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# Provider

The ACRON Provider is responsible for reading the measured data from the control system/PLC and saving them to the external variables.

## Workspace <a href="#provider" id="provider"></a>

|                      | Display from:                                                                                                                                                                    |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Status               | Inactive, running service, running application, ... Note The service cannot be stopped if it is running in a session other than that of the current user (e.g. Terminal Server). |
| Error status         | The last error that occurred                                                                                                                                                     |
| Identification       | Identification assigned in ACRON Designer (Provider number)                                                                                                                      |
| Name                 | Full name of the provider                                                                                                                                                        |
| TCP/IP address       | Server on which the Provider is running                                                                                                                                          |
| Redundancy name      | Full name of the redundancy provider                                                                                                                                             |
| Redundancy address   | Server on which the redundancy provider is running                                                                                                                               |
| Last value processed | Date up to which data was stored                                                                                                                                                 |


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