====Citect Driver====

===Information===

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

^Driver Info^Detail^
|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 [[edna|Wonderware eDNA]].

===Driver Settings===

^Option^Description^
|Server|The primary Citect server to connect to|
|Secondary Server|The Citect server to connect to if the primary server is down|
|Username|The name of a Citect user with permission to read point values via the CtAPI|
|Password|The 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 [[http://www.optrix.com.au/library|ARDI Downloads]] site for Windows servers.