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Developments
Version 3.7
Presented for the first time at the ELEC and
POLLUTEC exhibitions (see photo), TOPKAPI version 3.7 provides
now manages structured variables  and integrates data with Unity-Pro, the new
software workshop by SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC for programming controllers (see
next page).
The other important functional
evolutions are described below.
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Internet Explorer window
Supervision can now
display an Internet Explorer window, either as a standalone window (e.g.
synoptic or alarm view), or as a fixed display zone within a graphics synoptic.
This function improves particularly the management of video overlays within
supervision, access to detailed screens on html servers, and helps
managing documentation built into the application (help, operator instructions,
displaying EXCEL reports, etc.)
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The variables profile interface has been
modernised, with
in particular multilingual help pop-ups for direct user support. New GRAFCET
profile used for sequencing operations within supervision (RECETTES, BATCH,
…).
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X-Y graphs
Simultaneous display of X-Y
graphs showing evolution over time.
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Although the TOPKAPI "SCHEDULER"
hardly has any limits when used with permanent connection stations (delivering orders
scheduled in real time), it must adapt to remote management controllers when
connections are temporary (RTC, GSM, etc.).
This is usually achieved by configuring
variables in the application; for Thermix S50 and S550, you can now use the SCHEDULER
interface in TOPKAPI directly for programming schedules.
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New Protocols (available in V3.7 and V3.6)
è W@DE (new water remote management equipment by SCHNEIDER
ELECTRIC).
è Support of data acquisition by SMS messages (Sofrel Cellbox and Perax P16XT).
è Exemys (dataloggers).
è MACTEC Flygt (support of self-configuration since June 2004; the
protocol itself was already available).
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Unity-Pro and structured data
Unity-Pro with its openness and structured data,
enables you to fully benefit from developments by AREAL these last few years through the SOFTLINK
concept.
UNITY-PRO is the new software workshop from SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC for
programming its controllers.
Although
this type of software was used until now only to export part of its data to
files (used in TOPKAPI by import functions, and more recently dynamically by SOFTLINK),
UNITY-Pro offers bidirectional access to virtually all information, both
written and read by third party software. It can also manage user-defined structured
variables ; indeed defining this type of variables makes it possible to
establish links between processing performed in the controller and supervision for
generic objects.
Within
the framework of a partnership agreement between AREAL and SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (CAPP program), developments
were made to ensure high level integration and unicity of data shared by Unity-Pro
and TOPKAPI.
Using
the SOFLINKT configuration wizard, you can now read and write in Unity-Pro
the information related with the variables, and more particularly:
o
Designation and contents for the types
of structured data (DDT).
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Tags, designation,
type, and (if applicable) address of all basic and structured variables
In
concrete terms, this means that after defining variables in controller
programming, you can easily integrate them to the supervision application or,
reciprocally, after placing objects in the graphic synoptics, creating the
supervision variables, you can ask the appropriate instances to be integrated
to the controller program.
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Structured data
 With structured
data, the user can define and share with the controller information which is no
longer limited to basic information (bits and words) but also integrates broader
sets such as equipment (motors, valves, conveyors, …) or full parts of
processes.
This is like being finally able to define
and handle meal trays rather than serving knives, forks, bread, starters, beverage,
etc. With UNITY-Pro and TOPKAPI, this information is defined in one or the other tool, and can be
used by the other without a new entry.
We can define all types of data (charts, mixed
variables) with a tree over several levels. In TOPKAPI, basic operator dialogue are used to
define supervision processes (formatting, alarms, archiving, etc.) linked to
each of the subassemblies; in UNITY-Pro, processes are run by the DFBs and the
controller program.
Once again, with these developments, TOPKAPI demonstrates its technological lead, by being the
only supervision software package to offer this bidirectional link on structured
data managed as autonomous entities.
GTB:
Mastering energy
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Recipes and traceability
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