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TOP Server V6
工具箱OPC Power服務器
豐富的應用場景 無處不在的數采應用
現代化的工業數據管理體系,為精益制造、質量管理、節能調控提供了無限可能
設備監控與運維
設備監控與運維
通過對設備的采集實現對生產設備的實時監測和控制,向維保人員提示維修和保養任務。
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生產管理與追溯
生產管理與追溯
通過采集生產過程中的數據,管理者能更好的掌控生產情況保存生產信息,便于后續對產品進行質量追溯。
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生產協同及防錯
生產協同及防錯
記錄生產工序,當產品流轉到錯誤工序時,可實現報警或暫停設備,防止誤操作導致產品報廢。
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質量分析及預測
質量分析及預測
通過對設備參數、工藝數據等各項指標數據進行實時采集和分析,幫助企業找到問題優化管理。
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靈活而強大的功能可降低您的總生命周期成本
TOP Server解決方案具有將其與其他通信解決方案區分開的優勢。
TOP Server適用于
了解有關所有客戶端,操作系統以及使用TOP服務器的方式的更多信息
啟動與測試
了解TOP Server的內置測試,故障排除和診斷功能,以減少項目啟動和解決問題的時間。
靈活的功能
了解TOP Server的強大功能集以及如何利用它。
產業領域
了解有關使用TOP Server的不同行業的更多信息,以及如何利用所提供的各種驅動程序。
組態
了解有關TOP Server 用戶界面以及如何使用它,優化項目和減少工程時間的更多信息
技術指標
查看操作系統支持詳細信息,系統要求以及TOP Server中提供的所有功能
TOP Server適用于
TOP Server可與多種自動化軟件一起使用。這使你可以靈活地鏈接到硬件系統,并將該數據帶回到滿足業務目標可能需要的幾乎所有軟件系統中,TOP Server可與任何OPC DA 或UA客戶端以及其他受支持的接口一起使用
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HMI/Scada 軟件
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OPC警報事件
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Wonderware Suitelink
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Historians
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OPC.NET3.0服務器
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IFiX PDB
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OPC客戶端和服務器
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OPC HDA
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Visual Studios .NET
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UA客戶端和服務器
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DDE客戶端和服務器
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Visual Basic 5/6
啟動與測試
TOP Server的內置啟動和測試功能使其與眾不同。使用TOP Server,您可以使用OPC快速客戶端和通道的協議診斷來測試與設備的通信。當您遇到問題時,事件日志會顯示詳細的消息,并且每個驅動程序的幫助文件都涵蓋了錯誤的含義,從而為您指明正確的方向。
當您發現與連接到TOP Server的OPC客戶端應用程序相關的問題時,OPC診斷程序可以提供幫助。 OPC選件還克服了許多OPC客戶端連接問題。除了這些功能之外,還具有仿真功能和系統標簽,您將了解為什么這么多公司在TOP Server上實現了標準化。
靈活的功能
TOP Server的靈活而強大的功能可降低您的總生命周期成本。模塊化的體系結構和通用的用戶界面可以降低培訓成本,因為100多種不同驅動程序中使用的通用方法使您可以一次學習TOP Server并快速將相同的知識應用于其他驅動程序。復制配置并在不同PC上使用配置的能力,只需稍作更改即可自動完成,這使其成為許多系統集成商,OEM以及全球公司的首選服務器。
TOP Server是一個多線程應用程序,能夠利用最新的雙核處理器和多處理器技術-最大限度地提高性能。對底層平臺和用戶界面的V6增強功能將在未來幾年內保護您的投資。
使用OPC數據訪問(DA)接口和OPC UA以及幾乎其他所有本機接口,幾乎可以連接到每個主要HMI的接口,使您可以自由地為每個應用程序使用一流的軟件。
TOP Server還具有OPC警報和事件以支持事件日志,并具有添加OPC A&E和OPC歷史數據(OPC HDA)服務器支持的功能。
產業領域
由于TOP Server廣泛的驅動程序列表,與客戶端軟件應用程序的 兼容性,靈活的功能,節省時間的配置和啟動/測試工具,Software Toolbox在應用TOP Server方面的廣泛經驗以及Software Toolbox 在項目的所有階段中的響應支持,因此該產品是適用于幾乎所有行業的理想選擇。
某些行業傾向于具有特定的通信協議需求或標準。TOP服務器行業套件是各自行業中最常用的特定驅動程序的分組。
14個通常在上游,下游和中游石油/天然氣應用中的儀表/設備使用的驅動程序
5個通常與電子流量計(EFM)一起使用的驅動程序,包括用于EFM歷史記錄收集和導出的電子流量測量插件
捆綁中的50個最常見的PLC驅動程序。
8個用于IT /數據中心/網絡基礎結構監視的常用協議驅動程序
8個驅動程序,用于通常用于發電,傳輸和配電通信的協議
7個用于設備、電源和安全監控應用程序常用協議的驅動程序
組態
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描述
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注意
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頻道/設備向導
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可以將多個驅動程序“插入”到一個OPC Server應用程序中,該應用程序可以集中通信并大大減少用戶的學習時間。雖然每個驅動程序/套件或插件的許可證是單獨出售的,但每個許可證可以在一個TOP Server進程中一起使用。
