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 Overview

 

iFlex is Windows™ based SCADA Master software. See below for detailed information & screenshots.

iFlex - SCADA Master
iFlex Specifications (306 KB)

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 iFlex SCADA Master ScreenShots
 

 


 Main Features
 
  • Supports Win2000/WinXP Professional Operating Systems
  • Open system architecture:
    All Operating System, Database System and Protocol communication interfaces compliant with OSI standards
  • Scalable:
    - Depending on the requirement, the iFlex SCADA Master can be one single PC or up to a networked group of PC.
    - Distributed system with offsite backup capability
  • Standard Database:
    - Integrates seamlessly with standard commercial Relational Database Management Software (RDBMS)
    - Third party software: Oracle, Sybase, MSSQL etc. can be easily integrated for use with iFlex SCADA Master
  • Redundancy:
    - Provides Redundancy on both Communication and Process Servers
    - Hardware Redundancy: Disk-mirroring solutions incorporating RAID technologies
    - Software Redundancy: All changes on the hot machine are mirrored on the standby machine’s database
  • User friendly:
    - State-of-the-art software techniques, very intuitive operation of the iFlex SCADA Master
  • Secure Operations:
    - Latest state-of-the-art technology in iFlex SCADA Master, secure and safe.
    - Various level of access with password protection.
    - Audit trail, playback and error logs
    - Third party software firewall and security solutions.
  • Ease of Configuration and Maintenance:
    - Configure and maintain the iFlex SCADA Master with relative ease by using the default recommended configuration system parameters
  • Flexible, adaptable to the ever-changing needs of our Customers:
    - Developed software can be enhanced to suit ever-changing needs of our customers.
  • Cost effective:
    - Most cost-effective solutions under unique approach of software development method

 Cost-effective System Structures
 
  • iFlex SCADA Master has a flexible and highly expandable architecture.
  • Stand-Alone Mode:
    Provide all the functions of a system within a single computer
    Server functions include:
    - Real-time communications with RTUs, FTUs,
    - Database management
    - Alarm and event management
    - History recording
    Client functions include
    - Operator and/or engineering monitoring,
    Control, and Configuration
  • Compact Mode:
    Provide distributed server, workstation and data gateway functions within group of computers.
    Data gateway functions include
    - real-time communications with RTUs and FTUs.
    Server functions include:
    - Database management
    - Alarm and event management
    - History recording
    - Operator and/or engineering monitoring,
    Control, and Configuration
  • Standard Mode:
    - Dual Servers (One primary server, one backup server)
    - Dual Data Gateways (One primary gateway, one backup gateway)
  • Multi-Computer Mode:
    - Dual Servers (One primary server, one backup server)
    - Dual Data Gateway (One active and one backup)
    - Separate workstations for Engineer, Operator, Database and Web server and numerous client workstations

 Major Module Applications
 
  • Real-Time Process Management Package, known as RTPM
  • Graphical User Man-Machine Interface Package, known as MMI
  • Data Gateway Package, known as Front-End Processor (FEP)
  • Database Manager Package, known as DBM
  • Drawing Interface Tools package, known as Drawing Tools (DT)
  • Web Server/Client Package, known as WEB Server

 RTPM functions
 
  • Network Message Management.
  • Redundancy Management
    - Single Ethernet network redundancy
    - Dual Ethernet network redundancy
  • Scheduled Processes
    - Event triggers printing
    - Event triggers automatic interface display
    - Timer triggers daily report printing
    - Timer triggers monthly report printing

 MMI functions
 
  • Real-time Data Display
    - Switch status, currents, voltage, network node status, Kwh, frequency, safely running days, total consumer power, total supply power, real-time curve, real-time table, power flow, calculated variables, hot spot super link, tag, Trending, event etc.
  • Operation Management
    - Line Maintenance/Repair
    - Remote control
    - Setpoint control
    - Control Tag or Control Lock assigned to the equipment
  • Printing
    - Scheduled Report printing
    - Manual Report printing
    - Event printing
  • Alarm Sound Management
    - Customize sound files
    - Enunciate/Silence sound
  • Security Privileges Management
  • Generate reports
  • Zoom and pan interface view
  • Navigation between diagrams
  • Alarm Summary display
    - Alarm Summary can be setup to show just high priority alarms
    - Alarm Summary also can be reduced in size to show only the three most recent alarms
    - Alarm Summary display line placed along the bottom of the screen
    - Multi-parameter sort function
    - Multi-parameter filter function
    - Configurable columns
    - Single Acknowledgement, Acknowledge All, Acknowledge filtered list
  • Historical trend value may be graphically displayed
  • Historical trend value saved in database tables
  • Bus lines can be automatically colored according to their status, and according to their live operating voltage

 FEP functions
 
  • Receive data from FTU/RTU or other IEDs
  • Parse/Map data and transfer data to RTPM
  • Redundancy Support
  • Support multiple protocols, e.g.
    - DNP3 L2
    - T101
    - MODBUS
    - SC1801
    - CDT
    - additional protocol support can be added upon customer request
  • Plug-in component of each I/O device driver (Protocol module)
  • Supervisory/Troubleshooting functions

 DBM functions
 
  • Support standard relations databases such as SQL/Oracle/Sybase
  • Support Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
  • Historical data includes historical curves, events, operation records, etc.
  • Calculations and Scripts include +, -, *, /, <, >, <=, >=, =, NOT, AND, XOR, OR, NAND
  • Set a tag to real-time or “force in”

 DT functions
 
  • Draw interfaces for display in MMI
  • Customizable primitive properties
  • Basic Drawing Primitives:
    - Graphic Primitives (Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Oval/Circle, Chord, Polygon, Pie, Arc, Line, Poly Line), Text, Push Button, Data link, Bitmap, GIF, JPEG, Chart/Trend, Timer, Report. Gauges.
    - Electrical Power Devices (Bus, Feeder Line, Ground, Transformer, Generator, Capacitor, Switcher, Breaker etc.), Event etc.
  • Standard Drawing Functions:
    - Display Grid Lines
    - Space Objects Evenly Horizontal, Space Objects Evenly Vertical, Align Top, Align Bottom, Align Left, Align Right, Align Horizontal Center, Align Vertical Center
    - Group, Ungroup
    - Bring to Front, Send to Back
    - Draw Bus Line to standardized width and color, Make Bus line vertical, Make Bus line horizontal, Animate Bus line with color reflects voltage or ground status
    - Animate Flow Line with color animation reflects power flow moving direction
  • Advanced Drawing functions:
    - Foreground Fill, Rotate, Position, Scale, Visibility, and Layering
  • Dynamic Power Drawing Objects:
    - Analog indications
    - Circuit breakers
    - DC converter
    - Digital indications
    - Grounds
    - Link symbols
    - Local service contactors
    - Local service transformers
    - Power transformers
    - Voltage transformers
    - Bus
    - Feeder Line
    - Generator
    - Capacitor
    - Switcher
    - Breaker
    - Event indications

 WEB Server:
 
  • Real-time information WEB browsing

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