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- Last UpdatedJun 10, 2025
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PI Connector for OPC UA
1.3.1.142
Overview
PI Connector for OPC UA copies contextual and time-series data from OPC UA (OLE for Process Control Unified Architecture) servers to AVEVA PI Data Archive and Asset servers. Static OPC UA variables are mapped to PI Asset Framework elements and attributes, and dynamic variables are converted to PI Points..
Fixes and Enhancements
Fixes
This section lists items that were resolved in this release of PI Connector for OPC UA:
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Work Items |
Description |
|---|---|
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50295 |
Completed a bug fix to show the attributes count in the ReadBlockSize parameter, rather than the NodeId count. |
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50382 |
Completed a bug to enable export of the Available TypeDefinition when the TagOnly filter file was loaded. |
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50385 |
Completed a bug fix to correct connector failure following a datasource update related to a user/password change. |
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50390 |
Completed a bug fix to correct a failure to validate Timeout parameters. |
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50409 |
Completed a bug fix so that in TagOnly mode only tags presented in the filter file are updated. |
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50420 |
Completed a bug fix to properly update the Static Enum variable. |
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50427 |
Completed a bug fix to ensure that all history recovery periods are processed in the event that the connector loses connection during startup to the datasource. |
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50438 |
Completed a bug fix to correct the triggering errors in the method CheckDuplicateSessionId. |
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50439 |
Completed a bug fix to correct a failure to recognize the ‘,’ character in a NodeId or CustomStreamId. |
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96103 |
This version includes the addition of a datasource configuration parameter that allows the user the option of ignoring a Bad_WaitingForInitialData status. |
Enhancements
This section lists items that were resolved in this release of PI Connector for OPC UA:
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Work Items |
Description |
|---|---|
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50287 |
Added the ‘Connector’ timestamp option for servers that are not able to provide correct event timestamps. |
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50332 |
Allowed a disable creation of subscription option for servers that do not support subscription for static variables (property).. |
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50416 |
Added a feature so that if a connector service account does not have access to the type definition file, startup type “cache” can be used in “tag-only” mode to re-create PI Points in a new type definition file. |
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113580 |
Compilation with Tau framework version 1.3.3. |
Known Issues
There are no known issues for this release
System Requirements
Operating Systems
This release supports Microsoft Windows 64-bit 8.1, 10 or later..
Server Platforms
This release supports Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or later.
Distribution Kit Files
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Product |
Software Version |
|---|---|
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 Setup |
4.8 |
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (x86) |
14.21.27702 |
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Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (x64) |
14.21.27702 |
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PI AF Client 2018 SP3 Patch 2 |
2.10.8.440 |
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PI Connector for OPC UA |
1.3.1.142 |
Installation and Upgrade
Installing PI Connector for OPC UA
The PI Connector for OPC UA can be installed or upgraded using the installation kit. This installation kit can be obtained by using the How to Download Products link listed in the AVEVA Customer Portal How To's list. This list is located on the Customer Portal site.
For additional information regarding the PI Connector for OPC UA installation, refer to Install the connector in the user guide. The user guide is located in the PI Connectors section of the Doc Library.
Uninstalling PI Connector for OPC UA
The PI Connector for OPC UA can be uninstalled using the Programs and Features list accessible from the Windows Control Panel. After accessing the Programs and Features list, select the PI Connector for OPC UA and then select Uninstall to uninstall the interface.
Security information and guidance
We are committed to releasing secure products. This section is intended to provide relevant security-related information to guide your installation or upgrade decision.
We proactively disclose aggregate information about the number and severity of security vulnerabilities addressed in each release. The tables below provide an overview of security issues addressed and their relative severity based on standard scoring.
No additional security vulnerabilities are applicable to this release.
Overview of New Vulnerabilities Found or Fixed
For this release of PI Connector for OPC UA, three high security vulnerabilities have been identified and fixed. The category of High (7.0-8.9) is based on the CVSS scoring system. These high-level security issues have been resolved in the PI Connector for OPC UA itself and PI AF Client 2018 SP3 Patch 2 sub-component which have been packaged in this release. To reduce exposure to these security issues, upgrade to the latest release.
Subcomponents of this release contain known vulnerabilities which are not exploitable in PI Connector for OPC UA.
This table lists the known vulnerabilities along with their mitigation in this product.
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Component |
Version |
CVE or Reference |
CVSS |
Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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jQuery |
2.1.3 |
jQuery 2.2 and 1.12 Released (https://blog.jquery.com/2016/01/08/jquery-2-2-and-1-12-released/) |
7.9 |
The referenced component uglify.js is not used in this product’s development process. |
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jQuery |
2.1.3 |
CVE-2015-9251 |
6.1 |
No cross-domain AJAX requests are made. |
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jQuery |
2.1.3 |
CVE-2019-11358 |
6.1 |
Input is sanitized for all calls to the referenced ‘extend’ function. |
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jQuery |
2.1.3 |
https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2965 |
8.6 |
Input is sanitized for all calls to the referenced ‘parseHTML’ function. |
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jQuery UI |
1.8.23 |
CVE-2016-7103 |
6.1 |
The referenced property ‘closeText’ is not used. |
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jQuery UI |
1.8.23 |
CVE-2010-5312 |
4.3 |
The referenced “jQuery UI dialog” widget is not used. |
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Knockout JS |
3.3.0 |
https://github.com/knockout/knockout/issues/1244 |
8.6 |
This product is not supported for use in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7). |
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Knockout JS |
3.3.0 |
CVE-2019-14862 |
6.1 |
This product is not supported for use in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7). |
|
Bouncy Castle |
1.8.1 |
CVE-2020-15522 |
5.9 |
This vulnerability does not apply to PI Connectors because they do not use ECDSA Encryption. |