Manual.

1. Control Assistant 4.12-3
Control Assistant is a utility designed to communicate with Woodward controls over serial or ethernet
connections.
The following features are supported:
 Live parameter monitoring and tuning
 Tunable maintenance (tunable captures, editing, comparing and uploading)
 Alarms and Events viewing from SOS servers/controls with AE support
Graphing and trending features (license required for full use) include:
 Live parameter trending
 Off line trending (Datalogs and archived trend data)
 X-Y plots
 User definable calculation pens
 First order filtering for calculation pens
 User definable triggers for event logging and buffer saving (live data)
 Data export and import to and from .CSV files
 Editor for dynamic datalog configuration files
 Support for continuous datalogs
What's new :
 4.12-3 Fixed a potential crash using trending or other OPC services when the WinPanel was not open.
This was primarily an issue in Windows 10.
 4.12-3 Fixed a bug opening a trend from template script where the tagnames had been edited
 4.12-2 Fixed a problem uploading tunables using the old NetCon tunables protocol. This problem was
introduced in version 4.06 of Control Assistant.
 4.12-2 Fixed various issues loading graph and trend script files from previous versions, especially those
with calculation variables.
 4.12-1 Fixed a problem with C.A. sometimes crashing after editing graph or trend properties
 4.12-1 Various other bug fixes and enhancements
 4.12 Ten new pen colors
 4.11 Changed the name of Control Assistant folders & menu items back to "Control Assistant
4CtrlAssist" to be consistent with previous versions (4.0 - 4.9) of Control Assistant.
 4.11 Updated the software license libraries to 1.3.0.0. This library supports all known USB memory stick
types and works with software licenses generated by previous installations. The USB stick logic also
identifies all found sticks and indicates if there may be problems functioning with the current licensing
strategy.
System Requirements:
 Windows® XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
 The .NET 4.0 Framework (Click here for the .NET Framework. )
 Woodward's SOS Servlink OPC Server version 4.07+ (4.10+ recommended)
Installation Instructions:

2. 1. The first step in installing Control Assistant is to download the file from this page. This file is an
installation program that will step you through the installation process.
2. After downloading this file, run it and follow the instructions on the setup dialogs.
3. To enable full functionality, obtain a software license through your authorized Woodward dealer,
run the program and select "Authorize..." from the License menu. (part number 8928-5014)
4. If you are running Control Assistant on XP SP2, you may need to make some security changes
for Control Assistant communication with embedded OPC Servers or remote SOS servers to
work properly. See Using OPC via DCOM with XP SP2.
5. For troubleshooting OPC and DCOM connection issues, see:
OPC & DCOM Troubleshooting: Quick Start Guide
OPC & DCOM: 5 Things You Need to Know
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SOS Servlink OPC Server 4.12
The Woodward SOS Servlink OPC server ("SOS") provides an OPC interface for Woodward controls. It
runs on a Windows PC that accesses data on controls using the Woodward proprietary Servlink protocol
through either a serial or Ethernet connection.
Woodward OPC client applications, such as Monitor GAP, Watch Window II and Control Assistant
connect to SOS by selecting a 'Servlink OPC server' connection.
SOS implements the OPC Data Access 2.0 standard, so other OPC client applications may also function
with it. Instructions for using SOS from a non-Woodward client are available in the SOS help.
Disclaimer: Woodward does not guarantee proper functioning with any non-Woodward OPC client.
Please consult a Woodward service representative for verification or troubleshooting of SOS use with any
particular non-Woodward OPC client.
Note:
Customers with MicroNet controls programmed with GAP Coder 2.07, 2.08 or 2.09 are advised to
replace SOS version 4.0 with this version. SOS 4.0 is slow to connect to such controls and may
cause a MicroNet TMR control running one of those versions to trip.
Note:
This version of the SOS installer is missing a library. If you have a problem where SOS cannot
connect to the control and the log file mentions that ChilkatDotNet45.dll or one of its
dependencies is missing, please go to the Microsoft website and download the Visual Studio 2012
Redistributable pack. (This problem will be fixed soon with the release of SOS 4.13.)
What's new:
 4.12: Fixes a synchronization issue with SOS Failover behavior when both units reboot simultaneously

3.  4.12: Compatible with SSH controls which report an RSA fingerprint
 4.11: No longer compatible with Windows XP (use SOS 4.10-1 with Windows XP)
 4.11: Support for Sid schema 22
 4.10-1: Fixes an install problem in 4.10.
 Syscon-tracking tag may be specified for failover configurations in the port configuration dialog
 Added support for smart string updates. SOS can achieve better string update performance with
controls which can provide string hashes to indicate whether or not a string value has changed since the
last update. Most Woodward controls with recent GAP programmer versions (6.00+, 1.00+) provide
these.
 Various other bug fixes and usability improvements (see What's New in the SOS Help)
System Requirements:
 Windows® Vista, 7, 8, 10
 The .NET 4.5 Framework (Click here for the .NET Framework. )
Installation Instructions:
1. The first step in installing SOS is to download the file from this page. This file is an installation
program that will step you through the installation process.
NOTE: If you do not have the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 already installed on your PC, the
install will lead you to the Microsoft web site. The download from there is so large that it may fail.
If it fails, contact your IT department for help downloading the file
2. After downloading this file, run it and follow the instructions on the setup dialogs.
3. For troubleshooting OPC and DCOM connection issues, see:
OPC & DCOM Troubleshooting: Quick Start Guide
OPC & DCOM: 5 Things You Need to Know
OPC Training institute