simulator OPC Server Configurator

========================================================================= (c) ICONICS,Inc. 1986-2005 Simulator OPC Server VERSION 3.12 March, 2005 ========================================================================= ============================================ New features and issues in version 3.1 ============================================ The OPC ToolWorX 3.1 (and then also the Simulator OPC Server 3.1) is considered to be a major release. There is a lot of changes in the 3.1 release. These changes can be categorized into some categories: - New code, i.e. new features provided by OPC ToolWorX 3.1 (see the main tasks listed below). - New implementation of internal routines and algorithms (see the main tasks listed below). - Bug fixes. New features in version 3.1: -------------------------------------------- - OPC DA3 interfaces added - OPC AE 1.10 interfaces added - OPC ComplexData support/documentation added - TraceWorX support added (logging data into XML file) - Address Space Online configuration - Simple Alarms and Events supported - Tracking Alarms and Events supported - New Event Categories supported (OperatorProcessChange, SystemConfiguration, AdvancedControl, SystemMessage, BatchStatus, DeviceFailure) - Recursive address space possible - OPC-XML-DA wrapper installs with Simulator OPC Server / OPC ToolWorX (also as a redistributable) - Lightweighted MemoryAS classes (COPCMemoryLightLeaf, COPCMemoryLightDataItem) - ClassBranch concept to reduce/optimize memory consumption of server's address space stored in its memory - Toolkit's/Server's internal counters and statistical info now accessible via COM interfaces - OPC Admin utility installed as part of OPC ToolWorX 3.1 installation New internal features in version 3.1: -------------------------------------------- - new internal update method on COPCSubscription class to improve responsivness (and OPC throughput) of OPC servers. - new internal scanning algorithm to improve "device scanning" throughput of OPC servers. - new internal concept of grouping Tag objects together to make the "burst read" as effective as possible (COPCChannel class involved in this concept) - OPC Foundation files updated ============================================ Contacting ICONICS ============================================ For more information, you can contact ICONICS as follows: Mail: ICONICS, Inc. 100 Foxboro Blvd. Foxboro, MA 02035 USA Phone: 508-543-8600 Fax: 508-543-1503 WEB: www.iconics.com Email: support@iconics.com. Use this address, in addition to the ftp site, for OPC questions and answers introduction.