what makes vtscada software different?
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Our development team created VTScada™ software to work differently from other common monitoring and control products. After 27 years of proven installations around the world, we believe that our approach is fundamentally better for mission critical systems. Below are some of the obvious and not so obvious ways that VTScada stands out.TRANSCRIPT
Updated: February 18, 2015
What Makes VTScada Different?
Our development team created VTScada™ software to work differently from
other common monitoring and control products. After 27 years of proven
installations around the world, we believe that our approach is fundamentally
better for mission critical systems. Below are some of the obvious and not so
obvious ways that VTScada stands out.
Integrated features reduce integration time and improve reliability
All mission-critical SCADA components built into the core product.
Connections to components do not degrade over time
Upgrading software version does not require re-integration
Unlock optional components with just a license key number
Native VTScada Polling Driver replaces expensive master PLC hardware
Communicate with any combination of PLCs, RTUs, or controllers
Other HMIs require OPC® and DDE® drivers from 3rd party suppliers. In addition
to supporting these protocols, VTScada includes direct drivers for over 100
industry standard and proprietary devices.
Direct drivers = less problems = lower integration costs
Configure without interrupting your process
Only VTScada allows you to do all this without restarting.
Make simultaneous changes from multiple workstations
Debug communications and application script code
Automatically push changes to local and remote computers
Load many changes to tags, source code, and properties
Deploy applications to all computers with a single file
VTScada ChangeSet Files help integrators simplify development, offer more
services, and provide effective offsite support.
Create and update applications offsite and offline
Instantly backup and restore configuration information
Recover quickly from unexpected effects of configuration
VTScada Application Version Control (AVC) provides access to an audit log of all
changes made on every workstation. (AVC is included with all VTScada
Development Runtime licenses.)
Instantly return to any past good version of the application
Quickly trace problems back to their source
Avoid downtime with seamless failover of servers, Internet clients, historians,
and I/O networks
Only VTScada provides this level of system-wide redundancy.
All workstations can also be backup servers (fewer servers)
Automatically synchronize restored historians and alarms
Distribute redundant historians in a variety of standard formats
Protect your valuable process data with redundant historians
VTScada includes the incredibly fast native VTScada Historian.
Log up to 4,000 tags/second
Sync historians across a WAN at 160,000 values/second
Also log to most standard SQL formats
Try It for Yourself
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Trihedral Engineering Limited, Bedford, Canada 1.902.835.1575 [email protected] / www.trihedral.com Trihedral, Inc., Orlando, Florida 1.407.888.8203 1.800.463.2783 (North America) Trihedral UK Limited, Aberdeen, Scotland +44 (0) 1224 258910 © Trihedral Engineering Limited 2014 © Trihedral Engineering Limited 2012
VTScada Slippy Maps
Interact with your remote monitoring sites in the same way you use on-
line mapping tools like MapQuest®. Pan and zoom across all your sites
with a simple click, toss, or scroll. Add dynamic maps to any graphic
display or use the standard map pages included in all 10.2 applications.
The VTScada Mobile Internet Client (MIC) also supports ‘slippy maps’ on
HTML5-compliant devices such as Android®, iPhone®, and iPad®.
Add a new auto-generated lift station in seconds
Use the VTScada Context Tag to model how your lift station elements
relate to each other in a hierarchal structure. For example, a lift station
owns a communication driver which has two pumps that each own four
I/O tags. Draw all the elements at once using an attractive template.
Templates for MultiTrode® MultiSmart® and MPE Pump Controller®
New tools let you create and reuse your own templates
‘VTScada Site Page’ provides a high-definition display for Polling Driver and Data Flow Systems RTU driver information
Use one radio polling cycle for all your PLCs and RTUs
Why use different communication links for each kind of remote device in your system? VTScada’s advanced polling management plus its integrated
library of device drivers reduce the number of radios you require by transmitting multiple protocols over a single communications link.
Avoid downtime by monitoring network and computer resources in real time
I/O and client/server network links Computer memory, drive space available, CPU usage
Power remaining in Universal Power Supply (UPS) Trigger alarms when unexpected events occur
Networked electronic operator’s logbook
VTScada provides an encrypted, networked logbook for users to create time-stamped entries and print summaries as necessary.
Encrypted notes cannot be edited or deleted Networked entries are available to all authorized users
Choose from a variety of operating systems
One 70 MB file can install VTScada on any of the following: (Note: networked applications can include computers running multiple operating
systems.)
Windows 8.1 ® (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 8.1 ® (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 2012 Server ® (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7 ® (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Vista ® (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows 2008 Server ® (32-bit and 64-bit)
Retentive totalizer and counter tags retain values after restart
The counter tag allows you to count process events
The totalizer tag records the sum of a process variable’s value
Configure to log these values to the historical database
Speak to the best customer service in the industry
Over 30 developers, programmers, and engineers provide the most accessible, reliable, and comprehensive support in the business.
“I cannot over emphasize how incredible Trihedral’s support is. It is the best in the industry as far as I’m concerned.” Mike Bartlett -
SCADA Control Analyst, Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), FL
Trihedral: A different kind of company
We consistently surprise our customers with our high-level of commitment and enthusiasm. For six years, we have ranked among the top
workplaces in our region resulting in a stable motivated team with the broad base of skills and experience required to solve your most difficult
SCADA problems.
“I can state unequivocally that ‘providing quality products with exceptional services’ is not only part of your mission statement, but that it really is
part of your business culture. - Craig C. Corzine - CSE Engineering
VTScada is a trademark of Trihedral Engineering Limited