ArchestrA System Platform

ArchestrA System Platform provides a single, scalable software platform for integrating your existing SCADA, Supervisory HMI, MES and EMI systems into a unified operations management solution. It helps drive a culture of success to solve your business problems and accomplish your initiatives.

Maintaining legacy industrial systems can be costly and resource intensive, System Platform is the solution. Its integrated development environment, object based approach and set of common services allows you to build a single, easily maintained and extended “plant model” that represents the physical processes being controlled and supervised at your production facilities. The ArchestrA System Platform also makes configuration, logging, delivery and maintenance of real-time and historical information point-and-click simple.

The System Platform also provides a high-performance process historian with production history archiving and retrieval, along with an industrial web information server that dramatically simplifies the organization and delivery of operations information to all functions within your organization.

Key Benefits

• Integrate People, Information and Processes
• Empower and motivate People to collaborate
• Drive, Enforce and Adapt Processes
• Drive, Enforce and Adapt Standards
• Achieve Consistent High Quality
• Enable innovation and adaptability to Change
• Reduce Risk
• Shorten the Time to Value/Time to Market
• Retain highly valued People
• Increase Profits

Key Capabilities

• Common plant model reduces complexity
• Remote software deployment and maintenance
• Extensible and easily maintained using template-based and object oriented structures
• Powerful role-based security model
• "Optimized for SCADA" network and communication features
• Historical data collection and advanced trending
• Web based reporting capabilities
• Support of Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Smart Card authentication and Hyper-V virtualization allow highly economic, secure and available systems 

Nucor Steel
System Platform enabled the centralization of all data coming out of the different furnaces in Nucor's melt shop, providing tight integration regardless of its source.
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Free SCADA / HMI software

Here we listed SCADA and HMI software, which is fully free or has limited functionality.
SCADA or HMI software is not a full control system, but rather focuses on the supervisory level. As such, it is a purely software package that is positioned on top of hardware to which it is interfaced, in general via Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), or other commercial hardware modules.

1.- IntegraXor – SCADA software based on internet browser. SCADA software is using OPC server to comunicate with external devices. IntegraXor currently support Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3.5+.



Benefits and Futures:

• Remotely view, monitor & control devices, processes & facilities.
• Supports Tripple Redundancy.
• Impressive mimic graphics
• Lower total cost of ownership with open technologies.
• Quickly develop advanced applications with free tools.

more info : http://www.integraxor.com

2. IGSS FREE50 is a free edition of flagship IGSS V9 (released November 2010) which is a full-featured SCADA System. It has the same full functionality. The only limitation is the number of objects. It is ideal for plant operators (End Users), system integrators (distributors), and others who would like to automate processes or get an efficient and state of the art replacement for existing Operating Panels.

Benefits

•Graph Trending, Report tools, Dashboards, Maintenance and more.
 •Supports all industry standard PLCs, OPC and ODBC. Collect data without any time limit. Define up to 50 objects in a project.
 •Run in Demo Mode and see diagrams from different industries.
 •Runs on Windows 7, Vista, XP, and older OS.
 •Upgrade anytime to a larger IGSS System.

more info: http://www.igss.com

3. You can download full CitectSCADA software and built full application, but it is limited to 60 days. SCADA software, owned by Schneider Electric,  is a reliable, flexible and high performance system for any industrial automation monitoring and control application.

Benefits and Futures :
 •Graphical process visualisation
 •Superior alarm management
 •Advanced clustering options for control when and where you want
 •Historical and real-time trending
 •Built-in reporting
 •Statistical Process Control
 •Multi-threaded CitectVBA and Cicode programming languages
 •Powerful analysis tools

CitectSCADA is designed to provide industrial companies of all sizes with agile control over both engineering and runtime operations. Its design is centred on multi-level redundancy for the reliable, constant communication and operation of your system

more info: http://www.citect.com

  4. Infilink HMI it is Window based software, in free version limited to 2h runtime. When used in combination with a demo version of their 32 bit OPC servers, you have a complete HMI system that can be used by every developer in your organiz tion without spending a dime.

