videos to detailed on-demand webinars.
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