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User Web page hosting and display function
FactoryCast Web modules have an 8 Mbyte memory
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which is accessed in the
same way as a hard drive and can be used to host Web pages and all user-defined
documents in Word or Acrobat Reader (for example, maintenance manuals,
diagrams, etc.).
These Web pages can be created using any standard tool for creation and editing in
HTML format. These pages can be enhanced by inserting animated graphic objects
linked to PLC variables. These animated objects are created using the Graphic Data
Editor supplied with FactoryCast.
Web pages created in this way can be used, for example, to:
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Display and modify all PLC variables in real time
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Create hyperlinks to other external Web servers (documentation, suppliers, etc.)
This function is particularly suitable for creating graphic interfaces used for the
following purposes:
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Real-time display and supervision
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Production monitoring
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Diagnostics and maintenance assistance
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Operator manuals
SOAP/XML server interface
FactoryCast modules incorporate a standard SOAP/XML data server that provides
direct interoperability between automation devices and computer management
applications (MES, ERP, SAP .Net application, etc.). See page 5/28.
Graphic Data Editor function
This function can be used to create graphic views animated by PLC variables. The
graphic editor is available online ready to use, and also offline using FactoryCast
configuration software.
These views are created from a library of predefined graphic objects by simple copy/
paste operations. The objects are configured to suit the user's requirements (colour,
PLC variables, name, etc.).
List of graphic objects available:
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Analog and digital indicators
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Horizontal and vertical bar charts
b
Boxes for displaying messages and entering values
b
Pushbutton boxes
b
Trend recorders
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Vats, valves, motors, etc.
Customized graphic objects can be added to this list. They can be reused in user
Web pages that have been created using standard software for editing HTML pages.
The views created can be saved in the FactoryCast modules.
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Memory not affected by power outages or reinitialization of the PLC.
Functions
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FactoryCast configurable Web services
Hosting and display of user Web pages
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