Citect Driver

Information

Loads live data from Citect via the CtAPI, and historical information from Citect Historian.

Driver InfoDetail
Driver Type:Live and History
Platforms:Windows Only

Performance Warning

While live performance using this driver is excellent, accessing the SQL-server based Citect Historian is relatively slow. Modern systems are moving to the faster-performing Wonderware eDNA.

Driver Settings

OptionDescription
ServerThe primary Citect server to connect to
Secondary ServerThe Citect server to connect to if the primary server is down
UsernameThe name of a Citect user with permission to read point values via the CtAPI
PasswordThe matching password for the above username

Point Settings

Points are given simply as their Citect point name.

Example: TMP2_29_PV

Installation

Windows:
Available on the ARDI Downloads site for Windows servers.