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GE Fanuc Automation

CIMPLICITY Software

The Most
Powerful
Automation
Software on
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CIMPLICITY Product Catalog


Table of Contents
GE Fanuc Overview
The Most Powerful Automation Technology in the Integrated
Manufacturing Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

CIMPLICITY Automation Software Overview


Discover the Power of CIMPLICITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
True Client/Server Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CIMPLICITY HMI Overview


CIMPLICITY HMI Product Overview
What is CIMPLICITY HMI?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

CIMPLICITY Workbench and Power Tools


Exclusive Features That Make Developing and Maintaining
Your Applications Easier Than Ever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CIMPLICITY Power Tools


CimEdit and CimView
Discover Our Simple-to-use, Object-Oriented Graphics Editor
and Runtime Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Alarm Management
The Power to Identify and Solve Potential Problems
Before They Occur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Database Logger
Easy Access to the Information You Need for Reports and Applications . . . . . . 18

Basic Control Engine


A More Flexible Solution for Developing
and Implementing Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Point Control Panel


Critical Point Information for Simplified System Implementation,
Maintenance and Checkout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Point Cross Reference


The Ability to See Where and How Points Are Used in Your System . . . . . . . . 23
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SPC

Trending
Superior Flexibility and Power with ActiveX Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Quick Trends and XY Plots


A Simple Way to See How Your Points Are Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Everything You Need to Improve Product Quality and Improve


Cycle Times and Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

System Sentry
A Revolutionary Tool for Monitoring Your Computer System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

System Points
Find Out Whats Going on Inside Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Configuration Import/Export
More Power to Manage Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

DDE Interface to Applications


How to Bring All Your Important Information Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CIMPLICITY Optional Power Tools


Action Calendar
An Easier Way to Put More Power Under Your Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Historical Data Analyzer


How to Make Your Information More Valuable Than Ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Marquee

CIMPLICITY I/O Communications Overview


CIMPLICITY I/O Communications
The Power to Integrate Your Manufacturing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Device Communications List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Additional CIMPLICITY Family Products


CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC
Powerful Windows-Based Software for Improved
Productivity of Your Machining and Plant Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

CIMPLICITY FactoryWebFeaturing WebView


A Fast and Easy Way to Access Your System Over the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

CIMPLICITY PocketView

Sending Critical Information to the People Who Need it Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Integrators Toolkit
Creating New Standards in Open, Extendible Monitoring
and Control Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

OPC

Unprecedented Mobile Access to Your CIMPLICITY System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

CIMPLICITY ERP Connect


Integration with ERP Systems for Maximum ROI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

CIMPLICITY Tracker
A Better Way to Monitor and Manage Your Manufacturing Process . . . . . . . . . 56

Integrating CIMPLICITY HMI with Your


Other Software Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Pager
Put Process Information in the Palm of Your Hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Recipes
The Fast and Affordable Way to Design and Manage Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Report Manager

A Simple and Unique Solution to Your Basic Reporting Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Redundancy
Increase Availability for Mission Critical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

CIMPLICITY Batch Management System


Leading Modular Batch Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

CIMPLICITY PMCS
A Powerful Tool to Monitor Your Power Quality and Consumption . . . . . . . . . 60

CIMPLICITY Display Stations


Operator Interfaces that Combine HMI Software
with Industrial Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

CIMPLICITY Services
Your Complete Resource for Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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GE Fanuc Overview
The most powerful automation technology
in the integrated manufacturing enterprise
Open technologies are the future of automation. At GE Fanuc, we are delivering
open solutions that make your enterprise faster, smarter and easier to control.
We combine the strengths of our two parent companies, GE and Fanuc, with one
goal in mindto maximize your productivity with the best industrial automation
technology, reliability and services worldwide.
We design and manufacture top-quality factory automation equipment and
software products that are simple to install, easy to use, flexible and always focused
on customer objectives. As a result, our time-tested products help thousands of
businesses improve their productivity and profitability.
Our CIMPLICITY software family connects to the enterprise and virtually
every control device. Hundreds of devices from all major suppliers are supported.
And with open interfaces like OPC and AdvancedDDE, new devices are easily
added. Plus, new advancements in our open CNCs enhance productivity with
powerful embedded tools.
Discover how GE Fanuc can help you achieve an integrated manufacturing
process with the most powerful, open automation technology around.

Decades of Industry Experience


With more than 25 years of experience in designing and implementing
manufacturing systems, GE Fanuc provides the competitive edge you need to stay
ahead in todays expanding manufacturing marketplace. CIMPLICITY software is
used by many leading companies around the world and improves productivity,
quality and profitability for many process and manufacturing industries.

Comprehensive Support
GE Fanuc gives you fast access to the highest quality engineering and support
services available. From technical software support, to product training, to our
complete application consultations and development services, we help increase
our CIMPLICITY customers productivity every day.

