IEC 60870-5 Suite Unlimited Device License + 1 Year Support & Maintenance Agreement
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The TOP Server IEC 60870-5 Client Suite provides a communication interface for RTUs, IEDs, controllers and gateways supporting the IEC 60870-5-101 and IEC 60870-5-104 protocols for electrical substation automation control.
The IEC 60870-5-101 and IEC 60870-5-104 drivers work in conjunction with TOP Server's OPC DA, OPC UA & AVEVA Suitelink client interfaces to provide connectivity and communications with HMI, SCADA, MES and Historian client applications.
The driver suite is available in a lite version for up to 10 devices for tight budgets, and a full version where number of devices is not license limited. Full capacity details are found on the details pages for each driver in this suite.
- ✔Cyclic Polling Support – Supports cyclic, background scan, and polled reads for flexible data acquisition
- ✔General & Counter Interrogation – Supports General Interrogation and Counter Interrogation for complete data collection
- ✔Common ASDU Support – Supports the most common ASDUs for comprehensive protocol coverage
- ✔Balanced & Unbalanced Modes – Supports Balanced & Unbalanced communications for diverse device configurations
Proven benefits that help you deploy faster and operate more reliably
Mission-Critical Reliability
Proven in thousands of power utility installations worldwide with 99.9% uptime
Complete Protocol Coverage
Both IEC 60870-5-101 and 104 protocols in a single comprehensive suite
Redundancy Ready
Built-in support for redundant master configurations ensuring continuous operation
Unlimited Scalability
No restrictions on RTUs, data points, or client connections - scale as needed
Everything you need to get started, configure, and troubleshoot your driver
TOP Server How-To Videos / Tutorials
To ensure you get the most from your investment in TOP Server™, we provide a variety of application notes/guides and how-to videos
TOP Server How-To Application Notes
Step-by-step guides for common configurations
TOP Server Quick Start Guide
Get up and running quickly with TOP Server
TOP Server Troubleshooting Guide
Solutions to common issues and error messages
IEC 60870-5-101 Serial Driver Help File
Detailed help file for the IEC 60870-5-101 Serial driver
IEC 60870-5-104 Ethernet Driver Help File
Detailed help file for the IEC 60870-5-104 Ethernet driver
TOP Server Data Sheet
Complete product specifications and capabilities
Current/Past Release Notes
View release history and latest updates
TOP Server License Agreement
Software license terms and conditions
TOP Server Operating System Support Information
Supported operating systems and requirements
Software Toolbox Knowledge Base
Searchable knowledge base with FAQs and solutions
- ✔Multi-threaded Architecture – Multi-threaded architecture for high scalability and optimal performance
- ✔Runtime Configuration – Runtime changes via wizard-based configuration interface with intuitive Properties Editor
- ✔Secure User Management – Secure User Management with role-based access control
- ✔Built-in Redundancy – Built-in Device/Network Redundancy for high availability
- ✔Auto-Demotion – Auto-Demotion (Slow Polling) to optimize performance during communication issues
- ✔Comprehensive Diagnostics – Extensive communication and server diagnostics (OPC / Communications / Event Log)
- ✔All TOP Server Features– For all TOP Server built-in features, click here.
Everything you need for reliable industrial connectivity
OPC UA, OPC DA, SuiteLink, and DDE client compatibility
IEC 60870-5-101 serial protocol (RS-232/422/485)
IEC 60870-5-104 TCP/IP protocol
Spontaneous data transmission (Class 1 and Class 2)
General interrogation (GI) support
Time synchronization and clock commands
Single and double commands
Setpoint and parameter commands
All standard ASDU types supported
Quality descriptor support
Redundant master configurations
Multi-threaded high-performance architecture
Runtime configuration without service restart
Comprehensive diagnostics and error logging
- ✔Sequence of Event Data –Supports Sequence of Event data with playback capabilities
- ✔Command Execution – Supports Select & Execute and Direct Execute for writes
- ✔Time Synchronization – – Supports Time Synchronization for accurate device timestamping