more info: http://www.kep.com/infilink/infilink.html

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Connecting a PLC to SCADA/HMI Using OPC Server

This video tutorial guides you through development process. All software (TRACE MODE and NAPOPC DA Server) shown in the film is free and you can repeat all steps by yourself. For downloads visit http://www.tracemode.com/products/dev/scada/

HMI/SCADA software: TRACE MODE 6 IDE

The overall functionality of TRACE MODE® has already overgrown the traditional HMI/SCADA software, and nevertheless, HMI is still the most demanded part of the TRACE MODE. In addition to the standard HMI functionality, TRACE MODE® 6 has a number of features, which distinguish it from the ordinary HMI/SCADA software. First of all, TRACE MODE has an integrated development environment (IDE), combining in itself more than 10 different editors. The IDE has a free version. The HMI features of TRACE MODE 6 SCADA software are so deeply merged with SOFTLOGIC controllers’ programming tool and with economical modules of T-FACTORY (MES-EAM-HRM), that one can hardly distinguish them. The unique autobuilding technology saves engineering time and eliminates errors in the SCADA projects. The autobuilding allows in one click of mouse to connect HMI to I/O, to set up the project database automatically according to the known configuration of controller, to create network links between the nodes (PCs or PLCs) of a distributed control system and so on. The TRACE MODE SCADA software has a free library of ready to use drivers for more than 2469 controllers and I/O devices. The concept of unitary project for distributed automated control system allows to implement direct linking between the components of different nodes. For example, it is possible to display a variable from one HMI/SCADA node on the screen of another, without creating any additional channels for communication between them. For control algorithm programming the TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA software offers all the 5 languages of international standard IEC 6-1131/3. Among them there are visual languages - Techno FBD, Techno LD, Techno SFC and procedure script languages - Techno ST, Techno IL. Such a wide range of programming tools allows control professionals to select the programming technique they are used to. All programming languages are provided with powerful debuggers and online diagnostics tools. The TRACE MODE 6 HMI database supports almost all data formats. In addition to familiar formats for discrete signals and floating point values, this version of HMI supports rows, double float, hex32 values, as well as time marks (as stand alone channels). Excellent 3D graphics of the TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA software would certainly attract attention of professionals. At the same time, HMI graphical editor is handy and quite easy. The TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA software is not only aesthetically beautiful, but is also fully functional: any graphical element in the real time can change its properties, dimensions and position on the screen, depending upon the real time parameters, as well as to be a button. The photorealistic screen graphics is based on OpenGL. Thus it has a number of new features. For 3D elements, it is possible to specify the following: opacity; position of the light source; shape and colour; transparency; applied textures; diffuse and specular reflection; arbitrary shift angle (e.g. in real time); different tube and cylinder cuts. The choice of colors is unlimited. The RGB and HSV palettes are supported. For convenience in editing of complex mimic diagrams, the TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA editor supports layers, with visibility controlled in real time. That make it possible to represent on a single HMI screen different technological subsystems, e.g. electrical and water supply networks, fire safety devices, air conditioning and make them visible at the operator will. Support of external graphical formats has been enhanced significantly, animation and raster drawings can be subjected to arbitrary transformation (turn, extension), and moreover, not only in the editor, but also dynamically. The transparency of background is also supported. The original technology of 3D Fast+ provides fast display of HMI screens in real time. Various trends are available in the TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA software: historical trends; real time trends; analogue trends; discrete trends; profiles based on the specified points. Depth of a trend is only limited by the log acquired for the given parameter in the built-in industrial DBMS SIAD/SQL™ 6. Convenient navigator system allows to: view the process trend for any time span; zoom in/out the highlighted sector; add new pens in real time. On the trend with a common time scroll bar, an infinite quantity of discrete and analogue parameters of control system can be displayed. For each parameter, the line color and style can be specified. Intervals of uncertainty for parameters, which occurs, for example, in case of loss of communication between the HMI and the PLC, can be highlighted by special color and style. The exact value of the monitored parameter on the trend at a specified moment can be obtained with cursor. Every trend can be set up individually at user convenience. In TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA software supports pop-up windows. Many pop-up windows may be opened simultaneously. All standard windows features are available. They can be moved, brought to front, interlaced, they also can change dimensions, be closed by clicking on the well known cross in the right upper angle and so on. The main HMI window is independent from the pop-ups. Even the update cycle may be different for these windows. TRACE MODE HMI has its own report generator, that provides fast, clear and fully featured HTML report generation in real time. The report generator is built in some runtimes (DocRTM+), or is available as a stand alone application (Documentation Server). The report templates can be made in the IDE Template Editor. The Template editor is a WYSIWYG tool that has a number of report illustration facilities and is deeply integrated with the TRACE MODE programming tools. In the sixth version of TRACE MODE HMI/SCADA software, the technologies of hot redundancy have been enhanced. Now, in the SCADA project, one can automatically create not only dual redundant (Double Force), but also triple redundant (Tri Force) HMI nodes. The TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA software possesses of its own high performance industrial real time DBMS SIAD/SQL™ 6 optimized for fast saving of data. The data are not only saved quickly to the SIAD/SQL™ 6 , but also are subject to statistical processing in real time mode, and can also be displayed on the HMI screens and be used in programs with real time data for statistical process control (SPC). A special attention has been given in TRACE MODE 6 HMI/SCADA software to integration with databases and other applications. Therefore, support for the most popular program interfaces: ODBC, OPC, ActiveX, DDE has been built-in into this HMI. For easy interaction with external databases, the TRACE MODE SCADA software integrated development environment includes a built-in editor of SQL-queries. AdAstrA Research Group, Ltd company cares much about the SCADA software quality. The TRACE MODE development and technical support process is ISO 9001:2000 certified by TUV Cert (Germany).

