Data Broker Overview

The Data Broker component replaces the stand-alone GenBroker application, which was removed in GENESIS version 11.

It is a very light version of FrameWorX that bridges the OPC Classic communication and enables remote connectivity to OPC Classic servers.

Since the OPC Classic protocol represents a security risk, we recommend only using this connection in isolated environments and using the more modern and secure OPC UA protocol wherever possible.

The OPC Classic service is disabled by default, and you need to manually enable it before you can connect to an OPC Classic server. Learn more

Data Broker is mutually exclusive with the rest of GENESIS, so you cannot install any other component to a machine with Data Broker. On machines with other GENESIS components installed, you need to use a FrameWorX connection for OPC Classic.