Demo Mode

You can run Plant SCADA without the hardware key in demonstration (demo) mode. Demo mode lets you use every Plant SCADA feature normally, but with runtime and I/O restrictions.

In demo mode, you can run multiple processes on a single computer (with the networking model selected as "stand alone"), or in single process mode.

The following demonstration modes are available:

• 15 minutes with a maximum of 50,000 real I/O or calculated variables.

• 10 hours with a maximum of one dynamic real I/O or one calculated variable. This is useful for demonstrations using memory and disk I/Os.

  Plant SCADA starts in this mode if no other licensing is available. If the system detects that you are using more than one real I/O point at runtime, it will swap to the 15 minutes demo mode.

  Note: Writing to any tag through DDE, CTAPI, or ODBC will cause that tag to contribute to the dynamic point count even if it is a memory or disk I/O point. So if you write to more than one point through these interfaces, it will swap to the 15 minute demo mode.

OPC UA Server and Industrial Graphics

The Industrial Graphics Server and OPC UA Server can both support demo mode, as long as they run on same computer as your Plant SCADA servers. In both cases, the setup is slightly different as the system needs to run in network mode. Remote Plant SCADA processes cannot connect to a server running in demo mode.

To set up demo mode for an OPC UA Server and/or an Industrial Graphics Server:

1. Use the Setup Wizard to set the Network Model to "Networked" (see Network Model).

2. Configure your system to use encrypted communications (see Enable Encryption).

   This means you will need to have a System Management Server configured and the Runtime Manager running as a service.

3. Confirm that all server processes use an enabled network address that points to the local computer (see Add Network Addresses).

See Also

Licensing