Visualization

100% web visualization based on standardised vector graphics (SVG), HTML 5 web technology and real time communication.

The core of the FlowChief system is the visualization and displays each process and each machine in a clear overview. Based on a wide object and graphic library the content will be created with the Imager tool.

The visualization is the window to your plant. Not only classical visualization applications are applied but also external content can be embedded (e.g. Youtube, pdf, mp4) and also FlowChief modules (Charts, Reports, Message Archive).

The user can access the visualization at any time - not matter from the location or the device. Always in the familiar environment - the web browser of your choice.

Details
Technology
Process images Normed by W3C SVG vector graphics (Internet standard)
Communication

  • https only (TLS encryption)

  • High performance value actualisation based on real time protocol SignalR
Engineering
Integrated Engineering Tool Imager Imager - Create great images!
Provision of wide graphic and object library Image Library and Icons

Support of images created automatically to run time based on meta data

 Yes
Apply and import externally created SVG graphics Yes
Licensing
Not required Automatically included
Client
Technology Client
App Yes, Android and Apple - scadaApp
Number of parallel accessed active Clients

  • 50 to unlimited (theoretically) – dependent on system resources

  • Licensing based on parallel access system wide - Licensing,

Internationalization and character sets

  • Yes, user specific translation of content - Internationalization

  • Support of individual character sets
Object orientation Yes, cascadable, inheritance of properties, parameter transfer
Zooming Yes, lossless
Zoomlevel-depending on dynamic Yes (Decluttering)
Vector graphic

  • Yes, lossless zooming – no pixels

  • Automatic adjustment on device size
Operation
Page size

  • Adjusts to width, height of device

  • Ratio will remain

  • Adjusts to display size
Print Yes
Navigation

  • In Page links (actions for dedicated visualization elements)

  • Via context menu (objects, value indication and dynamic)

  • Individually configurable hierarchic menu bar with fade in and out

  • Breadcrumb navigation

Individual homepage and menu bar Yes, optional settings - see Multitenancy
Pop-up and windows

  • Yes, modal, individual window/tab

  • Parallel multiple pop-ups possible

  • Generated automatically, based on object variable
Integrated Keyboard Numerical, optionally fade-in when inserting set point values
Context menu Optional (system wide), navigation to modules
Integrated rights management

  • Read /write images and files

  • Read /write values

  • Read archive data / notifications
Control elements Button, slider, visualization object, individual visualization object
Indication elements Values, Bargraph, Widgets, visualization object, individual visualization object
Animation, dynamics

  • Visible, blink, Blink frequency, colour (frame, filling), linear and rotating movement

  • Visibility based on rights
Display of meta information and archive data Yes
Tooltips Yes, automated (value, timestamp, meta information), optionally configurable
Message list

  • Yes, indication of pending, non acknowledged and historical alerts

  • Filter for tag, plant, signal, category

  • Integrated acknowledgment
Interactive charts

  • Integrated FlowChief charts- Charts

  • Adaptable content (buttons, axis, legend)

  • Optionally operable from visualization
Widgets Yes, integrated FlowChief Widgets - Widgets (FC_Widgets)
Plantexplorer Yes, monitoring in form of tables (online value, navigation, control) - Plantexplorer
Embedded GIS/maps

  • Yes, optional indication of assets - GeoLocalization

  • KML support (display of extended Geo informationen – e.g. lines)

Embedded external content (individual apps) Yes– anything supported by browsers (mp4, external services such as Youtube, web pages, pdf, …)

Adapt visualization to specific corporate design

 Possible via CSS, Whitelabeling (FC_WhiteLabel)_
External Resources
Webinar (German only) Webinar - FlowChief kennenlernen – Anbindung und Visualisierung einer S7
Webinar (German only) Webinar - Visualisieren mit FlowChief - einfach und flexibel