Since 1996, Software Toolbox has been a leader in providing ActiveX controls, DDE servers, OPC servers, development toolkits and more.  For connectivity to almost all types of industrial hardware, Software Toolbox is the market leader.

In the real world, there are multiple brands of shop floor control system hardware in nearly every manufacturing facility. Today's eManufacturing business initiatives demand that shop floor systems provide access to production data. The real world of HMI, MES, ERP, and other systems also involves multiple vendors communicating between applications.  For these applications, Software Toolbox's Top Server OPC and I/O Server product family provide best of breed solutions.

Additionally, with Software toolbox, you not only get the product but you get amazing support for selecting and configuring the perfect solution for your communication needs.

TOP Server Advanced Server Features:

• Dial-Up Modem Support in Serial Drivers

• Implement Redundancy Support from your client application to perform the following:

  - Switch COM ports

  - Switch Ethernet cards

  - Control a Modem

  - 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 - allows you to pass the OPC server the hardware addresses you want to read from your OPC client, makes adding Tags in the OPC Server an option and not a requirement

  - Extended functionality also allows you to specify data-type and scan-rate of a tag

Just some of the products available from Software toolbox:

• TOP Server - TOP Server is a Single Connectivity Platform working in concert with InTouch, InSQL, System Platform, and ArchestrA. TOP Server can connect to over 100 Device Types.  If you need to communicate to a plant floor device, TOP Server is the first choice for easy and powerful communication drivers.

  - Automation Direct

  - BACnet OPC

  - Bailey Fischer and Porter Micro DCI

  - Fisher ROC

  - Yokogawa

  - Many Many more

• TOP Server UCON - The UCON driver in the TOP Server uses a scripted parsing method to configure the protocol.  This driver can easily be configured to communicate to things like bar code readers, scales, printers, RFID readers, and more.  Additionally, TOP Server UCON supports variable length protocols.  With a point and click configuration environment, this driver is easy to use and a must for communications to non-standard devices.

• OmniServer - OmniServer uses pattern matching parsing for speed and the ability to deal with complex protocols.  The re-usable protocol configuration makes it great for OEM’s or people who need to install a large number of the same systems.

• OPC Data Hub - Perfect for cross platform data movement. OPC Data Hub provides, OPC Tunneling, OPC Scripting, OPC to Excel, OPC to ODBC, OPC to Linux, OPC Bridging, OPC Aggregation, OPC to Web, OPC to MES/ERP, and OPC to QNX.

• Symbol Factory for ArchestrA - With over 4000 pre-built ArchestrA symbols, Symbol Factory for ArchestrA is a must for any Wonderware developer.

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