Movicon.NExT eng. 1. A new generation of SCADA/HMI software. 22 Progea presents a new era in industrial supervision with Movicon.NExT™ Movicon.NExT™ is a new generation of software products that revolutionizes SCADA and HMI system technology in a way never imagined before. Movicon.NExT™ is based on the Automation Platform.NExT™ technology, a software architecture designed for building the foundations of modern automation software.
It is an open and scalable platform based on.NET and the latest connectivity software and the new generation of WPF/XAML vector graphics rendering software. It is structured on the modular concepts with plug-in technology to make industrial software architecture more open and scalable by integrating function modules that are capable of managing all business enterprise needs efficiently. This modular and open platform will empower automation professionals as the perfect solution for Supervision, HMI, Control, Historian, MES and industrial Analysis. 3 Technology of excellence for Smart factories Movicon.NExT™ is the best SCADA/HMI software solution for all industries The software solution for Industry 4.0 Technology evolution is essential in the competitive automation world. Technology evolution is not just a question of introducing new features or improvements here and there. It involves finding the courage to confront new challenges directly, rethinking approaches and brainstorming to find better ways to venture into new technology frontiers. This is the only way to make the imaginable a reality.
Movicon.NExT™ is the new frontier of SCADA/HMI technology. We are not just dealing with an enhanced Movicon platform but a completely new platform designed on the technology of the future.
This is the fruit of Progea’s 25 years of experience in the automation sector and represents a new reference point for SCADA/HMI software. The Platform.NExT™ project has been engineered to override the restricted use of conventional SCADA/HMI technology by proposing next- generation native-based software solutions incorporating the most advanced technology.
These solutions create solid foundations for longterm investments, without compromise, offering openness and integration never before imagined in the world of automation. The Platform has been designed to offer an all-rolled-into-one modular and flexible work environment for design engineering and distributing industrial software applications for managing The possibility for factory devices and for ‘things’ to communicate and cooperate with each other is the basis of Industry 4.0 and IoT for Smart Factories of the future. The Platform.
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NExT™ technology offers manufacturers and design engineers the chance to significantly increase efficiency, quality and flexibility. Movicon.NExT™ is a counterpart of Platform.NExT™ and offers an intuitive configuration environment to facilitate the process of creating even the most complex projects. System function models including those designed by third parties can be integrated in the platform for inter-project use.
Configuration, communication, visualization, data logging, analysis, security, control and information distribution are provided at all company levels, locally or geographically distributed. All in one platform that offers the advantage of both total integration and plug-in modularity. Field communication, data collection, HMI interface Graphics, supervision, Historical analysis, business productivity efficiency calculations, maintenance management, event notification management and much more. 44 The Automation Platform.NExT™ technology integrates automation systems at all enterprise-wide levels with the most innovative and modern software technology.
Solutions offered by Progea make it possible to simply, dynamically and seamlessly integrate maps in Automation Platform.NexT’s system environment. Anyone wishing to place real-time data on maps and manage dynamic georeferenced data will find that Progea is an ideal, cost-effective solution.
Scalability Automation Platform.NExT™ has been designed to guarantee maximum scalability. It offers an all-in-one development environment for modular solutions that are flexible and easy to integrate within the platform.
The scalable Platform.NExT™ architecture is remarkably cost effective, reduces development time and offers unlimited modes of deployment. Openness The Automation Platform.NExT™ technology is based on the “plug-in” concept, allowing maximum interoperability with systems to integrate new functional models within the Progea framework for fully customizable.NET solutions. The graphics environment is based on WPF and supports powerful external tools such as Expression Blend for creating XAML graphics. The powerful and integrated VB.NET language standard guarantees a wide range of customization. Security Automation Platform.NExT™ guarantees the maximum level of security. In addition to the user management, other solutions are provided that embrace the approach to using alternative security models offered by preferred providers. Standards Automation Platform.NExT™ is completely based on market standards providing openness and reliability.
The XAML and WPF technologies guarantee the most effective and modern graphics standards. Historical logging technologies based on MS SQL Server and Azure with transparent support to all other relational databases. The project files are XML standard based. The powerful language is VB.NET syntax standard based. Communication is OPC UA based in addition to various integrated protocols. Performances Automation Platform.NExT™ emphasizes performance management. Fast communications, real-time data management and graphics optimization that make full use of graphics accelerators and DirectX, guarantee maximum technology without sacrificing performances.
Connectivity The Automation Platform.NExT™ Information Model is based on the innovative OPC UA technology. This guarantees maximum native connectivity to any device or application module based on this technology which offers unbeatable features for security and performance. The I/O Data Server module offers a significant number of free native I/O drivers, that provide direct connectivity for devices with proprietary protocols such as Siemens S7, Rockwell, Modbus, Omron, and others.
