HMI and SCADA software for Windows CE Embedded

Broadwin Technology Inc. announces the release of version 4.0 of its WebAccess automation software compatible with Microsoft® Windows CE Embedded Systems.

Broadwin WebAccess is the first fully Web browser-based software package for industrial and building automation front-ends, Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).

Using a standard Web-Browser, users can view and control automation equipment used in manufacturing facilities, industrial process plants and building automation systems.

Windows CE

Broadwin WebAccess SCADA Node software will run on Microsoft Windows CE as a SCADA node with a local view or as a blind SCADA node. Both are viewable remotely using an ordinary web browser. The blind CE SCADA node can scan thousand of IO Tags through up to 12 communication ports due to lower overhead. The WebAccess CE SCADA node with local View supports almost all features of the WebAccess 2000 / XP product (except email, scheduled reports, scripts and video).

"With the release of our CE support, combined with our existing XP Embedded support, our customers can provide a completely embedded control system solution offering web-enabled automation hardware viewable from any remote location using an ordinary web browser," explained Tom Carter, Product Marketing Manager for Broadwin Technology, Inc. "This new web-enabled Windows CE offering will allow VARs and OEMs to supply automation systems using embedded operating systems and hardware accessed via an ordinary web browser.”

Typical embedded platform

Key Features include:

Microsoft® Windows CE Embedded
Embedded device as a SCADA Node.
Remote user access to embedded systems using an ordinary Web Browser.
Remote engineering, database and graphics download to Embedded CE nodes using a web browser.
Fast Development using pre-built database, dialog boxes and graphic templates.
Object Oriented Vector-based Graphics.
Fully animated graphics, with flashing color, motion, and pop-ups.
Local Alarming.
Real-time and Historical Trending and Data Logging to local hard drive.
Recipes.
Scheduler.
Multi-Layer Security.
Fully Scaleable Web application with Management Tools.
Combine CE SCADA nodes with Windows 2000, XP and XP Embedded SCADA nodes in same system.
Fastest Display and Communications performance.

Local View

WebAccess provides real-time data, trends and full-animation graphics. The WebAccess local VIEW (ViewDAQ) is supplied on all SCADA Nodes running Microsoft operating systems including Windows 2000, XP Professional, XP Embedded and Windows CE.

Remote VIEW Full Animation Client

Remote VIEW clients can view the Windows CE SCADA node using an ordinary web browser (Internet Explorer 6.0 supports all features). WebAccess uses Active-X technology to provide real-time data, trends and full-animation graphics. The WebAccess Client is available for desktop computers and laptops running Microsoft 32-bit operating system including Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP Home and XP Professional.

Thin Client

The Web Access thin client interface is compatible with on all 32-bit Microsoft Operating systems including Microsoft Windows CE, 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP Home and XP Professional.

SCADA Node

WebAccess SCADA node software communicates in real-time with automation equipment via Serial, Ethernet or proprietary communications. WebAccess communications drivers are the fastest available and provide communications with a wide range of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Single Loop Controllers, Direct Digital Control Systems (DDC), Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and IO (input / Output) systems. The SCADA node also provides a full animation, local View identical to the web based Client for operators to view real time data collected by the SCADA node kernel. The WebAccess SCADA Node software is available for desktop computers, laptops and embedded systems running Microsoft operating systems including Windows 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, 2003 Server, XP Professional, XP Embedded and Windows CE.

Project Node

The WebAccess Project Node is an ordinary Web Server using Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Server), a standard option in Windows 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, 2003 Server, XP Professional and XP Embedded.

About Microsoft® Windows CE Embedded

Windows CE combines an advanced real-time embedded operating system with the most powerful tools for rapidly creating the next generation of smart, connected, and small-footprint devices. With a complete operating system feature set and comprehensive development tools, Windows CE contains the features developers need to build, debug, and deploy customized Windows CE devices. The platform development tool, Platform Builder, is a fully integrated development environment (IDE) and includes a software development kit (SDK) export tool. Windows CE supports Microsoft embedded Visual C++® and Microsoft Visual Studio®, providing a complete development environment for building Web services and applications. With these tools, developers can rapidly build smart designs running rich applications on the latest hardware..

For more information, visit Microsoft's CE web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/ce.net/evaluation/overview/default.asp

About BroadWin Technology

BroadWin Technology, Inc., headquartered in San Ramon, California, is the innovative supplier of industrial automation software, with installations worldwide. The company recently introduced WebAccess, the industry’s first fully web browser-based software package for human-machine interfaces (HMI), and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). Internet Explorer 6.0 supports all features of WebAccess. For more information, visit BroadWin’s web site at http://www.BroadWin.com.

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