FPGA capabilities for distributed I/O
29 September, 2009 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced new FPGA capabilities for the NI 9144 expansion chassis. By downloading the NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 1.1 driver from ni.com, engineers and scientists can now run LabVIEW FPGA code directly on the NI 9144 chassis to execute custom triggering, inline processing and control within an application.
ERP web interface
29 September, 2009 | Supplied by: IFS Australia
IFS has announced the launch of IFS Enterprise Explorer (IEE), a new user interface for IFS Applications. IFS has developed the new interface in response to a common problem in the enterprise software industry - useability. Vendors are adding more and more functionality onto their products, but they are getting more difficult to use.
National Instruments motion control development system
29 September, 2009 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced NI VeriStand 2009, a configuration-based software environment for creating real-time testing applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and controlled environmental tests.
Combined video and trend historian
21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Telvent Australia Pty Ltd
The Longwatch Video Historian now offers Canary Labs Trend Historian and Trend Link software that enables users to link video with plant data. Together, the two systems archive all the relevant information - video and real-time data - from a process or automation system, making it much easier for plant operators and engineers to analyse events, alarms and actions.
SCADA OEM software pack
21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has released OEM Solutions Pack for Proficy iFIX 5.0, the company’s HMI/SCADA software. The Solutions Pack is a compilation of pre-configured out-of-the-box graphic objects and screens specifically tailored to machine-level HMI/SCADA applications.
Virtualisation technology
21 September, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.ni.com/labview/whatsnew
National Instruments' LabVIEW 2009 introduces Distributed Intelligence and Digital Prototyping for advanced control.
Microsoft releases preview of Windows Embedded Standard 2011
08 September, 2009
Microsoft has released the Windows 7-based Windows Embedded Standard 2011 Community Technology Preview (CTP) to original equipment manufacturers.
Socially interactive devices: Have you talked to your device lately?
04 September, 2009 by John DuBay, ABB Process Automation, Asset Management Services | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
As well as being a source of information, the internet allows people to interact on a social level. Social internet-based environments have many powerful applications that can be utilised to service equipment in the industrial sector.
Development platform
21 August, 2009 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced LabVIEW 2009, a graphical system design software platform for control, test and embedded system development.
Machine programming software
21 August, 2009 | Supplied by: GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced version 6 of its Proficy Machine Edition programming software. Proficy Machine Edition is a universal development environment for HMI, motion, and control applications that all share a single workspace and tool set.
Online support saves OneSteel time and money
13 August, 2009 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
As part of its Solution Enhancement Support Program (SESP), OneSteel implemented a secure, online connection to Honeywell’s global technical assistance centre (TAC) support team enabling faster and more accurate problem identification and resolution.
The advantages of plant-wide historians vs relational databases
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: GE Intelligent Platforms
In an increasingly competitive environment, companies need to gain a sustainable advantage by achieving operational excellence, a journey that begins with data that gives process visibility.
Simulation software
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
Honeywell has announced two enhancements to its UniSim Design simulation software that provide engineers with a greater range of tools to build and test plant processes.
Process simulation software
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: Invensys Operations Management (Australia) Pty Ltd
Invensys Operations Management has released the newest version of its SimSci-Esscor PRO/II software, a steady-state process simulator used to design, analyse and improve chemical processes. In addition to the numerous enhancements that address the emerging needs of the hydrocarbon and chemicals processing industries, this version is easier to use, faster and more flexible.
Internet-based remote asset management system
30 July, 2009 | Supplied by: McLean Automation
Camvnet (Control and Monitoring Via the Net) is an internet-based remote asset management system with process control applications.
