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News Release from: Control-See Software Solutions | Subject: U.C.ME-OPC version 5.22
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 October 2005
Alarm management software closes missing
link
Control-See Software Solutions announces the immediate availability of U.C.ME-OPC version 5.22.
Control-See Software Solutions announces the immediate availability of U.C.ME-OPC version 5.22 Alarm definition may be a long process
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 17 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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U.C.ME-OPC version 5.22 introduces new import mechanism that enables users to import alarms that are already defined in their Scada/HMI software.
This functionality dramatically reduces the time required to define the alarms in U.C.ME-OPC.
In one or two mouse clicks the import process is completed.
In addition, this functionality reduces the chances for mistakes during a manual alarm definition process.
Running U.C.ME-OPC as a Windows service has several advantages.
First, U.C.ME-OPC will be started automatically after a computer reboot.
There is no need to login to start it.
Secondly, users can login and logoff the computer without interrupting the server.
Thirdly, users can setup recovery actions if the service fails, such as restarting the service automatically or restarting the computer (for computers running Windows 2000 and XP only).
Alarm analysis and diagnostics is a key factor in understanding alarm cause, improving SLA and preventing alarms.
U.C.ME-OPC version 5.22 introduces the support for Microsoft's SQL-Server.
The use of SQL-Server enables better performance and scalability.
Customers with large applications may prefer to use MS-SQL rather than MS-Access which is also supported by U.C.ME-OPC.
Using U.C.ME-OPC, customers may close the missing link and transfer plant floor data (production data) to the company's IT systems, thus, enabling managers to see the whole picture, for example production work orders against production quantities.
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