- User Interface (HMI) development / runtime package.

- Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) functions.

- MS Windows / Visual Basic (VB6 VB.Net ) environment.

- True open architecture hardware (PC) / software (Visual Basic).

- Relational database (Microsoft Access engine, MSsql).

- Microsoft Visual Basic full high level language with

DLL, DDE, ActiveX  and Access database linking.

- Mouse, Trackball, Touchscreen or any Windows compatible device may be used.

Graphical User Interface

- Object orientated.

- 'Drag and drop' toolbox object environment. Import complex pictures from draw programs such as Corel Draw or Autocad. Reusable objects.

Toolbox Objects

- Text box, Label, Picture box, Listbox, Combo box, Frames,

Command buttons, Option buttons, Check box, Timer,

Horizontal and vertical scroll bars(sliders),

Drive-Directory-File box, Shapes, Lines, Image, Data, Grid,

ActiveX , Common dialog, Animation button, Outline,

Communications, Gauge, Graph, Multimedia, 3D Controls.

Database

- True relational database (Microsoft Access engine) for

part database and logging, or user defined database.

- Database may be queried with Access or SQL commands.

• Database bitmaps (pictures) supported.
• Database can be networked, exported or imported in various formats including dBase, Paradox, Foxpro, Excel, Lotus and CSV, if full Access database package is used.
  

Reports

- Use VB forms for freeform report design to create text, data

and graph based reports. Or use the included Crystal Reports

for database reports, queries, and field calculations. Display

or printout of reports can be commanded through on screen

buttons, events or through the Shift Scheduler.

Multimedia

- Event driven record and playback of sound, full motion video

and CD-ROM supported via toolbox objects.

(Requires multimedia hardware).

Networking

• Built in Windows   networking, Windows NT/2000/XP, Novell or any Windows compatible network can be used to link data between PCs. Simply add an Ethernet card, no other software is required.

Context sensitive Help

- Develop context sensitive help.

- A 'Help' compiler is included to build application context sensitive help.

- States, buttons, Textbox, Slider, Bargraph, Gauge, OptionButton, CheckBox

- I/O OPC control tools for States(input value sets control state-text,color,picture,etc.; Output Push Buttons; Read/write Textbox- display PLC value, edit and write to PLC; Output Slider-send scaled value to PLC; Input Bargraph; Input Gauge; Output OptionButton-write selected option; Output CheckBox - write ON or OFF

Alarming

- Real-time active alarms.

- Historical log of alarms.

- Displays date, time, message, and value in an alarm window.

• Priority levels and grouping by alarm type.
  

DataLogging

- Data logging and time window select viewing

- Historical log of data displayed in a movable time window. Each data point has a log deadband and sample interval.

-Logs to MS Access database

Trending

• - Real-time trend with multiple trends per graph.

Part Database (recipe)

- Parameter setup database which can be used to preset PLC data for multiple parts.

SPC

- X Bar and R charts.

- Histograms.

- 'Smart' rules for alarming on out of limits data trends.

Maintenance Log

- Operator database log for Machine / Process maintenance.

Interactive form filled in with operator, machine data and

maintenance description.

Shift Scheduler

- A database of shift times setable for (3) shifts and (7) days.

Sets global variables which can be used to trigger shift events.

I / O exerciser

- Interactively read or set any PLC data registers or outputs.

I / O device drivers.

- Communicate with PLC's and Data acquisition hardware.

-OPC or ActiveX OCX drivers instead of DDE servers are used for faster throughput and ease of use.

-Full Modem support

-Tag name database as descriptive names

OPC and ActiveX PLC servers/drivers for:

• ModBus master / slave / Ethernet / MB+ / serial
•      Allen Bradley (AB)  DH+ , DF1 serial / Ethernet for SLC 5/03,4, MicroLogix, PLC5, ControlLogix
•      AutomationDirect, PLC direct k-seq or ECOM Ethernet
•     Siemens , Omron , Mitsubishi, GE Fanuc, Honeywell, Toshiba, Idec,
•        Yaskawa, Yokogawa, Wago, Parlow, Wago, Simatic, Telemecanique, SquareD
•      over 70 servers to choice from
• Including  modem link on select serial servers

General- Password protection at any point in the application.

No hardware keys needed.

• Windows based PC.
• Visual Basic professional version 6.0 , VB.Net
• Windows 98 / NT, 2000 or XP