This year, we are preparing to discontinue deliveries of Merbon SCADA. This visualization software has been with us for a whole decade, but unfortunately, we are no longer able to maintain or supply it. In light of the requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), we had to strategically review our entire system and prioritize those components that we can continue to develop and supply in the spirit of the CRA and at the required quality.
You and your customers are likely to have the questions listed below – and we have prepared answers for them. If you have any additional questions, please contact your sales representative or our technical support at support@domat.cz.
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is an EU regulation in effect since December 2024. Starting in 2026 (or 2027 for some cases), most software application and hardware device manufacturers selling products in the EU will need to comply with its requirements.
The CRA, among other things, requires manufacturers to properly and efficiently manage security risks in their systems, continuously identify vulnerabilities affecting their products, and provide security patches. Non-compliance can result in penalties of up to €15,000,000 or 2.5% of the organization's total annual turnover.
As such, Merbon SCADA will no longer be developed, and we are leaving this role to companies that specialize in SCADA systems. Domat will focus primarily on the automation and HMI level (hardware and software such as PLCs, Domat IDE, Domat Runtime, Domat Visual, etc.).
We plan to remove Merbon SCADA from the price list starting July 1, 2025. From that date, sales of new licenses will be discontinued. Support for sold licenses will continue for two more years, until June 30, 2027.
Unfortunately, no. If you have a contracted project, please contact our sales department – we will find an individual solution together.
Sales officially ended in January 2025. If you wish to purchase an RcWare Vision license, you must contact the software authors directly – Energocentrum Plus s.r.o., www.energocentrum.cz. Development has ended, and support for sold licenses will continue for two years – until the end of 2026. From a CRA perspective, RcWare Vision is not suitable for permanent production use. On the Domat website, it is only available as a utility – a graphics editor for Merbon SCADA.
Yes, but the final official date is June 30, 2027.
No, that will no longer be possible. However, upon request, we will provide the latest version from January 17, 2024 free of charge. This is a bonus service for customers as part of the product discontinuation and warranty fulfillment. This update will not be covered by the CRA.
For new projects, do not agree to a warranty period beyond June 2027. We will keep the software functional for the duration of the warranty agreed with the customer.
Yes, this will be possible until June 30, 2027.
After the official announcement of the end of sales (i.e., after May 2025), it is no longer reasonable to offer the software.
Domat will no longer be a SCADA system distributor. Therefore, third-party solutions must be considered. Our control system supports the following protocols: BACnet, OPC, SSCP, SoftPLC Link. Domat will provide technical support up to the level of the communication protocol.
Support for visualization programs is provided by their respective suppliers. Domat can assist but cannot (and does not have the capacity to) support installation, licensing, or the full range of functions of third-party visualization software. This must always be handled with the SCADA provider.
Active support will continue until the end of 2027. After that, the software cannot be updated. We will do our best to keep existing installations running as long as possible, considering the need to protect your investment.
