Since 1996

OPC Data Logger named a Certified for Compliance Product

April 14, 2008 - The OPC Foundation Independent Test labs administer a rigorous testing process that helps you know when you choose an OPC client product, you are choosing a solution that will work well with whatever OPC Server you choose.  Click for more details

OPC Data Logger Webinars

In this webinar, Nathan Pocock, the lead architect of OPC DataLogger, will provide an informative technical overview of the product. Don’t miss this chance to get familiar with OPC DataLogger from an expert!  Click to learn more about our webinars and register or watch a recorded session.

NEXT EVENT: July 11, 2008 - Event Driven Data Logging

OPC Data Logger Upgrades:
Users of the OPC Data Logger 2.0 can upgrade to the new version. Please contact us for information on how to upgrade.

Current Version Information:

June 9, 2008 OPC Data Logger 3.5.0.4

• OPC DataLogger has now passed the rigorous OPC Foundation Independent Certification Test Labs test! These tests are designed to insure that OPC client products are reliable and interoperate well with other OPC products.
• Enhancement: Tracing can now be configured using Tools-->Options-->Trace Switch Collection
• Enhancement: Trace messages are now saved in the Windows Event Log, so they can be retrieved whenever DataLogger is started or by doing a refresh on the event log. Windows Event Log size can be set from DataLogger by going to Tools--->Options-->Maximum Event Log size. The # of events to reload on startup or refresh is user configurable under Tools-->Options-->Number of Events to Reload
• Enhancement: User now has control over how much data to buffer in memory if a connection to a remote database has gone down. Buffer size is set using Tools-->Options-->Internal Buffer Size
• Enhancement: Improved OPC error reporting.
• Enhancement: Updated MySQL native connector to version 5.2.2.0
• Enhancement: Moved triggers tab from spanning page to main tab in the text file property page to enhance ease-of-use
• Enhancement: Added “Close file” trigger effect to available text file effects
• Enhancement: Added “Close file after each log” option to the text file logging. This feature is found on the new “Advanced” tab.
• Address Version 3.5.0.4 rolls in all patches and enhancements since Version 3.0.

OPC Data Logger 3.0.0.19

• Improved handling of OPC item attributes/properties
• Improved handling of invalid OPC server handle IDs
• Improved validation of configuration when used with SQL Server
• Improved handling of unsigned data types with SQL server and ODBC databases
• Supports import of TOPServer and KEPServer *.csv files from older and most current formats produced by those servers
• Addressed issue in file spanning in text logging so that all files in a set of spanned text log files will follow the proper user defined format.
• Added ability through the application configuration file to specify additional date formats to the data presentation combo boxes
• Improved handling of and detection of available stored procedures in Oracle databases when using the Oracle Native driver.
• Updated MySQL implementation to use MySQL native provider version 5.1.4.0

OPC Data Logger 3.0.0.12

• Added Extended Properties page for DataCollectors. OPC DA plugin contains options for running the server in-process and for specifying DA version.
• Scan rate on group property page and group wizard can now be specified in minutes, seconds, or milliseconds.
• Item Import Wizard, the "Query Properties" is now unchecked/deselected by default
• Item browsing was updated to accommodate "Browse Up/Down Only" type OPC servers.
• Database property page now gives the user an error if their database table or sproc contains forbidden keywords.

OPC Data Logger 3.0.0.0

• New user interface
• New OPC Connect engine tested at the OPC Interop and passed Self-Certification
• New Database and text file Storage engines
• Now supports Windows Vista Business
• New Windows Service engine
• New on time trigger reads
• New Oracle Data Storage engine