Product category:
HMIs/Operator Interfaces
News Release from: Rockwell Automation | Subject: RSView
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 11 March 2003
HMI software drives into third-party
control
The RSView family of human machine interface software can now communicate with a wide range of third-party PLCs, devices and networks.
Rockwell Automation has developed a range of OPC-based software drivers and "smart" PC cards that enable the RSView family of human machine interface (HMI) software to communicate with a wide range of third-party PLCs, devices and networks End-users and system integrators now have a "one stop shop" for all the hardware, software and technical support they need to use Rockwell Software's powerful RSView as a truly hardware-independent HMI solution
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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RSView Machine Edition (ME) is a powerful, PC-based HMI package for machine level or small process applications.
Previously, users of non-Rockwell Automation hardware platforms have had to purchase third-party cards and drivers separately to enable them to use RSView as a PC-based HMI solution.
Over 60 drivers, covering a wide range of third party OPC-based protocols, are available from Rockwell Automation for use with the full range of Rockwell Software HMI solutions, including the machine level RSViewME, the supervisory level RSViewSE and the general purpose RSView32.
All have been rigorously tested and, because they are fully supported by Rockwell Automation, they provide users with the confidence that they will work "out of the box", eliminating the time and risk involved in using other third party products.
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HMI software takes on distributed control
The latest edition of RSView provides a distributed multiserver, multiclient HMI as standard.
Software supervises multiple servers and clients
Rockwell Automation has released RSView Supervisory Edition 2.0, the latest generation of Rockwell Software's leading human machine interface (HMI) system for supervisory-level monitoring and control.
Provided free with RSViewME, the drivers allow machine level HMI applications to communicate with a wide range of devices including PLCs, barcode readers, drives and weighscales.
The award-winning RSView family has long been a popular choice for monitoring and controlling automated machines and processes, but it has been perceived as suitable for use only with Allen-Bradley hardware.
The introduction of Rockwell Automation software drivers and cards now means RSView32 is a completely platform-independent HMI solution, enabling users of any automation hardware to take advantage of its many features and benefits.
Designed specifically for Microsoft Windows environments, RSView32 has led the market in the use of open technologies such as OPC (OLE for Process Control) and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), and is able to share data with a range of databases and other applications.
RSView32 also provides a user-friendly design environment, reducing the time and cost required to generate HMI applications.
Applications developed in RSView Studio can also be shared across a range of hardware platforms from simple machine level HMIs to large-scale supervisory level systems.
A range of addons that are only offered as paid-for extras in other HMI packages are provided free with RSView32.
These include RSView32 Messenger for the annunciation and reporting of alarms, RSView32 SPC for statistical analysis of process data and RSLadder for displaying the ladder logic used in PLC programs. Request a free brochure from Rockwell Automation ...
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