Matrikon OPC Redundancy Broker

Improve system reliability with smooth failover functionality for OPC servers, ensuring uninterrupted performance.
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OPC Redundancy Broker

OPC Redundancy Broker is easy-to-use software that adds support for OPC DA, HDA and A&E and keeps your system running smoothly.
The OPC Redundancy Broker (ORB) makes it easy to add redundancy to systems using OPC technology. Designed for OPC applications that require hardware or software support to ensure a high level of communication reliability. ORBs can also be added to existing systems and work with an OPC server, regardless of provider.ORB continuously monitors the primary OPC server and automatically switches to the standby server if it fails. This will ensure that no data is lost and the system will start without interruption.

OPC Alarms and Events Functionality The OPC Redundancy Broker now supports OPC Alarms and Events (OPC AandE), which is ideal for solutions that require a very reliable Event Sequence ( SOE). No other product on the market offers a powerful, industry-leading solution for OPC servers like the MatrikonOPC Redundancy Broker.

Ease of Implementation ORB is compatible with all OPC Client software and automates setup and troubleshooting tasks. This makes it possible to set up a light and easy add-on system without the need for programming.

Easy integration ORB makes updating your OPC setup easy. By adding a standby OPC server, ORB enables all client software to benefit from an advanced system without manual intervention.

Increase data for safety systems Matrikon OPC Redundancy Agent is ideal for improving the performance of plant safety systems. For example, combining its reliability with Triconex security systems creates a powerful solution. These settings allow OPC A&E client applications, such as MatrikonOPC A&E Historian, to increase the availability of Sequence of Events (SOE) data. Users can easily install triple Triconex redundancy and OPC DA/A&E all out of the box!

Ensure uninterrupted data delivery with MatrikonOPC Redundancy Broker

Easily set up redundant OPC Server systems to eliminate single points of failure and maintain reliable communications. Protect your critical applications from data loss and downtime—implement OPC Redundancy Broker today for seamless operation and peace of mind!
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OPC Redundancy Broker constantly monitors a Primary OPC server that is designated by the user. When a failure is detected, OPC Redundancy Broker automatically redirects communications to a Standby OPC server. By intelligently switching between the primary and standby OPC Servers – OPC Redundancy Broker prevents data loss and downtime in the event one of the OPC Servers fails.

Features

  • Supports multiple redundant server pairs of the same type
  • Provides redundancy for DA, A and E, and HDA OPC Servers
  • Full OPC HDA support for selected interfaces
  • Status tags to monitor which OPC Servers are down
  • Multiple redundancy levels: Hot, Warm, and Cold
  • Automatically switches between primary and standby servers when failover criteria are met
  • Allows manual failover toggling between primary and standby servers
  • Advanced failover detection: triggers on item deviation, threshold, rate of change, and quality
  • Natively supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows systems

Supported OPC Specs

OPC DA (OPC Data Access) 1.0a, 2.0, 2.05, 3.0 
OPC A&E (Alarms and Events) 
OPC HDA (Historical Data Access) 1.0, 1.1, 1.2

Types of Redundancy

Hot: ORB subscribes to and activates tags on both the primary and standby servers. This minimizes data gaps during failover because both servers continuously receive the same data updates.

Warm: ORB subscribes to tags on both servers but only activates them on the primary server. If a failover happens, tags are activated on the standby server. This mode is useful when having both servers active simultaneously isn’t practical.

Cool: ORB subscribes to the main server and activates tokens. If that fails, it switches to the standby server and activates the tags there. This is useful for situations where connections to the data source are limited, such as serial connections.