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Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
現在,版本6提供了一個統一的樹視圖,該視圖將所有連接配置和插件合并到一個易于使用的樹層次結構中。此外,新的標準化屬性編輯器可輕松找到所需的設置
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頻道/設備向導
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逐步的向導提供了每種設置的詳細說明,使TOP Server通道和設備配置變得容易。
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版本6向導包含更詳細的說明,并且可以調整大小。還包括一個可配置的通道和設備摘要,使您可以在向導結束時應用所有最后的更改。
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配置API
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帶有以下文本:“ TOP Server V6現在提供了編程API,以允許從任何自定義應用程序配置TOP Server運行時
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自動標簽生成
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例如,對于ControlLogix以太網驅動程序 ,許多驅動程序通過從程序文件,導出文件或直接從PLC讀取來支持TOP服務器中標簽數據庫的自動生成。
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技術指標
如果您在此處找不到所需的內容,請點擊此處查看。 TOP Server可用于許多應用程序,可以執行許多操作。
Flexible & Powerful Features Reduce Your Total Life Cycle Cost
The TOP Server solution has several unique advantage distinguishing it form other communications solutions.
WORKS WITH ?- All the Clients, Operating Systems and ways you can use the TOP Server.
FLEXIBLE FEATURES - TOP Server's powerful feature set and how you can take advantage of it.
CONFIGURATION - TOP Server user interface and how to take make use of it to optimize your project and reduce engineering time.
STARTUP/TESTING - TOP Server's built-in testing, troubleshooting and diagnostic features to reduce project start-up and problem solving time.
INDUSTRIES - The different industries the TOP Server has been used in.
SPECIFICATIONS - View the whole list of functions and features offered with each driver or Suite in the TOP Server.
Get Connected With The Toolbox OPC Power (TOP) Server
The TOP Server works with a large variety of Automation Software.This gives you the flexibility to connect to your hardware systems and bring that data back to almost any software system you might need to meet your business goals.When you buy a TOP Server License you get all the TOP Server built-in features.
Windows Operating System Support
NOTE:Starting with TOP Server V5.9 (Q2/Q3 2012), Windows 2000 Operating Systems are longer be supported.
32-Bit (x86) Operating Systems (including Service Packs)
- Windows Server 2003, 2007 and 2008 Families
- Windows XP Professional
- Windows XP Embedded (with full DCOM support)
- Windows Vista Business and Ultimate
- Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate
- Windows 8
- VMWare / Virtual PC / Hyper-V
64-Bit (x64) Operating Systems (including Service Packs)
- Windows Server 2003, 2007, 2008, 2008 R2 and 2012
- Windows XP Professional (SP3 Only)
- Windows Vista Business and Ultimate
- Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate
- Windows 8
- TOP Server Version 5.x will support a software license or a hardware (USB) key license.When installed on a 64-bit OS, the TOP Server will run in a subsystem of Windows called WOW64.WOW64 is included on all 64-bit version of Windows and is designed to make differences between the operating systems transparent to the user.
