C-Bus OPC Server 1.2.0 Released

[DarrenH]

The C-Bus OPC Server 1.2.0 has been released.
- Website: http://www2.clipsal.com/cis/technica...bus_opc_server
- Forum: http://www.cbusforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=57

Please note: Clipsal Integrated Systems have released this update to address some customer issues. Customers should ensure that they use this version and update any installed software to this version when possible.

Changes

• The behaviour of the Trigger Control and Enable Control applications have been corrected.
• Increased reliability: If C-Gate shuts down, the quality of all values is set to 'bad' but values are no longer set to zero. This avoids triggering false alarms.
• Increased reliability: If a serial cable is disconnected then reconnected after some time, reconnection is now quicker.
• The network condition is now available for networks with special characters such as full stops and commas.
• USB licensing driver has been updated.
• The Monitoring Application now allows entire C-Bus networks to be disabled and re-enabled without using the Commissioning Application.

The C-Bus OPC Server provides a gateway between C-Bus and the OPC Data Access protocols. OPC is a broadly supported communications standard supported by many Building Management Systems and a large selection of general automation applications.

OPC Clients can be used to provide a User Interface to C-Bus (Like HomeGate) as well as sophisticated alarms, event management, data logging and trending.

OPC Servers can also be linked together using third party tools to bridge C-Bus to hundreds of other protocols like modbus and bacnet as well as most PLC's.

The C-Bus OPC Server is specifically designed for high availability in large commercial installations, but is equally suited for small projects where specific requirements are not met by existing C-Bus products.