Through the latest version of its FactoryTalk ViewPoint software, Rockwell Automation now offers manufacturers greater flexibility and mobility to make real-time changes to plant floor operations. In addition to tag-write capabilities, this version of the web-enabled HMI software also features enhanced security capabilities that allow administrators to manage and control system access and machine parameters from outside the plant.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 2.0 software is ideal for system integrators and OEMs that want to monitor installations, perform diagnostics or provide support for visualisation applications. The software is also becoming vital for applications that require monitoring of remote unattended sites such as in the water, oil and gas or mining industries.
The software supports fully scalable and animated web displays of existing FactoryTalk View HMI software and Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus applications. Users can access critical plant information in the form of graphics displays, dashboards and diagnostic reports and make decisions based on this information when and where it is most actionable and valuable to them.
Delivering this information via a secure web browser provides a cost-effective and easy to maintain way of reaching remote users. In the past, that could only happen on-site, but today operators can use a browser to make the necessary adjustments whether from another plant, in the control room or on the road.
FactoryTalk ViewPoint 2.0 software allows users remotely to access and control FactoryTalk View Machine Edition (ME) and Site Edition (SE) applications using numeric and string (text) entry objects, and momentary, maintained, multi-state, ramp and interlocked pushbuttons.
The enhanced security system allows administrators to define user groups and assign them access for view and/or write capabilities. Previous FactoryTalk ViewPoint versions only permitted administrators to allow or disallow users’ access to the entire FactoryTalk ViewPoint application. The latest release adds compatibility with Google Chrome 10 and Safari 5, in addition to the existing support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8, and Mozilla Firefox 3.
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