Client Interfaces Supported
- OPC Unified Architecture (DA Profile)
- OPC OPC .NET 3.0 / XI (DA & AE Profiles)
- OPC Data Access Version 1.0a
- OPC Data Access Version 2.0
- OPC Data Access Version 2.05a
- OPC Data Access Version 3.0
- OPC Alarms & Events Version 1.0
- OPC Alarms & Events Version 1.10
- FastDDE for Wonderware
- SuiteLink for Wonderware
- DDE Format CF_Text
- DDE Format AdvancedDDE
- NIO Interface for iFIX
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- 2.0 Ghz Processor
- 1 GB installed RAM
- 180 MB available disk space
- Ethernet Card
FLEXIBLE FEATURES
The TOP Server’s Flexible and Powerful Features reduce your Total Life Cycle costs.The modular architecture and common user interface can lower your training costs because the common methods used in 100’s of different drivers lets you learn TOP Server once and quickly apply the same knowledge to other drivers.The ability to copy configurations and use them on different PC’s with only minor changes which can be automated has made it the Server of choice for many systems integrators, OEM’s and global companies.
The TOP Server is a multi-threaded application capable of leveraging the latest in dual-core processor and multi-processor technologies - maximizing your performance .
The single interface to nearly ever major HMI using the OPC Data Access (DA) interface and many other native interfaces gives you the freedom to use the best in class software for each application.The TOP Server has also added OPC UA Server, OPC .NET 3.0 (Xi) and OPC Alarms & Events to support you in the
Server Features
- Windows OS support
- Add drivers at any time, making TOP Server your communications infrastructure platform.
- Software licensing key with Internet delivery
- Hardware (USB) key available
- Can be used with VMware and Virtual PC’s
- Point, click, drag, drop configuration
- Dial-Up Modem Support in Serial Drivers including control
- Run As Service
- ProgID Redirect
- Device-Level Scan Rate Modes
- Ethernet Encapsulation for Serial devices
- Auto Demotion
- Tag Scaling
- Implement Redundancy Support from your client application to perform the following:
- Switch COM ports
- Switch Ethernet cards
- Change device ID or IP Addresses
- Enabled/Disable a device
- Change Timeout settings
- Add functionality to your Client application to detect if a Device is online/offline via special System Tags that are readily accessible
- Dynamic Tag Creation (Direct Tag Addressing) - allows you to pass the hardware addresses you want to read from your Client Application to the TOP Server, making adding Tags in the TOP Server an option and not a requirement.
- Extended functionality also allows you to specify data-type and scan-rate of a tag
- Configuration Security
- DNS Name Lookup supported with a number of Ethernet drivers.
- Additional Processor Settings to give you greater control of how your system runs.
- OPC Alarms and Events messages for the Event Log.
- OPC UA Interface
- OPC .NET 3.0 (Xi) Interface
Configuration
The TOP Server configuration is one of it’s key features.Providing 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.
Below is a list of some of the key configuration feature:
Single Server Interface:
Multiple drivers can be "plugged in" to one OPC Server application which centralizes communications and greatly reduces user learning curves.While licenses for each driver/Suite or plug-in are sold separately, each can be used together in one TOP Server process.
Auto Tag Generation
A number of the drivers support automatic generation of the Tag database in the TOP Server by reading from a program file.
CSV Import/Export
The TOP Server supports the import and export of tag data in a CSV (comma separated variable) file.The CSV functions are only available when a Device or Tag Group is selected.Using CSV import and export, tags can be created quickly in the application of your choice.See XML support to make changes to channel or device settings.
