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1、top server 5 supportTOP Server Release Notes (5.11.250.0) Mar 5, 2013Server RuntimeReduced unnecessary memory consumption by waiting to load Internal Tags on demand instead of loading them all at once on startup. The on-demand portion is prompted when clients connect to the server and request items.

2、 For certain applications, this update could yield a 50% reduction in memory use by the Runtime. Updated the Runtime to require that the Windows TAPI service is a dependency when the Runtime is installed as a service. This resolved an issue where the Runtime could fail to load after PC reboot if the

3、 server project contained serial drivers. The issue was initially identified by internal testing, and was found on Windows 7 operating systems and above.Server ConfigurationResolved an issue where pressing the Tab key when the focus was on the Channel/Device pane (and no channels were defined) cause

4、d the Configuration to crash.Corrected a failure to show _Statistics at the channel and device level when working in the Alias Name and Tag Browser dialogs.Server InstallationAdded the IEC 61850 MMS Client Driver to the Communication Drivers feature tree. This driver will also be pre-selected for us

5、ers that choose the Power Distribution Suite earlier in the install. Added the OPC XML-DA Client driver to the OPC Connectivity Suite within the Communication Drivers feature tree. The OPC XML-DA Client driver can be installed and activated for unlimited use with an existing OPC Connectivity Suite (

6、OPC DA and OPC UA Client Drivers) license. Contact support a re-registration request. Then simply re-process the existing activation ID through the license utility and online registration center.Added the EFM Simulator Driver as a feature selection of the EFM Exporter Plug-In. The EFM Simulator is a

7、 free component for EFM Exporter users, and does not require a license.Added the EFM Suite to the list of selections in the Vertical Suite Selection page of the install.Removed the VS2005 Runtime redistributable from the installs payload because it is no longer being used.Updated the Custom Interfac

8、e Driver (CID) example by removing unnecessary characters from Strings and String Arrays.License UtilityResolved an issue where the License Utility could stop running when launched on certain PCs. The issue was reported by a customer using a 64 bit Windows 2008 PC with a language selection of Korean

9、. It was caused by an invalid method used (by the utility) to de-allocate String memory. Improved support for RAID hard drives, virtual environments and Operating System configurations.Native Client InterfacesOPC UA Server InterfaceFixed an issue where the UA service “FindServers” returned an incorr

10、ect endpoint when multiple endpoints were configured. The service also now correctly handles URLs with mixed case, URLs that exclude the domain postfix, and “localhost” URLs.Resolved an issue where the Server interface allowed remote connection to Local Endpoint when remote endpoints were disabled.P

11、lug-InsAdvanced Tags Plug-InResolved an issue with the Add Tag dialog, wherein selecting a system keyboard shortcut (such as Alt+F4) could cause the Configuration to stop running.Alarms & Events (AE) Plug-InResolved an issue with the Add Area dialog, wherein selecting a system keyboard shortcut (suc

12、h as Alt+F4) could cause the Configuration to stop running.DataLogger Plug-InResolved a minor issue wherein the UI portion of the Server Item List from the Data Map tab did not immediately display items following an Import from CSV.Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM) Plug-InEnhanced the EFM Exporter t

13、o support the following new System Tags for use in SCADA client applications:o_Enable - This enables or disables a Poll Group, Meter, or Exporter.o_ErrorOnLastPoll - This is True if there was an error on the last poll; otherwise, it is False.o_LastPollEnd - The date and time (in UTC) that the last p

14、oll completed.o_LastPollStart - The date and time (in UTC) that the last poll started.o_NextPollStart - The date and time (in UTC) of the next scheduled poll.o_Polling - This is True if the Poll Group is currently being polled; otherwise, it is False.oNote: The _Enable System Tag was added at the Po

15、ll Group, Meter, and Exporter levels, whereas the remaining tags were only added at the Poll Group level.Altered the default path for the Flow-Cal, PGAS, and CSV exporters to make them more user-friendly. The new path is as follows:EFM|PollGroupName|ExporterName|RecordYear|RecordMonth|Added vertical

16、 scroll bars to the Export File edit boxes for all exporters.Added Windows registry persistence to the Flow-Cal Exporter for the Export File Path and Name properties. This behavior is consistent with the CSV and PGAS exporters.Reduced memory use when dealing with large .CFX files.Fixed an issue wherein all records of the current export file contained the cu