System Platform 2017 Update 2, the real-time operations control platform for monitoring, HMI, SCADA, and IIoT.

System Platform 2017 is the only scalable and responsive solution for monitoring, SCADA, HMI, and IIoT applications that unifies people, information, and processes. System Platform 2017 improves continuous plant operation as well as access to information for real-time decision making.

With System Platform 2017, you can meet company standards across all processes, functional teams, and operating centers. Its common infrastructure adds a universal context to real-time processes, alarms, events, and historical data archived across disparate enterprise systems, creating a single common information model that makes system design and maintenance more efficient, flexible, and secure.

The new System Platform 2017 version is the first platform based on an OMI (Operation Management Interface) management interface which improves usability by adapting to the new needs of current users (developers, supervisors, and operations) and allows easy management of changes associated with new technological trends. This new OMI visualization client enables user interaction through modern UI UX environments, with multi-touch features that facilitate and support multiple formats depending on the device (desktop or mobile).

With this new version, Wonderware facilitates the digital transformation of its industry for the end customer by enabling the implementation of industrial IoT platforms via cloud and on-promise, and improving the presentation of operational information (KPIs) to facilitate decision-making. System Platform 2017 becomes a powerful extensible platform that allows the incorporation of solutions that can be added progressively and facilitating integration with business applications through standard information models.

But, what are the main new features of System Platform update 2?

• It extends its features and improves aspects in engineering with rapid interactions during the development process.
• It increases the possibilities of use by providing more iteration and user experience
• It focuses on key issues such as engineering efficiency, extensibility of use and user experience, connectivity, and IT and security compliance.

New Features at the Development Level:

• New features that allow interaction between APPs, share namespace and render graphics between panels or screens that benefit engineering efficiency.
• Application development in the graphic editor allowing its deployment and visualization in InTouch OMI, web client, maps. This feature is based on AA Graphics, the technological core of System Platform 2017.
• In the OMI visualization client, users can perform functions by “drag/drop” ordering and organizing guarded navigations.
• It includes extended connectivity options beyond traditional PLC communications. Introducing improvements in communication with the OPC-UA protocol related to performance and simplification in the flow of security configuration.
• Super objects can be dynamically adapted for instance creation.
• The development workflow is optimized for instance creation using a “graphic drive” scheme, with the ability to edit symbols, configure asset properties, and graphic options.
• It has a virtual laboratory, thanks to the incorporation of a driver that facilitates the performance of application tests through data that moves in simulation.
• Reduction of possible inconveniences in configurations and the number of templates to support different device configurations.

New Features at the Deployment Level:

• The new OMI interface immediately supports runtime previews of ViewApp applications, eliminating the initial need to deploy changes when testing them.
• With Access Anywhere, the use and “experiences” of the user are extended through multi-touch functionalities. In addition, it allows the “Single Sign On” (SSO) functionality to access an Intouch application.
• Provides fast and accurate navigation through movements with natural multi-touch gestures.
• Includes the new Test Mode functionality for viewing the result of the configuration of templates and instances.
• Graphics can be “started” in test preview mode without starting the visualization client.
• Provides flexibility when streamlining commissioning.
• Allows you to add plug-ins in apps according to the growth of applications within the organization.
• In IT environments, it facilitates that InTouch OMI applications can be deployed without the need for prior required installations.

New Features at the Management and Maintenance Level:

• New enhanced security features for compliance with IT requirements:
  • Historian Client includes REST-based security access.
  • eDNA support through REST connections.
• In the historization processes:
  • In client tasks, searches are improved through hierarchical tag names.
  • Collaboration between users is increased through comments.
  • Events and alarms with “overlays” are included in trends with historical alarm blocks.
• New linked symbols that can be linked directly to objects without creating graphics for it. This makes it easier to reduce the generation of recurring templates through embedded symbols.
• It facilitates the preservation of runtime parameter values during instance re-deployment processes.
• Reduction of resource consumption provided by a decrease in the number of unnecessary templates, improving the control of project hierarchies.
• Preservation of runtime values that allow time savings in deployment with manual modification processes.

New Features at the Licensing Level:

• Access to users is expanded with the option of unlimited client licensing through web environments.

In short, System Platform 2017 Update 2 is presented to the market as a technological solution that has evolved considerably compared to its previous versions, allowing a closer relationship between processes, technology and people. But also, it improves the efficiency of engineering times, with new environments and interface that facilitate the user experience of the developer and client without losing sight of connectivity and security features. Do not hesitate to contact one of our specialists to continue delving into System Platform 2017.

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