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  • A Kafka Producer connector streams tag values to Apache Kafka clusters with no middleware. Runs on Windows x64 servers with the .NET Framework or .NET 10 runtime, over plain or SASL_SSL connections. See Kafka Producer Connector.
  • A Kafka Consumer connector reads Apache Kafka topics into FrameworX tags. Each point takes a whole message or one JSON field, on Windows x64 servers with the .NET Framework 4.8 or .NET 10 runtime. See Kafka Consumer Connector.
  • The CODESYS PLC Handler driver includes a built-in simulator that needs no controller or network. The OPC UA server simulator also scales to about 8,000 variables and can drop and restore its connection on a schedule. See Codesys PLC Handler Connector.
  • OPC UA nodes in Devices > Nodes have an Import Tags action. The importer opens connected with the node settings, and imported tags and points are created on that same node. See OPC UA Client Connector.
  • Modbus master channels rebuild only the changed device node on an online configuration change. The other devices on the channel keep communicating, and every other driver still restarts the whole channel. See Modbus Master Connector.
  • Device channels limit pending writes and send forced and normal writes of a point in order. Above 100,000 queued writes on a channel, a new write to a point replaces its waiting value, so runtime memory stays bounded. See Devices Channels Reference.
  • The OPC UA client Default certificate offers a selectable key size and hash algorithm. Nodes can connect to servers whose only security policy is Basic256Sha256. See OPC UA Client Connector.
  • New Siemens channels use Siemens S7 Plus, and SorbaAI is offered as a UNS Tag Provider. Existing legacy Siemens S7 channels keep working, and the Device channel catalog lists the connectors that run as channels. See Siemens S7 Devices Legacy Connector.
  • The OPC UA Server publishes a tag and an asset folder that share the same name. The server also starts cleanly, and the Designer points out such a pair when it is created. See OPC UA Server Connector.
  • Large OPC UA configurations of about 8,000 points run with stable CPU and memory. Every point receives its current value after a reconnection, and reconnection attempts to an unreachable server back off to about 30 seconds. See OPC UA Client Connector.
  • The OPC UA Client marks tags Uncertain when a subscription goes silent, then recovers the subscription. Applies when the server sends no data and no keep-alive for about 15 seconds. Review scripts, alarms and displays that react to tag quality on OPC UA Client nodes. See OPC UA Client Connector.
  • Tag Providers routed through a gateway server connect, browse and write values. The gateway machine runs FrameworX 10.1.6 with the .NET Framework gateway service. See UNS TagProvider Services Reference.
  • The CODESYS PLC Handler Tag Provider imports and browses large tag trees without stalling. Every tag of a runtime polling batch reports its value. See Codesys PLC Handler Connector.
  • Report Out Of Range By Exception works on MQTT Sparkplug B publisher connections. A value is published only while it is outside the tag scale range, on MQTT Sparkplug B publisher and AWS IoT Core connections.
  • The Built-in MQTT Broker publishes folder tags and Decimal tags correctly in Sparkplug B. Folder tags update on the Asset device declared in their birth certificate, so Sparkplug B consumers that read them from the Tag device should be updated. Decimal tags publish as Double metrics.
  • Modbus master validates each Point when the connection is prepared, and Test applies the Point modifiers. A Point that needs a correction is reported by address while the other Points on the connection keep running. See Modbus Master Connector.
  • Tags keep updating when a device reading in the same request is not-a-number or infinite. OPC UA Client read polling and NI LabVIEW Data Sockets apply tag scaling once. Review scaled tags on these connectors if the solution compensated for double scaling.
  • ControlLogix and Siemens S7 Plus tag imports create counter UserTypes and STRING tags correctly. Applies to counters inside a user-defined structure imported from the controller, and ControlLogix file import accepts a path that contains a semicolon.
  • The Mitsubishi MELSEC FX Ethernet Connector reads and writes every supported device with the correct address. Device channels on this connector and on the LabView connector start, and FX3U-ENET and FX3U-ENET-ADP modules are supported. See Mitsubishi MELSEC FX Ethernet Connector.
  • Device nodes report backup, failover and redundancy status correctly. A node with no backup partner reports redundancy as disabled, and Server-to-Server Connector points show the source quality when a Backup Station is configured.
  • The Value Simulator RAMP function starts at its minimum and stays within its maximum. A point address with a decimal or non-numeric Min, Max or Step is flagged as invalid. See Value Simulator Connector.
  • The SQL Database Normalized connector connects with to password-protected databases, including PostgreSQL. It uses the password stored on its station, as the station . A Secure Gateway also opens a Runtime Users database that has a logon passwordeditor writes it. A station typed by hand with the password in the UserName field should move it to the Password field.
  • The .NET Framework 4.8 remote device process connects to its server and reconnects automatically. Automatic reconnection applies to a process started by hand.
  • The Siemens S7-1200 and S7-1500 Symbolic Connector reads and writes PLC variables by their TIA Portal symbol. Tags in optimized data blocks work with no DB number or byte offset, PUT/GET stays off on the PLC, and the connection uses secure PG/HMI communication over TLS 1.3. Requires S7-1500 firmware V2.9 or later or S7-1200 firmware V4.5 or later, with a TIA Portal V17 or later project.
  • The ControlLogix Simulator runs a ControlLogix channel with no PLC, for demos, training and testing. Start it from Devices > Channels. The tag list, value generators and write rules come from an editable configuration file, and it listens on the local machine by default.
  • ControlLogix connector reliability options are available through Tatsoft support. They report a refused controller connection, bring the ControlLogix Tag Provider to the .NET 10 runtime, show the right text on partially configured STRING arrays and report write status on Micro850 controllers.

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