System Platform 3.1 and InTouch 10.1What's new?

Ernst van WykWonderware Southern Africa

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Wonderware Application Server 3.1

Wonderware InTouch 10.1

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Agenda

Introduction

Application Server 3.1

InTouch 10.1

Considerations

Summary

Agenda

Introduction

Application Server 3.1

InTouch 10.1

Considerations

Summary

Efficiency

► Overall efficiency

► Redundancy optimisation▪ Failover▪ Redundant DI object

► Communication Efficiency▪ MX protocol InBatch

► Development Efficiency

Same or better performance

Less resources (CPU, Bandwidth

Memory etc.

Communication EfficiencyApplication Server

communications Pre version 3.1Introducing Application Server 3.1

PLC

Only Request Items Being Alarmed,

Historised, or Scripted

Objects referring to 5 Tags in PLC

System Platform

InTouch InTouch

InTouch clients display 1 tag

each

Only Request Items Being

Viewed

Significant reduction in network and IO server

CPU utilisation

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪ Efficient Network▪ Efficient CPU▪ Better response▪ Leeway to Tune!

► Yes

Time Propagation

PLCDevice

IntegrationApplication

objects

Historian

InTouch

If a device generates a timestamp…

It will be propagated through

the IO server…

…and through the Application

server…

…to the Historian…

…and to the InTouch!

Attributes have .Time field

► Time Stamping at source► Script Function

▪ SetAttributeVT► Engine configuration

▪ Allow late data

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪ Accurate timestamps▪ Late Data▪ Burst data▪ GEO SCADA▪ Sequence of events

► Yes

Alarming Enhancements

► These are not Enhancements that are alarming…

► Three alarming modes▪ Enabled

▪ Silenced

▪ Disabled

Detect Store Display

Detect Store

Inhibiting Alarms

► Better control!► Can inhibit alarms on:

Platform

Engine

Child Area

Container Object

Contained Object

Platform

Engine

Inhibit Alarms

Alarm 3

Alarm 1

Alarm 2Alarm 2

Can now also inhibit a

specific alarmPropagates

throughTop AreaTop Area

Child Area

Container Object

Contained Object

Site

Process Cell

Tank

Level Transmitter

All alarms on this object inhibited

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪ Switch alarms off for▪ Maintenance▪ Malfunction▪ Plant conditions

▪ Uncluttered Alarms▪ Meaningful Alarms

► Yes

History

System Platform 3.0 IDE

► Object► Description► Attribute

▪ Historise▪ Min/Max▪ Eng Unit▪ Description▪ Interpolation▪ Roll Over value▪ Swinging Door▪ Rate Dead band▪ Sample count

Historian

► Tag▪ Min/Max▪ Eng Unit▪ Description▪ Interpolation▪ Roll Over value▪ Swinging Door▪ Rate Dead band▪ Sample Count

These parameters had to be manually

configured

System Platform 3.1 IDE

Same description for all Tags – had to be changed manually

On Field attributes as well as User Defined

Attributes

But wait: there’s more!LogDataChangeEvent Script

function will log Historian Events

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪ Individual descriptions▪Easy configuration▪Consistent config▪Change propagation▪Flexibility

► Yes

Applause

Agenda

Introduction

Application Server 3.1

InTouch 10.1

Considerations

Summary

InTouch – the early years

InTouch - Teens

InTouch Today

InTouch Prototype?

InTouch Animations

InTouch WindowMakerInTouch Window

“Click

Click”

Put down a standard symbol

Click here to configure

InTouch Animations

InTouch WindowMaker

Put down an ArchestrA symbol

“Click

Click”

InTouch Animations

InTouch WindowMaker

“Right

Click”

Click Animation Links

Click here to configure

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪Legacy use▪New graphics▪Easy menu systems

► Yes

Getting rid of screen clutter

Create a Tank Template

Add a Level attribute

Add a Temperature attributeAdd a Pressure

attribute

Tank_001

Tank_002

Create two instances

Getting rid of screen clutter

Tank_001

Tank_002

Tank_001Level

Tank_001Pressure

Tank_001Temperature

Tank_002Level

Tank_002Pressure

Tank_002Temperature

Create a gauge for each value in each tank Lets get some

indications up

Getting rid of screen clutter

Tank_001

Tank_002

Tank_001Level

Tank_001Pressure

Tank_001Temperature

Tank_001

Create a dropdown for the tank and set the

“Owning Object” to the tank instance

Getting rid of screen clutter

Tank_001

Tank_002

Tank_001Level

Tank_001

New in InTouch 10.1:Create a dropdown for the

property and set the Custom Property Reference

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪Unclutter screens▪Flexibility▪Faster development

► Yes

Nou Praat jy!

Something English

Put down a standard symbol

Ietsie Afrikaans

Change language to Afrikaans

InTouch WindowMaker

Something English

Put down an ArchestrA symbol – it remains EnglishIetsie Afrikaans

InTouch 10.1 – It changes to Afirkaans

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪Language Switching▪With new graphics

► Yes

.NET Alarm Controls

AlarmViewerCtrl and

AlarmDBViewCtrl

Cutting Edge ActiveX controls

Put them in storage – there is something

better now

Highly configurable

Customise columns

Customise colours

Customise filters

Bind .NET properties to

Custom Properties

Execute scripts on

events► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪Flexible Alarm displays▪Vector Graphics▪ .NET functionality▪Easy configuration

► Yes

.NET View control

InTouch Trend control

Cutting Edge Technology

Put them in storage – there is something

better now

Highly configurable

Customise Pens

Live Trends

Bind .NET properties to

Custom Properties

Execute scripts on

events

Historical Trends

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪Flexible Trend displays▪Without ActiveFactory▪ .NET functionality▪Easy configuration

► Yes

The Paperwork Build an

Application

Documentation!

InTouch 10.1:Self

Documenting Cross References

Scripts

Windowmaker objects

Windows

► Do you want it?► Do you want:

▪As built documentation▪Easy documentation▪Easy debugging

► Yes

Other Extras

Non-Administrator

Interactive user

Deployed File management

Enhanced Diagnostics

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Agenda

Introduction

Application Server 3.1

InTouch 10.1

Considerations

Summary

Considerations

Requires downtime on Application

server (or pair)

Application Server and

InTouch must both be on “.1”

level

Terminal server licenses now

enforced

Agenda

Introduction

Application Server 3.1

InTouch 10.1

Considerations

Summary

Summary

AvailableNow!

Application Server 3.1

InTouch 10.1

Many new and desirable feautures

Play time!

Questions