PiiGAB’s Citect M-Bus driver has been delivered in large numbers for more than ten years to countries around the world. During the development of the Citect driver, we also developed our special dynamic M-Bus algorithm, which has been continuously enhanced over the years and made even more efficient. The same algorithm is used in the PiiGAB M-Bus OPC Server and in our Linux-based converter, PiiGAB M-Bus 900S. The driver can run in Citect SCADA, Vijeo Citect, and Desigo Insight.

When Plant SCADA Server 2023 was launched by AVEVA, a new licensing system was introduced. This affects Citect drivers and has resulted in problems potentially occurring with existing licenses. We have therefore now updated our driver to resolve this issue.

Licenses in Plant SCADA Server 2023 are based on the system ID or computer ID instead of the DongleID used previously. 

Read more on AVEVA’s website about what is new in Plant SCADA Server 2023.

Management of larger projects regarding commissioning and performance. For example, we have introduced several new parameters that allow separate timeout periods to be configured for each port, different timeout periods for startup and normal operation, and more. There is also a new parameter that allows the startup query to be disabled during commissioning. In addition, there is a separate log file alongside syslog.dat, where you can choose whether to log a specific meter, etc. The very latest version also supports FLEXERA software license keys. The driver is available in the following license sizes: 20, 250, 1,000, or an unlimited number of meters/IODevices.