AVEVA™ Communication Drivers Pack – General Electric - GESRTP Driver Readme

Last revision: 11/20/2020

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About This Release

This document contains important information about GESRTP Communication Driver. Review this document for known issues and changes to the GESRTP Communication Driver.

New Features and Enhancements

Installation

The GESRTP Communication Driver is installed along with the Communication Drivers Pack. It is a selectable option during the Communication Drivers Pack installation.

System Requirements

Platform Compatibility

The GESRTP Communication Driver will always be compatible with the latest release of System Platform.

Operating Systems

For a list of supported operating systems for the Communication Drivers, refer to the Technology Matrix, available at the Global Customer Support (GCS) Site:

The Technology Matrix is a searchable database that contains the latest product information. Enter the product name in the search bar, then select the release to view:

• Product Information: version name, number, release date, etc.
• Product Notes: key release information, new features, and updates
• Product Coexistence: list of products that can be installed on the same computer
• Product Interoperability/Compatibility: list of products that can operate together and communicate with each other through a common message protocol.

Hardware Requirements

To run a Communication Driver, the following hardware configurations are the minimum recommended:

• 2 GHz or faster processor, 32-bit or 64-bit (Intel Itanium processor is not supported)
• RAM: 1 GB or more (512 MB minimum supported but may limit performance and some features)
• At least 8 GB of available hard disk space
• Super VGA (1024 x 768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
• Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

Resolved Issues

The following issues are resolved in this release of GESRTP Communication Driver.

Known Issues

There are no known issues.

GESRTP Communication Driver Documentation

The GESRTP Communication Driverdocumentation set includes the following guides:

1. General Electric - AVEVA™ GESRTP Communication Drive Help This guide describes the user interface and functions of the GESRTP Communication Driver.
2. AVEVA™ Communication Drivers Pack Help. This documentation describes the runtime Configuration, Diagnostics, and Activation/Deactivation aspects of Communication Drivers. These aspects of any Communication Driver are maintained through the generic component called the OI Server Manager.
3. Log Viewer Help. This guide provides information about the Logger™ and the Log Viewer snap-in to the System Management Console.
4. LogFlag Editor User's Guide. This documentation describes the user interface and functions of the LogFlag Editor utility. This utility can be opened only from the Log Viewer, a part of the System Management Console suite of utilities.
5. AVEVA Enterprise License Manager Help This guide describes how to use the License Manager to activate and acquire licenses.

   Note: The AVEVA Enterprise License Manager Help can be accessed through the License Manager application (available only for the new license framework). For earlier versions of the license framework, see License Utility Guide.