The platform’s Client/Server architecture has been explicitly designed to unite IT and decision-makers with information the from all production companies. Database and Cloud Platform.NExT™ permits efficient storing of all data managed by the Server. The Virtual File System (VFA) technology provides data abstraction of persistent data. Data is recorded in MS SQL format for default and predisposed connectors for Oracle and MY SQL databases can be used as well as Cloud technology such as Microsoft Azure. Web-enabled Platform.NExT™ is a platform that makes the web-based system access concept an unmatched benchmark. Web-enabled project creation becomes extremely simple and effective when using the Web Server module with HTML5 technology to ensure maximum multiple cross-platform and operating system portability due to the standard, maximum performance and graphics offered.
Engineering Automation Platform.NExT™ proposes an extremely innovative and particularly pleasurable work environment with a rich and intuitive set of features. The platform is completely based on the new technologies which can be used for quick and effective project realization. This can be easily done by using the various wizards and templates, symbol libraries and toolbox. All of which are unprecedented in terms of graphics quality and re-usability. The platform is based on the function modularity concepts that permit users to create and implement plug in function modules externally and integrate them in the platform. New generation software technology.
5 The ideal ecosystem for Industry 4.0 applications Automation Platform.NExT™, from which Movicon. NExT™ was created, uses the best and most innovative technologies to ensure users gain new experiences and advantages in using supervision, HMI, control and plant intelligence systems never before imaginable. Even more so because the Movicon. NExT™ technology satisfies all the communication and interoperability market demands with IoT and Industry 4.0 orientation.
Plug-in Framework The new Movicon.NExT™ technology is based on.NET code that uses the 64 bit system potentiality with a framework specifically designed to guarantee reliability, openness and performance. The platform uses plug-in models to guarantee full customization of modular systems and integration of new customized modules.
The Movicon.NExT™ framework offers a rich suite of functional modules capable of guaranteeing rich and complete supervision and user interface solutions with total openness and expandability. New Generation WPF and XAML Graphics Movicon.NExT™ offers a new user interface concept that uses the latest generation of DirectX graphics acceleration to fully exploit the exceptional quality of WPF/XAML vector graphics technology in 2D and 3D. A diverse selection of new generation objects and Symbol libraries provides native support to the very latest multi-touch and Kinect user interface technologies with Windows™ 10 style and navigation. HTML5 and Mobile Apps The Movicion.NExT™ Web Server offers new generation Web Client solutions using the HTML5 technology for remote access to field applications with guaranteed performance and cross-platform integration. Furthermore, the Apps specifically are designed for smartphones and tablets allowing greater simplicity for accessing the web from mobile devices. OPC UA and I/O Driver Connectivity The Movicon.NExT™ is based on a client/server architecture using the information model defined by the OPC UA standards that exploit the WCF technology in the communication infrastructures.
There are also a large number of integrated and native I/O drivers available in this model capable of managing communication protocols of all the most widely used automation devices (PLC, Netword, Fieldbus, tools, etc). Performing Database and Cloud Movicon.NExT™ uses the Virtual File System (VFS) to render applications independent from persistent data models. This enables the user to connect to relational databases (i.e. SQL Server), use cloud computing (i.e. Azure) or use normal XML files on disk for historically logging and archiving process or project data. Users and Memberships The Movicon.NExT™ security model is based on user login authentication with membership management to ensure maximum security and openness aimed toward integrating authentication systems from diverse providers.
What makes the Movicon.NExT™ Scada/HMI technology so revolutionary? Web Client Access from everywhere Management Level Movicon Supervisor Factory Level Movicon SCADA Plant Level Movicon HMI Cloud. 66 Movicon.NExT™ has been designed on innovative criteria to drastically reduce development time that incur more than 80% of project engineering costs. Progea’s extensive research and development work combined with its vast experience in supervision software has enabled it to reach the highest level of quality and technology currently available in industrial automation software. Reducing development time is a major concern on most SCADA/HMI projects. Movicon.NExT™ is fully equipped with just the right tools to ensure that your work and time are safeguarded.
The objective to provide a unique all-in-one platform has been realized with Movicon. NExT™, where ideas and innovation merge to create solid foundations of technology. As an all-in-one and therefore totally integrated platform, the use of plug-in technology also makes it modular and open to integrating plug in modules customized on the Progea Framework. This allows users to expand potentiality by customizing the system towards vertical solutions that go beyond the limited use of “closed” technology. The.NET technology enables users to expand further by using the fully integrated.NET assembly and user controls. New software architecture concepts The platform’s project architecture can be based on XML or DB (SQL Server).
Projects can be centralized and accessible by any Client when using the DB. They can also be modular and structured on “Parent/ Child” relational architecture to obtain a centralized or distributed system and in the Cloud as well.