Supported data sources and clients
- Last UpdatedSep 27, 2024
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The Gateway Communication Driver allows Windows applications to access data from various data sources. The following matrix indicates supported source-client mappings.
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Servers |
Clients |
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OPC |
SuiteLink |
DDE |
FastDDE v2 |
FastDDE v3 |
MQTT |
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OPC v2.05 Server |
N/A |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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SuiteLink Server |
Yes |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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ArchestrA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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DDE Server |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
No |
Yes |
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FastDDE v2 Server |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
N/A |
No |
Yes |
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FastDDE v3 Server |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
N/A |
Yes |
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InTouch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
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OPC UA Server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
MQTT Publisher |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
To access Gateway Communication Driver, the chosen client must also have a valid configuration, which is client-specific.
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To use ArchestrA data source, Gateway Communication Driver must be located on the same node as ArchestrA.
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To use DDE/FASTDDE data sources:
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All versions of DDE must be local.
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FastDDE v2 supports value data only.
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FastDDE v3 supports VTQ (value, time, quality).
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InTouch v7.11 and higher is supported.
Note: NetDDE is not supported.