Citect SCADA Pricing

Synergist SCADA Inc

Version 1.4 October 3, 2012

Synergist SCADA INC

www.SynergistSCADA.com

#1 Rule:
Always work with your
local Schneider Sales
Representative to
properly price and
license your
Vijeo Citect SCADA
licenses
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USB License Keys

Contain License CALs Client Access Licenses
CALs are shared across the network to any server
that require it
Typical CALS:
Full License
Required to run an IO / Alarm / Report / Trend server
Includes 1 client license which can run locally on the
server
(Or can be used by another computer if the Computer
Setup Wizard Full License box is checked)

Client

Control Client
View Only Client
Web / Internet Control Client
Web / Internet View Only Client

SCADA Point Count

Maximum number of runtime variable tags that
can be used by your system
Memory or Disk variable do NOT count against
your points

Citects Dynamic Point

Count
Citect / Vijeo Citect 7.0 and higher use a
dynamic-point licensing model (See
Knowledgebase article Q4939 )
Citect uses the Dynamic Runtime count of all
tags used

Alarms
Trends
Reports
Events
Page Tags
Super Genies
TagRead() and TagWrite() Cicode functions
DDE, OPC, ODBC, ADO or the CTAPI (Historian)

Dynamic Runtime Count

Variable count != Point

count
1200 Variable Tags defined in your project may
not require a 1200 point license.
The runtime Dynamic point count in your project
is often much lower than your total variable count.

WARNING:
If the Runtime Dynamic Point Count is
ever greater than the licenses point
count, a license error will occur and
Citect will shutdown.
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Version Licensing
Changes
V2.0 - V6.10

Static Tag Count

Compile Time

Dynamic
Runtime Count

V7.0, V7.10, V7.20

Sum of Dynamic Runtime Count

of Each Process
V7.3+

Dynamic Runtime Count

Tag Count in Citect 7.3+

No more Double Point
counting in multi-process
mode
Tags shared by different
processes in multi-process
mode will now be only
counted once

Viewing The Dynamic

Count
Using the Citect Kernels General View you can

see the current Dynamic count (you may need to

resize the window)

Helpful Citect.ini
Parameters
[General]WatermarkedPointCount
Enables displaying of watermark messages when
the dynamic point count reaches the limit set points

*DISABLED BY DEFAULT
[General]PointCountHigh
Percentage at which watermark message will be
displayed
[General]PointCountHighHigh
Percentage at which a 2nd watermark message
will be displayed
[General]PointLimitMsg
Determine weather Citect will stop the point limit
from being exceeded or simply shutdown.

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Citect CAL License Types

Full Licenses
Control Client Licenses
Web Control Client Licenses
View-Only Client Licenses
Web View-Only Client Licenses
Speciality Drivers
Historian
Ampla

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Full Licenses
Full Licenses
A Full license is a scalable HMI/SCADA
system that can be used across all
industries. It provides users and
Integrators a fullyfeatured, flexible
HMI/SCADA system that includes over
100 drivers.
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How Citect Validates a

License

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Example License Key

SCADA Point Count 42,000
CALs for 1x Full Licenses, 1x Control Client, 1x
View Only Client

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1 Full + Dongle key Per

Server
Each Physically Separated Server will Require 1 Full License
42,000
SCADA POINT
COUNT

=
41,392
IO POINTS
4 Servers = 4 Dongle Keys with 4 full licenses

4 Full
Licenses
1 Display
Client

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Required License Key

Here is the required license key for 41,392 points,
4 Servers and 1 Control Client
We will need 4 licenses with this configuration

X4

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Client Licenses

Clients typically retrieve their licenses from the IO

Servers license key

42,000
SCADA POINT
COUNT

38,832
IO POINTS

1 Full
License
With 6 Client
CALs

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Required License Key

Here is the required license key for 38,832 points,
1 Server and 6 Control Client
We only have 1 server so we only need 1 key with
6 client CALs

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Software Keys
In Citect / Vijeo Citect 7.30 we now have the
option of using Software keys
Please contact your local Schneider Sales
Representative for more details.

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Pricing Citect Licensing

Three Components to Citect Licenses:

Support Units
License Price
USB Key Price

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Support Units
SUPPORT UNIT

X UNIT COST

Listed next to the license price of

all software is a Support Unit.
Multiply the support units by the
associated dollar support level
price.

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Support Unit Types

Silver
Citect Upgrades Not Provided

Gold
Upgrades Provided
Day time support only

Gold Plus
Upgrades Provided
24 / 7 Support
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Support Unit Part

Numbers
VJC = Vijeo Citect SCADA
CIT = Citect SCADA

Support
Type
Silver
Gold
GoldPlus

Citect / VijeoCitect
Price Part Numbers
$
XXX109102
$$
XXX109103
$$$ XXX109138

Historian Part
Numbers
VJH109102
VJH109103
VJH109130

Facilities Part Number

CIT109139
CIT109125
CIT109126

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Support Unit Part

Example
1500 Point Full
License Citect SCADA
Gold Plus Support

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Sample Support Unit

Calculation
$$$

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Solution Support Unit

Calculation

84 Support Units
X
$ per Gold Plus Unit
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Single Key Version

Upgrade Only
Allows the customer to do a one-time
upgrade to the latest version and does
not include access to the website or
Technical Support Engineers.
The upgrade only can be purchased on
an individual key but must purchase
upgrade for all licenses on the key.
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Support Reinstatement
If a site has expired more than 3 months
then a reinstatement fee applies. This is
because upgrades are included in the
Gold or GoldPlus Support Offerings.
In addition, the first year of Gold or
GoldPlus Support must be purchased
and then the new support dates will be
valid a year from purchase date.
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Citect SCADA License

Example
1500 Point Full License Citect SCADA

$$$

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USB Key Example

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Citect License Total

Estimate Example
1500 Point Full License Citect SCADA
Gold Plus Support
USB License Key

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Citect License Total

Calculation
$$$

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Citect License Total

Solution

$ X 84 Gold Plus
Support
$$$ License
$ USB Key
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Citect License Example

#2
New Vijeo Citect Customer purchasing
a 1,500 point Full
2 floating View-Only Clients
1 year of GoldPlus support
USB License Key

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Citect License Example

#2 Solution

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Citect Example #3 MultiKey Order Example

New CitectSCADA Customer purchasing
an Unlimited point Full
Redundant Full license,
1 Web View-Only Clients,
1 Redundant Web View-Only Clients
2 stand alone Unlimited Control Clients
Software key packs (USB)
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Citect Multi-Key #3
Solution

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