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iFlex Features & Overview
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Overview |
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iFlex is Windows™ based SCADA Master
software. See below for detailed information & screenshots.
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iFlex SCADA Master ScreenShots |
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Main Features |
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- 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
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Cost-effective System Structures |
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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
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Major Module Applications |
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- 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
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RTPM functions |
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- 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
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MMI functions |
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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
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FEP functions |
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 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
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DBM functions |
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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”
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DT functions |
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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
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WEB Server: |
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- Real-time information WEB browsing
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