XML Supported Project Files
The TOP Server project file can be saved as an XML file so any XML editor can be used to make changes to the project.This gives you the ability to use a standard TOP Server project that can be change quickly for each new project through simple find and replace methods in your XML editor or you can build your own project creator if you have XML development skills
Project Settings
The TOP Server V5 has project settings like Identification that will help with project management.Check out all the settings now included in your TOP Server project file, making it easier than ever to reuse existing TOP Server configurations on other machines.
Multiple Connections
The ability to configure channels of communications to your devices is in your control.Do you need independent threads of communication to your Ethernet devices or more then one connection to the same device?You can do all this and more with the TOP Server.
Static or Dynamic Tag Configuration Support
Learn more about the advantages of using Static tags in the TOP Server you can access from any Client Application or the ability to request device addresses directly from your Client Application “dynamically” without having to configure tags in the TOP Server.
Copy/Paste Changes
Did you know that the TOP Server Channel and Device configuration supports copy and paste changes as well as the tag configuration?If you have to make changes to your project or have a lot of devices to connect to, one fast way to get it done is with simple copy and paste.
Topic/Alias Map
If you are connecting to the TOP Server using one of the native connection like, SuiteLink or DDE the Alias Map will show you the default Topics and let you change the scan or polling rate.The Alias Map can also be used with OPC Clients if you don’t want to use the standard ChannelName dot DeviceName path. That’s right, you can configure the path you want to use to connect to the TOP Server.
Security
The TOP Server’s built in User Interface Security will help you prevent unauthorized changes to your configuration.Learn how to use this feature to avoid rework.
Offline Editing
TOP Server Version 5 takes configuration to a new level.This lets you make changes to your configuration without applying your changes and gives you project management abilities built right in.The Event Log also capture who connects to the runtime configuration to maintain traceablity with your system.
OPC UA Configuration Manager
TOP Server Version 5.2 introduced support for the OPC Unified Architecture specification.This lets you use TOP Server with any OPC Client that support OPC UA DA Profile now or in the future.The new UA Client Driver also let you connect to OPC UA DA Profile Servers.The OPC UA Configuration Manager is used to configure your UA connections and security for both the built in UA Server support and optional OPC UA Client Driver.
OPC Express Interface (XI/.NET 3.0)
TOP Server Version 5.4 introduced support for the OPC .NET 3.0 (Xi) specification.This lets you use the TOP Server with any OPC .NET 3.0 (Xi) client that support the OPC .NET 3.0 (DA or AE Profile) now or in the future.
Remote Configuration
The TOP Server will be adding the ability to remotely configure the Server from other PC’s.This will make using the TOP Server easier to access and use in your environment.Let us know if this is something you want to take advantage of.
Connection Sharing
Starting with V5.10, TOP Server can now share a COM port or modem connection with multiple protocols for select drivers.This is typically useful in telemetry situations with remote sites having multiple protocol types at each site.
STARTUP/TESTING
The TOP Server’s built-in Startup and Testing features set it apart.The TOP Server lets you test the communications to your device using the OPC Quick Client and the Protocol Diagnostics for the Channel.The Event Log shows detailed messages when you are having a problem and the Help file for each driver covers the meaning of the errors to point you in the right direction.
The OPC Diagnostics can help when you are seeing issues related to your OPC Client application connecting to the TOP Server.The OPC Options also overcome many OPC Client connection issues.Add to these features the simulation abilities and system tags and you will see why so many companies have standardized on the TOP Server.

INDUSTRIES
Users, Systems Integrators, and Machinery OEMs around the world trust the unique combination of TOP Server and Software Toolbox’s technical support and solution oriented software offerings for HMI/SCADA integration, Data Integration & Management, and Visual Studio.NET client application development.
SPECIFICATIONS
TOP Server works with so many applications, can do so many things, we might have missed something that should be on this list.
OPC STANDARDS COMPLIANCE
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Support for the OPC standards insure that the widest range of HMI/SCADA & MES systems will work with TOP Server.Just ask your vendor “Are you an OPC DA Version 1, 2, or 3 client?”... if the answer is yes, you can use TOP Server with your software.
