Software Licensing
Open Automation Software runs as a Service Oriented Architecture with support for unlimited numbers of client applications at no additional cost.
The license for each product feature is activated at the data source where each service runs.
Each product feature includes the data service, connections to OPC Servers, support for calculations, and free programmatic interface for all configurations.
The following sections are a description for each product feature licensing.
Note: Refer to OAS Configuration License on how to enable software product licenses.
OAS .NET WinForm HMI .NET License
The OAS WinForm.NET license enables local and remote applications developed with OPCControls components to communicate with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OPCControls components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote applications developed with OAS .NET WinForm HMI .NET.
OAS WPF HMI .NET License
The OAS WPF HMI .NET license enables local and remote applications developed with OAS WPF HMI .NET and OAS Dashboard controls to communicate with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OAS WPF HMI .NET components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote applications developed with OAS WPF HMI .NET.
OAS Cross-Platform HMI License
The OAS Cross-Platform HMI license enables local and remote applications developed with OAS Cross-Platform HMI to communicate with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OAS Cross-Platform HMI components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote applications developed with OAS Cross-Platform HMI.
OPC Web HMI License
The OAS Web HMI license enables web applications developed with the Web HMI interface to communicate with this OAS Service. No license is required for the remote browsersto work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote web interfaces developed with OAS Web HMI.
OAS Alarm .NET License
The OAS Alarm .NET license enables local and remote OAS Alarm .NET window components to interact with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OAS Alarm .NET components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time and historical alarm data will be provided to all local and remote OAS Alarm .NET systems. The OAS Alarm .NET license also enables the Alarm Logging feature for use on the local system.
A valid license will allow logging alarms from the local system and any remote OAS Service with an OAS Alarm .NET or OAS Web Alarm license. Alarm Notification is also enabled with a license of OAS Alarm .NET.
OAS Web Alarm License
The OAS Web Alarm license enables local and remote OAS Web Alarm window components to interact with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OAS Web Alarm components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time and historical alarm data will be provided to all local and remote OAS Web Alarm systems.
The OAS Web Alarm license also enables the Alarm Logging feature for unlimited use on the local system. A valid license will allow logging alarms from the local system and any remote OAS Service with an OAS Alarm .NET or OAS Web Alarm license. Alarm Notification is also enabled with a license of OAS Web Alarm.
OAS Trend .NET License
The OAS Trend .NET license enables local and remote OAS Trend .NET window components to interact with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OAS Trend .NET components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote OAS Trend .NET systems. If OAS Data Log license is also available the OAS Trend .NET license will also allow historical data to be retrieved from the local OAS Service.
OAS Web Trend License
The OAS Web Trend license enables local and remote OAS Web Trend window components to interact with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OAS Web Trend components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote OAS Web Trend systems. If OAS Data Log license is also available the OAS Web Trend license will also allow historical data to be retrieved from the local OAS Service.
OAS .NET Data Connector License
The OAS .NET Data Connector license enables communications for local and remote applications developed with OASData and OPCSytemsDataConnector assemblies. No license is required for the components on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote applications developed with OAS .NET Data Connector.
OAS REST API License
The OAS REST API license enables local and remote REST interfaces. No license is required for remote interfaces to this local OAS Service.
If a license is available real-time and historical data will be provided to all local and remote REST clients.
OAS Data Historian License
The OAS Data Log license enables local and remote OAS Trend .NET and OAS Web Trend window components to interact with this OAS Service to retrieve historical data and enables local Data Logging from the local OAS Service. Data can be logged to local and remote database engines and CSV files.
OAS Recipe License
The OAS Recipe license enables the local OAS Service to read data from a database source and write to local Open Automation Software Tags.
OAS Report License
The OAS Report license enables the local OAS Service to create reports automatically from any valid database source.
OAS Data Route License
The OAS Data Route license enables the local OAS Service to write values to local and remote Tags, OPC Items, and MQTT Brokers.
OPC Client Connector License
The OPC Client Connector license enables unlimited local and remote OPC Client connections through each licensed OAS Service.
OAS Excel Connector License
The OAS Excel Connector license enables local and remote Excel Workbooks to communicate with this OAS Service. No license is required for the OAS Excel Connector on remote systems to work with this local OAS Service. If a license is available real-time data will be provided to all local and remote Workbooks with OAS Excel Connector Real-Time Data formulas.
OAS Azure IoT License
The OAS Azure IoT license enables the local OAS Service to write values to Azure IoT Data Hub.
OAS AWS IoT License
The OAS AWS IoT license enables the local OAS Service to write values to Amazon Web Services IoT Gateway.