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SCADA Connect

Simplify configuration of TopView with popular SCADA/HMI packages

Overview

TopView can perform alarm and notification functions for many popular SCADA/HMI packages. The communication between TopView and the SCADA/HMI is usually through the OPC Server provided by the SCADA/HMI vendor.

Out of the box, TopView OPC allows you to connect to any OPC-compliant Server including those from the SCADA vendor. This could also be an OPC Server for a PLC, control system, or historian. TopView OPC gives the user full control over its configuration – the points to monitor, handshaking for acknowledgment, health monitoring, notifications, reports, and more.

When configuring TopView OPC for a SCADA system, the user may not be aware of the correct alarm and acknowledge tags to use, how to correctly configure the alarm conditions in TopView, or how to import the existing alarm descriptions and priorities. This is where SCADA Connect can help.

SCADA Connect is designed to simplify the configuration of TopView with many popular SCADA/HMI packages. Initial TopView configuration can be completed by importing the alarm details from the SCADA/HMI including alarm tags and alarm detection, descriptions/messages, priorities, bi-directional acknowledge, and alarm groups/areas. After the initial configuration, it can continue to help synchronize the alarms in the SCADA/HMI and TopView.

Example SCADA/HMI integration components are included to provide bi-directional watchdogs and access to various features and components in TopView.

SCADA Connect is included in TopView for supported SCADA Systems. Watch our videos to learn more.

Watch our SCADA Connect Videos

Supported SCADA/HMI for HMI Sync (alarm import to TopView Configurator)

(HMI Sync: automatic alarm import and configuration)

  • Aveva/Wonderware
    • InTouch 
      • Full support for versions 2012 (10.5) and later
      • Versions earlier than 2012 (10.5) – Example InTouch displays and scripts must be manually created.
    • System Platform 
      • Full support for version 2020, 2017-Update2, 2014R2 SP1 (4.1.131)
      • Versions earlier than 2012 – Example System Platform objects must be manually created.
    • InTouch Edge / Indusoft
      • Full support
  • Rockwell
    • FactoryTalk View SE
      A&E tag-based, HMI tag alarms, and Controller-based alarms 

      • FT Linx Gateway (previously FT Gateway) required from Rockwell for communication between TopView and FT alarms
      • Full support for versions 6.x and later
        • Example HMI Files are designed for v9.0. Use the Gfx files and images inside the V6.X folder for versions prior to 9.0. All other files can be imported to versions prior to v9.0.
      • Versions earlier than 6.x – Example displays must be manually created for versions earlier than v6.0.
      • PlantPAx compatible
    • RSLinx Pro w/ Logix PLC
      • Full support
    • RSView32  
      • Full support
  • General Electric (GE)
    • iFix
      • Full support 
  • Aveva/Schneider Electric
    • Citect / Plant SCADA
      • Full support
    • ClearScada / Geo SCADA
      • Full support
  • Siemens SIMATIC WinCC v7
    • Full support