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News Release from: Tascomp | Subject: Prodigy with SMS
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 September 2004
2-Way Remote Control of Process Via SMS
Prodigy allows users to receive and accept alarms, view and set any signal and call up process reports straight from their own mobile phone.
Monitor and control of any process via SMS text messaging on a mobile phone is possible with Prodigy industrial automation software Prodigy allows users to receive and accept alarms, view and set any signal and call up process reports straight from their own mobile phone
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Any signal can be set-up so that a text message is sent when it goes into alarm.
Any user receiving the message can then accept the alarm from their mobile phone.
Notification of acknowledgement of an alarm can be forwarded to other users.
A message can also be sent when a signal reverts to its normal value.
Four user defined alarm levels can be set for each signal.
For example a text message might include Very low, Low, High or Very high statements depending upon the signal value.
Each alarm is assigned to be sent to specific users.
This ensures that only the relevant users get any alarm message that is generated.
Each alarm message includes the alarm date and time, the system name, the alarm name and status, plus a prompt to accept the alarm.
It is also possible to show the current value of the alarm signal.
A user can call up and view the current value of any signal at any time and reset the value if required.
To view multiple signal values, signals can be grouped into reports.
By calling up a report the current values of all the signals in that report will be displayed.
Unlimited reports can be set up.
This allows easy access to process reports on demand from any global location serviceable by mobile phone.
The system is secure with all operators being privilege enabled.
Any number of operators can be configured to use the system, each having the ability to log on and off the system from their mobile.
A history of all message and operator activity is stored by the system viewable from the PC.
Ordinary two way text messaging between system PC and users is possible giving another convenient level of communication.
Systems have low set-up and running costs, providing an excellent method of remote monitoring and control of any process.
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