Softing smartLink HW-DP User Manual page 38

smartLink HW-DP - User Guide
4.1.3.7
Licensing
You will need a license for each HART or PROFIBUS device to which you intend to connect over the
network. A license is a unique key tied to the serial number of your smartLink HW-DP. It cannot be
migrated or run on another device. Each HART and PROFIBUS device requires an individual license.
Assuming that a license is installed and you have activated HART IP in the user interface, your HART
device is automatically licensed though a system scan running constantly in the background. Similarly,
a PROFIBUS device is licensed if you have activated OPC UA and/or MQTT in the user interface or if the
license has been accessed from your PROFIdtm.
A license for HART Device Support is needed by any Asset Management Tool to parametrize and/or
monitor HART devices. Licenses for PROFIBUS Slave Support are needed by any PROFIBUS Asset
Management Tool to parametrize and/or monitor PROFIBUS slaves. They are also needed to retrieve
process data and diagnosis data from PROFIBUS slaves via OPC UA. Each license is tied to a PROFIBUS
slave and can be used for Asset Management and for OPC UA at the same time.
A license which is assigned to a specific device can only be reassigned to a different device, after your
smartLink HW-DP has been switched off. If a HART device is removed, its license can be assigned to
another HART device if necessary after deactivating and reactivating HART IP. If a PROFIBUS device is
removed, its license can only be assigned to a PROFIBUS device with the same station address (it does
not matter if it is the same device or a different one as only the station address counts).
If your smartLink HW-DP has no license or you wish to connect to more than one HART device than you
have previously licensed, please contact Softing Support.
38
Version EN-012025-1.32