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OPC Foundation News From Around The World

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OPC UA and The Cloud Webinar and Demo Available:  A new end-user targeted webinar and demo is available which discusses how OPC UA is the ideal foundation for a cloud computing strategy for industrial automation applications. Link here.

OPC UA Java Stack Release Candidate Available:  The OPC Foundation is pleased to announce that the OPC UA Java Stack is now available as a release candidate. Download here.

6-steps to Success with OPC UA:  The OPC Foundation has witnessed significant interest in OPC UA adoption around the world. We have defined 6 simple steps to help you maximize your investment in OPC UA technology, from inception, to development and through to certification. Download this paper today.

OPC Foundation to Sponsor 2011 ARC Forum:  ARC's 2011 World Industry Forum: Driving Innovation, Sustainability and Performance will take place on February 7th-10th at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld. This Forum will focus on challenges that wil help you develop winning strategies. It provides the ideal environment for industry executives to collaborate, share ideas and find new ways to attack their most pressing problems. The event includes sessions on the major issues facing our industry, with multiple tracks that enable executives to explore these topics from different perspectives. Click here for Information/Registration.

OPC Foundation Announces Release of OPConnect Issue 26:  The OPC Foundation and Automation World released OPConnect Issue 26. The newsletter can be found here.

OPC Foundation Announces Updates to OPC UA SDK:  The OPC Foundation Announces the updated release of the OPC UA SDK deliverables. The downloads are available here.

OPC Foundation Announces OPC .NET 3.0 (WCF) For OPC Classic:  Scottsdale, AZ October 25, 2010 - The OPC Foundation has announced the release of OPC .NET 3.0 (formerly known as OPC Express Interface (Xi)). This new API will enable users of OPC Classic to leverage the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) technology, facilitating the transfer of data securely through firewalls. Complete information can be found here.

OPC Foundation and MTConnect Institute Announce a Memorandum of Understanding:  OPC and MTConnect will cooperate in developing standards called MTConnectOpcUa. MTConnectOpcUa is a set of companion specifications to ensure interoperability and consistency between MTConnect specifications and OPC specifications, as well as the manufacturing technology equipment, devices, software or other products that implement those standards. [Full Story]

OPC UA Part 11 Historical Access Release Candidate Available:  The OPC Foundation annouces the availability of the Release Candidate for Part 11 - Historical Access specification. The document can be found here.

