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Automation Media's recommended most important key terminologies you need to know if you work in Automation, Controls, Brilliant Manufacturing, Operational & Industrial Intelligence or IoT etc. ; regardless of any vendor(s) you are dealing (Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc, Siemens, Modicon, Mitsubishi, Omron, Automation Direct etc).

  • The database client support layer usually contains one or more Dynamic Linked Library (DLL) files in conjunction with configuration files.

  • Database client support is provided by the database vendor.
  • The ODBC driver layer communicates with the client support layer.

  • Many database vendors offer network support (for network protocols such as NovellĀ®, TCP/IP, Microsoft NetBEUI) with their product.

  • The specific files required to communicate to one of these network protocols is usually part of the client support layer.



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