The development of a supervision system is performed in five main steps:


    1. Creating a Project, which defines the current workspace
    2. Identification of the memory map of PLCs or other devices connected to the system and configuration of the communication driver.
    3. Configuring Item
    4. Editing of pages
    5. System configuration (background processes, startup parameters, etc.).


To these are added four more that allow you to perform specific functions:


    1. Configuring users and access privileges
    2. Configuring Recipes
    3. Configuring Schedules
    4. Configuring the Data Logger for data sampling and / or the generation of historical  and dynamic trends


Other additional functions require specific configurations.


In the first step (creating a project) the system generates a organized workspace, in which are stored all the files necessary for the development of the supervision system.

The creation of a project is carried out by the Project Manager.


The second step (identification of the memory map of the PLC) is used to clearly establish what data you have to deal with.

It should define whether it is analog or digital, or blocks of text; should also prepare the communication driver to communicate with the connected devices.


The third step (configuration items) is to configure the database by entering a RealTime Item for each point identified in the previous step.

An item masks the physical address of the input / output point of the device identifying it with a significant name and defines its management.



Note: at any time of the development you can add, edit, or remove Item. Therefore, any Item "Forgotten" or not originally anticipated can be added at a later time.



The fourth step consists in the development of the synoptic pages, adding and configuring Animations.


The fifth step includes the configuration of all system components needed for the project: overall expressions, event actions, scripts, modules, and boot parameters, etc..


The definition of authorized users and access privileges will prevent the use of the system by unauthorized operators.


Recipes allows you to save and recall presets for groups of parameters.


The schedules are used to manage the execution of actions programmed at fixed times and dates, in an extremely flexible way, and for providing alternative configurations to "special" periods such as holidays or other.


The data logging module (Data Logger) allows to perform an advanced recording of data, to graphically represent them in the form of dynamic and / or historical trends and to store them on disk.


Databases, pages and all the project components can be configured in the integrated development environment (X Editor).