- OPC Data Access (DA) 1.0
- OPC Data Access (DA) 2.05a
- OPC Data Access (DA) 3.0
- OPC UA (DA Profile)
- OPC XI/OPC .NET 3.0 (DAand AE Profiles)
- OPC A&E 1.0 and 1.1
- OPC Self-Test Certified
- OPC Independent Lab Test Certified
- OPC Interoperability Tested
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HMI NATIVE CLIENT INTERFACES
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In addition to OPC, TOP Server supports the following vendor specific interfaces:
- Wonderware FastDDE/Suitelink
- Intellution NIO/PDB (Process Database)
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OTHER INTERFACES SUPPORTED
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- Visual Basic 6 - via OPC DA
- Visual C++ - via OPC DA
- Visual Studio.NET - VB, C# - via OPC DA
- DDE Server - CF_Text or AdvancedDDE
- DDE Client - CF_Text
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FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDED
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- No artificial tag limits imposed
- Auto-demotion
- Automatic Tag Generation
- Configuration Security
- Copy/Paste
- CSV Import/Export
- DNS Name Lookup (V5)
- Drag/Drop
- Event Log
- Modem Support
- Moveable project file (i.e. use same project on > 1 PC)
- Multiple drivers/device types per project
- Media-Level Redundancy
- Offline Configuration (V5)
- OPC Quick Client test tool
- OPC Diagnostics
- OPC configuration options
- OPC A&E Event Log messaging
- Plug-in driver architecture
- Project specific global settings
- Protocol Diagnostics
- Remote Configuration (V5 future addition)
- Run as a Service (V5 for full support on all OS)
- ProgID Redirection
- Device Scan Rate Modes
- Runtime Changes
- Runtime Security (V5)
- Scaling
- Selectable Network Card
- Serial Encapsulation
- Simulation mode
- System Tags
- Topic Mapping (Aliases)
- XML Project Format
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DEVICE DRIVERS AVAILABLE
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- Click for list of available drivers & suites of drivers & details on each
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OPERATING SYSTEMS
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32-Bit Windows (x86) Based Systems
NOTE:Starting with TOP Server V5.9 (Q2/Q3 2012), Windows 2000 Operating Systems will no longer be supported.
- Windows Server 2003 Family
- Windows Server 2007 Family
- Windows Server 2008 Family
- Windows XP (SP1, SP2, SP3)
- Windows XP Embedded (with full DCOM support)
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows Vista Enterprise
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows 8
- VMWare Virtual Systems
- Microsoft Hyper-V
64-Bit Windows (x64) Based Systems
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2007
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- XP SP2/SP3
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows 7 Professional
- Windows 7 Ultimate
- Windows 8
- Microsoft Hyper-V
Notes for 64-Bit Systems:
- TOP Server Version 4.x requires a Hardware (USB) Key
- TOP Server Version 5.x will support a software or a hardware (USB) Key
- When installed on a 64-bit OS, the TOP Server will run in a subsystem of Windows called WOW64. WOW64 is included on all 64-bit version of Windows and is designed to make differences between the operating systems transparent to the user
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ALSO SUPPORTED
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- Multi-Core Processors
- Multiple CPU Systems
- Windows Terminal Services
- Marathon Run to Infinity Systems
- Stratus Fault Tolerant Systems
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MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
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- 2.0 Ghz CPU/Processor - Single Core
- 1 Gb Installed Memory/RAM
- 180 Mb Available Disk Space for Install
- Ethernet card supported by Windows
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LICENSING
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- Click for license agreement
- Software license
- Optional hardware key (USB)
- Licensed by individual driver or suites by manufacturer or industry.
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OPTIONAL ADD-IN FEATURES
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- Advanced Tags (Math/Logic Tags: Link Tags)
- Aggregation
- Bridging
- Data Logging
- Email/SMS Notifications
- Linux/QNX connectivity
- Oracle MOC/MES Plug-In
- Redundancy
- Tunneling
- OPC DA &UA Client Driver
- OPC A&E Server Plug-in
- SNMP Agent Plug-in
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