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New Licensing System for Citect Drivers

With the launch of Plant SCADA Server 2023, Aveva has introduced a new licensing system that affects Citect drivers. This change has led to several users experiencing issues with their existing licenses. To resolve this, a new approach for licensing third-party drivers has been implemented, meaning that licenses are now based on a system ID…

M-Bus via TCP and UDP

M-Bus is a standard most commonly associated with serial communication, but in today’s connected world, M-Bus is increasingly used over Ethernet via TCP and UDP. However, it is surprising that the standard lacks guidelines on how these messages should be handled in network environments, particularly in critical systems such as SCADA and billing systems. This…