OPC UA Part 7 Profiles and Part 10 Programs New Drafts Available:  The OPC Foundation annouces the availability of new Drafts for Version 1.01 of the Profiles and Programs specifications. The documents can be found here.

OPC Foundation Announces Updates to OPC UA SDK:  The OPC Foundation Announces the updated release of the OPC UA SDK deliverables. The downloads are available here.

Using OPC UA and PLCopen to Create Better Automation Solutions : 
The webinar and slides ares now available online.

OPC Foundation OPC Xi Technology/Product Demonstration Webinar: 
The webinar demonstrating the OPC Xi Technology is available online.

A Whitepaper on the OPC UA Security Model is now available: 
The paper can be found here

More news can be found here.  

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Wonderware InBatch Software

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InBatch is powerful software that can be used in the most complex batching processes that require a high level of flexibility. Consistent with the ISA S88 flexible batching standard, InBatch software offers comprehensive batch execution and equipment history, material genealogy, stringent security, Web-based reporting and the ability to facilitate the design and implementation of systems that are compliant with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.

Wonderware InBatch continues the success of I/A Series Batch, InBatch for InFusion and Wonderware InBatch into a single software release and provides integration with Wonderware System Platform and Invensys InFusion Enterprise Control System.

 

 

 

 

Key Benefits

• Reduce life-cycle costs of batch execution systems
• Optimized throughput and maximized equipment utilization
• High flexibility in recipe procedure- and material formulation changes
• Enhanced batch application capabilities with ArchestrA platform integration, enabling end to end genealogy

Key Capabilities

• Powerful recipe management and batch execution
• Multiple batches executed simultaneous, also on shared equipment
• Redundant Batch Server option
• Comprehensive electronic batch record (EBR) and reporting capabilities out of the box

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Copa-Data's Chameleon puts "skins" on displays

April 1, 2010 - Copa-Data's zenon 6.50 with Chameleon technology provides skins that are easy to implement using centrally configurable and switchable color palettes.

Already a common feature of MP3 players and mobile phones, skins are now gaining ground in automation technology. Panels in automation equipment are subject to different conditions. Light, reflections, weak contrast and individual perception of colors play an often underestimated role, making information difficult to read and user elements unclear, which can lengthen reaction times and increase the likelihood of operation errors.

By having color schemes that can be switched at the press of a button, panels become easier and safer to operate. With the use of the zenon Chameleon Technology, users now have this ability. zenon Chameleon Technology facilitates centrally switchable color palettes. Every color for all objects can be adapted with one simple click. It can even be done automatically at log-in, during Runtime, or when configuring in the Editor.

Easily switchable color schemes make it easy to adapt displays to counter disturbing influences, such as direct sunlight, or different color perception, such as with red-green color blindness. At the same time, the zenon Chameleon Technology is the ideal tool for labeling different roles and modes. The user is immediately able to see what rights they are logged in with and can recognize at a glance if the project is running live or as a simulation.

COPA-DATA has prepared five initial skins for the for most common usage scenarios: "Administrator Mode" and "Simulation Mode" ensure clarity of role and mode, "Design" is trimmed down to usability, "Eagle Eye" ensures high contrast, and "Color Corrected" has been optimized for users with red-green color blindness. These skins can easily be integrated into zenon 6.50 as XML files and are all now available for download.


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OpenSCADA – The OpenSource SCADA System

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Scada systems are used for communication between software systems and the machines they control. The old monolithic Scada systems are being replaced by open, distributed environments, which provide a central overview of the whole system. Open protocols and network technology are applied to reduce costs while increasing quality and reliability of the system.

Scada systems are used for communication between software systems and the mashines they control. The old monolithic Scada systems are being replaced by open, distributed environments, which provide a central overview of the whole system. Open protocols and network technology are applied to reduce costs while increasing quality and reliability of the system.OpenSCADA® has taken this trend one step further: by providing an open SCADA platform, system limitation are overcome. This means OpenSCADA® is independent of technologies. Furthermore, integration is simple, it is highly configurable, meaning that creating a runtime environment is easy. The running system is readily extendible, and test and simulation environments are easily set up.

