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FactoryTalk Linx Software

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Industrial Communications
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FactoryTalk® Linx is the most modern, secure, best performing, and preferred communications platform for Integrated Architecture. Our premier communication platform software provides one access point to your data, allowing both FactoryTalk and third-party software shared access to control equipment.

Discover how you can free your control system to communicate seamlessly with manufacturing plant floor devices by enhancing your system operation and security with the latest in software solutions.


Industrial Communication Software that Deliver the Goods

Modern operations are more data-driven than ever before. The right communications layer means that your system can harness the right data in the right places at the right time.

FactoryTalk Linx software delivers a solution from small applications running on a single computer with a single controller, to large distributed and even redundant data server configurations communicating with large automation systems. This software is specifically optimized to work with Logix 5000® Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC) and the PlantPAx® process controller using EtherNet/IP.

FactoryTalk Linx Ordering Guide
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FactoryTalk Linx Ordering Guide

The FactoryTalk Linx portfolio is the only communications platform that is designed, tested and built alongside the Logix hardware and software that powers The Connected Enterprise. Modern operations are more data-driven than ever before.

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FactoryTalk Linx Getting Results
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FactoryTalk Linx Getting Results

FactoryTalk Linx software is a server and communications service designed to deliver control system information for the software portfolio and Studio 5000® design software.

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Enhance Your Communications by Harnessing the Right Data

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Smart Architecture

Create consistent and scalable architectures. Use the same communications, configuration and services across control, visualization, and floor devices.

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Security

Retail control of device communications and data security on a communications platform with layered security, audit, and logging.

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Availability

Confirm that your communications network is reliable and available by supporting various redundancies from data servers to networked hardware platforms.

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Efficiency

Use the high-performance communications layer to reduce network and controller burden that allows for the most efficient hardware choices.

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Software Compatibility and Downloads

Wondering how different software products interact? Or looking to compare features and capabilities? Find information and downloads including software, firmware, release notes, drivers and tools.

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FactoryTalk Software Version History

What’s New with FactoryTalk Linx

New details on key features rolled out in the previous and current versions of FactoryTalk Linx? Look no further! Our FactoryTalk Software Version History includes incremental changes made to software releases or major features that have recently been added.

FactoryTalk Linx Software Versions, Features and Benefits
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Version 6.50

Features Benefits

 

Locate Stratix® switches

  • Quick and accurate identification for Stratix® 5200, Stratix® 5800, and 1783-ETAP3T
  • Save time and reduce troubleshooting by guiding personnel to the correct device

 

FactoryTalk® Resource and Status service

  • Expanding OT health monitoring to include computer services and resources that could affect overall software performance
  • Adds IT-centric metrics to existing OT reporting systems
  • Expanded operational analytics to support real-time decision-making

 

Driver option for automatic NIC failover

  • Advanced setting to improve connection accuracy and increased availability using NIC failover
  • Configuration permits communication to continue another network that could not be the “Windows Default”
New Software Support
  • FactoryTalk® Design Studio™ online communications via FactoryTalk® Remote Access™
  • Remote connection to controller to download and monitor operations
  • Simplifies user workflow to download a program to a controller from FactoryTalk Design Studio

Version 6.40

Features Benefits
Shortcut paths through FactoryTalk® Linx Gateway Proxy Service
  • Route data acquisition to automation devices on isolated network

New FactoryTalk® Live Data tag browser

  • User option to include tag bit references and Extended Tag Properties
  • Enhanced productivity by reducing manual entry
Network Browser Enhancements
  • DNS names now appear in the topology
  • Driver list increased from 64 to 255 items
  • Options to auto-start and minimize to tray
  • Improved usability and productivity
Local Language Switching in UI
  • All supported languages installed automatically
  • Users choose desired language

Version 6.31

Features Benefits
Enhanced system operation
  • PLC-5® / SLC 500™ Unsolicited Messaging
  • Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) Neighbor information

Productivity Enhancements

  • Remote Proxy driver permits the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser to use drivers configured in FactoryTalk Linx on another computer with the FactoryTalk Linx Gateway Professional’s Remote Proxy Service enabled

Version 6.21

Features Benefits
Enhanced system operation
  • Configuration backup/restore and import/export
  • Driver and shortcut configuration import/export tool
  • Studio 5000® and ControlFLASH Plus™ improved online performance (faster upload/download)
  • DTL performance for Logix Upload/Download
  • New “@Namespace Timestamp” pre-defines
  • Optional 1400/2000 byte packet size for PanelView™ Plus application deploys to improve performance from VMware .
Security
  • EtherNet/IP Address Commissioning tool (replacement for BOOTP)

Version 6.20

Features Benefits
Security
  • Access CIP device data
  • EtherNet/IP to DH+ bridging CIP Security Proxy device
  • Network browser device commissioning

Version 6.11

Features Benefits
Security
  • Established secure encrypted communications with FactoryTalk Policy Manager using CIP Security

Version 6.10

Features Benefits
Enhanced system operation
  • Start menu launch of network browser
  • Permanent USB branch added to the network browser tree
  • Communications services for Connected Components Workbench™ (CCW), FactoryTalk AssetCentre and FactoryTalk Policy Manager
  • Dual instance of FactoryTalk Linx service on one PC
Security
  • FactoryTalk Security added new policy for FactoryTalk Linx
  • Secure/encrypted communication to Logix via CIP Security
  • Browse detection of FactoryTalk Linx in computer hardware (CIP Identify response)
  • Logix runtime tag/UDT member rename immediate disconnect
  • Logix Extended Tag Attribute improved read performance
  • Logix structure/array description pass-through
  • Enable listening on EtherNet/IP Encapsulation port default setting
  • Support for unsolicited PLC-2 messages

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