FactoryTalk Linx Gateway

FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
 consists of:
  • A service that provides tag data to up to 100
    OPC
     UA clients, while the suggested connection quantity is 20 based on the previous testing.
  • An interface that supports up to 20 MQTT clients connecting to the MQTT broker with 40,000 tags at most.
  • A service that provides tag data to up to 20
    OPC
     DA clients and 200,000 tags.
  • A configuration tool that configures the runtime operation of the service. The configuration tool enables the selection of the area or application from which you want to access data (called the scope) as well as to start and stop the service.
  • An interface that supports DDE with 20 clients and 4,000 tags at most.
  • An interface that supports Excel RTD with 20 clients and 40,000 tags at most.
  • A SDK Application Programming Interface (API) that enables client software from other sources to utilize FactoryTalk Linx as a service to communicate with Rockwell Automation and CIP-enabled equipment. The SDK interface supports 200 clients with 200 devices at most.
  • A Remote Proxy Service that enables FactoryTalk Linx on other computers to share the FactoryTalk Linx service on the FactoryTalk Linx Gateway computer to interface with an automation network. A remote proxy server can connect 400 drivers with 400 devices at most. A client can connect 2,000 remote drivers with 2,000 remote devices at most.
IMPORTANT:
  • FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
     services start and stop from the machine on which it is installed.
  • FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
     supports OPC DA client notification under normal shutdown conditions. However, it is the OPC DA client's responsibility to provide a mechanism to detect when it is no longer connected to the server and flag data as bad quality.
  • Your access to, and actions within,
    FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
     are controlled by FactoryTalk Security settings.
  • FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
     requires shortcuts from the scoped application or the standalone data service in order to read or write tag values. Create and configure shortcuts in
    FactoryTalk View Studio
    ,
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    , or the standalone data service. For more information about shortcuts, see
    FactoryTalk Linx
     Help
    .
FactoryTalk Diagnostics
 and
FactoryTalk Diagnostics Counter Monitor
 provide alerts when
FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
 has reached the maximum tag capacity. This capacity can be increased with additional activations. For more information about activations, see Activate
FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
.
For more information regarding
OPC
, refer to the
OPC
 Foundation website: https://opcfoundation.org.
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