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News Release from: Telemecanique | Subject: SCADA
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 October 2004
SCADA collects data from shop-floor
Providing managers with real-time access to the shop-floor data they need to operate their businesses effectively and profitably is now simpler than ever with the Monitor Pro SCADA.
Providing managers with real-time access to the shop-floor data they need to operate their businesses effectively and profitably is now simpler than ever with the latest version of Monitor Pro SCADA from the Telemecanique brand of Schneider Electric A versatile and adaptable SCADA solution for applications with between 64 and 100,000 data points, Monitor Pro V7.2 features an open architecture which makes the data it collects from shop-floor processes readily available to upstream business computer systems
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Key enhancements in this new version of Monitor Pro, which has been developed in response to feedback from the product's large and rapidly growing customer base, include built-in redundancy, full Microsoft VBA scripting, and an integrated operator event logger which tracks all client activity, recording who has made what changes, and from which PC node.
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In addition, to ensure an accurate and cost-effective match between the user's requirements and the Monitor Pro solution, Monitor Pro servers are now being offered with a wider choice of I/O capacity options.
While suitable for use with installations of all types, Monitor Pro V7.2 is especially easy to use with other products from Telemecanique.
It comes with Protocol Suite and OPC Server, both from Telemecanique, and it offers new application start-up wizards that guide users through the set-up procedures, so they are able to quickly achieve connection to PLCs.
Like earlier versions of Monitor Pro, version 7.2 offers users maximum reliability and minimum downtime, as its design is based on software architecture which has already been proven in more than 45,000 SCADA applications.
As supplied, it offers an out-of-the-box solution, yet it can be highly customised with powerful software tools, to suit applications ranging from stand-alone systems to enterprise-wide installations.
Monitor Pro is part of the truly comprehensive family of HMI solutions available from the Telemecanique brand of Schneider Electric.
These solutions range from entry level text-only terminals, to systems with full SCADA functionality.
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