The Open Idea – Why OpenSCADA®?

The Open idea has several meanings in the OpenSCADA® Project:

Open architecture

Simple interfaces and a highly configurable environment enable quick development of a base system. Developed modules can be run and tested on the simulation system, which is also provided.

Open platform

OpenSCADA® is not limited to a certain Operating System (OS). The OS can be a system like Windows, Linux, MacOS, or Unix. You can chose the runtime Operating System independently.

Open development environment

OpenSCADA® is not limited to a development environment. Different projects are implemented in different environments, e. g. Java, C/C++, C#. By using the independent communication protocol, any programming language can be used to write OpenSCADA® components.

Open Source Code

Both the base modules and the extention modules are provided under the LGPL and GPL. The source code is open to everybody.

Please visit website OpenSCADA at http://openscada.org/

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Download Wonderware Software from FTP

If you want Wondeware software. You can check on ftp://ftp.wonderwarewest.com/Wonderware/INSTALLS/

For trial and update.. please download it.

Silahkan download software Wonderware asli dari FTP Wonderware.

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SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)

Data collection, reporting from production lines, material handling and automatic testing is made simplified by using a SCADA system. It allows authorized personnel to access data at any point in the production cycle,to obtain performance figures and test results at every stage on the production line; reports can be automatically generated on production output and performance reports and created at specific periods of the day, end of week or month, and all this is done in real time.

The introductory level to SCADA used to be quite steep, several thousand dollars, however - Mitsubishi have now joined with CITECTSCADA, many years selling into the Australian market, jointly they have now released MX4 HMI, this is a low end package costing a few hundred dollars and allows the monitoring of production lines and reporting etc that a SCADA package provides. The product is still young so expect a steep learning curve, overall it is not bad. The next level above MX4 HMI is MX4 SCADA.

All SCADA packages if developed correctly enable you to increase your company's return on assets by delivering highly scalable, reliable control and monitoring systems to reduce your operating costs and increase profits.

There are several alternative SCADA packages also worth considering:

· Wonderware’s InTouch - a US product. Reliable & easy to use, support is worldwide. Works with all PLC’s including Mitsubishi. UK support is Pantek whose technical support was very poor 2years ago and expensive, however they have claimed they are now providing a much improved support to their customers.

Wonderware's Industrial tablets
InTouch applications on Industrial Tablets and Touch Panel Computers can provide visualization and control in many automation scenarios previously serviced only by closed proprietary 'dumb' terminals. Wonderware Industrial Tablets and Touch Panel Computers work out of the box, without additional configuration.

· Intellution iFix32 - again works with any PLC, an improved product based upon its most popular previous platform FixDemacs, extensively used in a large Automotive manufacturer, which is a good guideline for reliability. Support was excellent back in 2000


· Siemens WinCC, German product, launched in 1997. Works again with all PLC’s, a very powerful product but back in 1997 when it launched a difficult platform to get to grips with, expensive and support was disastrous. They claim to have a much improved product now. Siemens products do have a good name for reliability, but their customer support need serious attention.

RSView32 another US product, works on any PLC, from what I saw in 2000 it looked very good, however I have not used it since.

Rockwell claim it is an integrated, component-based HMI for monitoring and controlling automation machines and processes. Available in English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, and Spanish. RSView32 expands your view with open technologies

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CitectSCADA - Australian company one of of the world’s leading industrial automation software packages, the development package is quite good, fully integrated for ease of project development. Used in a wide range of industries. CitectSCADA.

CITECT SCADA

FREE! software
MX4 is the latest SCADA software from Mitsubishi and Australian Software Giant Citect. It's designed to deliver real productivity gains while reducing operating costs in a flexible, scalable and reliable package.
LC Automation provide a FREE! demo copy email: marketing@lca.co.uk
MX4 HMI click here for news

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