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News Release from: Citect | Subject: V7.0
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 December 2007
Get more out of process control networks
The advanced clustering technology now available in CitectSCADA V7.0 allows users to create new control system architectures that will help safeguard plant reliability
The launch of CitectSCADA V7.0 has created a revolution in control system architectures Users also benefit from rapid change deployment and many other enhancements to help increase security, reduce operating costs and maximise productivity
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 28 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Now, with the latest HMI/SCADA offerings such as CitectSCADA V7.0, manufacturers have the ability to put local systems and centralised servers into redundant pairs, providing the benefits of standardisation through the use of a single configuration across all displays, while at the same time locating alarms, reports, trends and I/O servers local to the process that they control".
V7.0 provides companies with many new control system design options.
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The product now supports clustering across multiple sites and provides hybrid solutions of centralised and distributed control.
Hybrid solutions can be achieved by: pairing multiple local servers with a single central server to create '1 to n' redundancy, reducing the cost of computer hardware; segmenting an existing server to act as multiple servers, whereby each segment controls a different section of the plant, this ensures system changes in one area of the plant do not impact upon the others.
CitectSCADA V7.0 allows the same project configuration to be used across an entire site, resulting in significant cost savings from a new dynamic-point licensing system, whereby customers need only pay for the tags that they use at each operator display.
This capability also helps to provide standardisation and a single point of change when CitectSCADA is used as the central control system and on local control panels.
"The new architecture elements are the next step in our continuing product improvement strategy," says Stephen Flannigan, Citect Global Director, CitectSCADA: "The architectural enhancements continue to build on our existing reliable, high performance and flexible control system and open many new and exciting possibilities for our customers.
Importantly, we are maintaining our upgrade path so our existing customers can take advantage of this architecture without having to reconfigure their control systems".
Benefits of Advanced Clustering Technology:.
Some specific user benefits of the advanced clustering technology available in CitectSCADA V7.0 include: a seamless operator view across existing control systems; a combination of control, (including alarms, reports and trends), local to the process, paired with a central standby server; additional processing support for expansion requirements by the addition of a new server to the control system; control system segmentation to ensure changes in one business unit do not affect the others; multi-control system connectivity to analyse alarms and trend data directly from the SCADA system; cluster swapping to re-use graphics screens between matching systems or for simulation or replay.
Benefits of Rapid Change Deployment:.
Rapid Change Deployment enables users to: roll out changes to graphics screens without restart; make changes to alarms, trends, reports without client restart; deploy the changes to all systems in a single step. Request a free brochure from Citect ...
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