Install the Gateway Communication Driver and upgrade from FS Gateway

The Gateway Communication Driver (Gateway is automatically installed as an InTouch component when InTouch is selected for installation. Gateway replaces Factory Suite (FS) Gateway, which was supplied with earlier versions of System Platform. Like FS Gateway, Gateway acts as a communications protocol converter, provides OPC connectivity and also supports OPC UA connectivity. Default configurations for both OPC and OPC UA are included.

See the Operations Integration Gateway Help for information about connecting to OPC and OPC UA servers, as well as for information about linking clients and data sources that communicate using different protocols.

In addition to installing Gateway as part of installing InTouch, you can install Gateway as a stand-alone application. There are three common installation scenarios.

Scenario 1: "Clean" System without Gateway or FS Gateway

In this scenario, Gateway is installed as part of InTouch installation.

Scenario 2: Older version of Gateway is installed

The System Platform installation program upgrades the existing Gateway version to the new version and exits.

Restart the System Platform installation program after the Gateway has been upgraded.

This installs the remaining System Platform components, including InTouch.

Scenario 3: FS Gateway is installed

The System Platform installation program removes FS Gateway, but saves the existing FS Gateway configuration.

Two instances of Gateway are then installed. The existing FS Gateway is replaced by the second Gateway instance, which uses the existing FS Gateway application name.

After the upgrade to System Platform 2023 R2 is complete, activate the instance that has replaced FS Gateway.

There is no change in behavior for InTouch users that use the pre-existing OPC access name.

See Compatibility with Existing FS Gateway Applications.