Paragon - Powerful and flexible HMI/ SCADA

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Open Connectivity
. Control strategy integrates seamlessly into client/server architecture
. OPC server for seamless integration with third-party applications
. Remote DDE through Paragon networking
. Single shot access to data
. Change-driven and continuous communication
. Simultaneous DDE conversations with multiple clients
. NT service support and NT security integration
. Application wizard automates process configuration
. Use JAVA as a portable development language
. Enriched ActiveX features

Build Process Strategies Graphically
. Windowing, graphical interface with complete on-line help that includes function block reference
. Optionally view & edit block parameters in a tabular format
. Strategy statistics report and improved error summaries
. Supervisory control over multiple equipment or PLC cells
. Direct control over non-intelligent I/O devices, using field proven control algorithms
. Discrete logic control, from basic boolean operations to complex sequencing
. Time-based scheduling of process events, recipe execution, and report generation
. Powerful ASCII string handling functions for acquiring, manipulating, and outputting ASCII data
. Comprehensive signal conditioning and alarming functions
. Simulation blocks to test your application before connecting to plant-floor devices
. Expandable through the Block Development Kit: create custom function blocks to meet unique requirements
. Built-in expert checks your work for errors and omissions every time you save
. More than 10 new function blocks, including motor control device block and history sampler block

Flexible Operator Interface
. Fully animated process graphics with built-in translation, rotation, and dynamic sizing
. Historical and real-time trends of process data, including X-Y plots and overlays of historical and real-time trends
. ICC Frames provides a simple spreadsheet-like approach to screen navigation
. Data display objects: numeric readouts, bar graphs and meters, multi-variable displays, and more
. Powerful GUI objects such as operator push buttons, list boxes, sliders, and spin buttons
. A built-in operator notation system that attaches comments to individual alarm and event records
. Import bitmaps of equipment, plant floor layouts, logos, etc.
. Integrated security functions that prevent unauthorized access to data fields or displays
. Tools that allow rapid search through large amounts of historical data
. Create graphic objects to meet unique requirements
. Direct RDB History Plotting in Interactive Trends and ActiveX Trend with support for SQL Server and Microsoft BackOffice
. Quick change object and color palettes

Powerful Data Management
. Historical & real-time trending with operator annotation
. Data logging with archiving
. Process alarm management with operator annotation
. Operator event management
. Relational database interface (ODBC/SQL)
. Create custom functions
. Import/export process data directly to ODBC compliant systems with SQL

Process I/O
. Built-in signal conditioning, including scaling, conversion to engineering units, and filtering
. Built-in alarming with four different levels, deadbands, and alarm priority levels
. Complete, stand-alone front-end capability from I/O drivers to Visual Basic, C++, and OCX (ActiveX) products
. Block read/write and scan-on-demand
. Quality tagging system attaches operator ID and allows for operator notes to be added to the quality tag
. Extensive on-line diagnostic and analytical tools
. Add an extensibility toolkit to create custom drivers
. RTU Support (Dial-up I/O) in Process I/O, and RTU-enabled Drivers