GE Fanuc Open Solutions


CIMPLICITY Automation
Software
CNCs
Controllers (PLCs) and I/O
Motion Control Solutions
Comprehensive Service
and Support

Leading Companies
Using CIMPLICITY
AT&T
AlliedSignal
Amoco
Ashland
Chemical
BMW
Boeing
Chevron
Chrysler
Citgo
Coors
Dell
Duracell
EDS
Energizer
Exxon
FSI
Ford
Fujitsu

GM
Intel
Kodak
Land Rover
Mead
Mori Seiki
NASA
NBC
Nissan
Pillsbury
Raytheon
Revlon
Saturn
Sverdrup
UPS
USS Posco
U.S. Post
Office

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Discover the Power of CIMPLICITY

The CIMPLICITY
family includes
CIMPLICITY HMI
CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC

CIMPLICITY is the most powerful, easy-to-use industrial automation software on


the planet and one of the least expensive to own and operate. Control engineers will
enjoy reduced development costs, lower project life-cycle costs, and faster and easier
application development. For the plant manager, CIMPLICITY provides reliable,
real-time information about your plant and process to help you make more
productive decisions. And for IT/MIS professionals, CIMPLICITY provides a
powerful connection that seamlessly integrates operational and IT systems, allowing
you to better manage your infrastructure while increasing your return on investment.

CIMPLICITY Tracker
CIMPLICITY Batch
Management System

In the early 1990s, Saturn made the leap to PCs and the still

CIMPLICITY ERP Connect

new Windows NT operating system in its manufacturing and

CIMPLICITY FactoryWeb
Products (WebView,
WebGateway)

assembly plant. This meant working with GE Fanuc to move

CIMPLICITY PocketView

an education in what an operating system needed to do in

CIMPLICITY PMCS
(Power Management
Control System)

a complex manufacturing environment.

CIMPLICITY Display
Stations

CIMPLICITY to Windows NT, as well as giving Microsoft

Monitoring Six Sigma Quality


CIMPLICITY has become a GE corporate standard and is used extensively
to monitor for Six Sigma Quality. GE Fanuc can use these tools to help you,
the customer, improve your quality as well.

GE Fanuc Standards

Microsoft Solution Provider

ISO 9001

As a Microsoft Solution Provider and a member of the Microsoft Developers


Network, GE Fanuc takes full advantage of the latest Microsoft technologies, such
as OLE, COM, DCOM, ODBC, OPC and DNA. In fact, CIMPLICITY HMI was the
first HMI ActiveX container on the market.
Weve also designed CIMPLICITY to work with Microsofts Windows 2000
operating system. The Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server
products are designed to support symmetric multi-processing (SMP). CIMPLICITY
HMI is the first HMI product to take advantage of SMPs capabilities.
By keeping current with new Microsoft technologies, GE Fanuc provides the best
client/server architecture available and a strong foundation that assures your system
will be able to accommodate technology changes.

Underwriters Laboratories

Bill Gates
Excerpt from the Best Seller:
BUSINESS @ THE SPEED OF THOUGHT
Using a Digital Nervous System
by Bill Gates with Collins Hemingway
Warner Books, Inc., NY, NY
Copyright 1999

British Standards Institute


Quality Management
Institute of the Canadian
Standards Association
CE mark standards

ActiveX objects are


self-contained applications
that enhance your system
by interacting with thirdparty applications. This
technology saves
development time by letting
you drag and drop objects
to create your applications.

Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)

Power Tools Are Built to the Latest Industry Standards

allows two or four CPUs to


be run in a single computer.

Technology Standards Provide a Strong Foundation


The power of CIMPLICITY extends into all areas of your enterprise, distributing
essential data wherever needed for improved product quality. GE Fanucs
partnerships with leading manufacturers like Microsoft ensure that you always get
the highest-quality, best solutions available to increase productivity and profitability.

COM/DCOM

Windows DNA

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True Client/Server Architecture

Connecting at Every Level

CIMPLICITY software provides a faster and easier way to implement, maintain and
grow your automation system with a true client/server architecture. Comprised of
two main components, high performance servers and flexible viewers, this efficient
architecture is scaleable from a single-node HMI to a multi-node, networked system.
You can start small, then easily add servers and viewers without having to replicate
your point database from node to node. This significantly reduces the time and effort
required to implement and maintain a system.

From the plant floor to the enterprise level, CIMPLICITY softwares open
architecture enables it to mesh seamlessly with other systems. This eliminates the
need for custom, inflexible solutions for your applications and provides faster and
easier access to information from anywhere within your process.

Business Systems
Connects with ERP and MES Systems such as SAP.

Microsoft Access
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle and others

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Benefits of
CIMPLICITYs
Client/Server
Architecture

CIMPLICITY Servers collect and distribute your system data. They seamlessly share

100% data integrity

data while providing users with a real-time view of the processes being monitored.

Complete scaleability for


easy system expansion

CIMPLICITY Viewers allow users to view and interact with the data distributed by the

Lower maintenance costs

server, plus perform control actions.

Real-time data for viewers

Supervisory Control
Connects with Relational Databases:

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CIMPLICITY is available
in local languages.
French

Plant Floor

German

Connects with hundreds of devices from leading manufacturers.


(See page 47 for a complete list.)

Japanese
Chinese

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CIMPLICITY HMI Product Overview


What is CIMPLICITY HMI?

Product Structure
I/O Count CIMPLICITY HMI is available in 50 (non-networked), 75, 150, 300, 700,

Easy To Use
CIMPLICITY HMI
Data collection and
consolidation
Dynamic graphical user
interface to your facility
Framework for enterprise
system integration

Easy To Use
CIMPLICITY HMI comes
with a Workbench and a set
of Power Tools that provide
the easiest platform
available to develop and
maintain your applications.

CIMPLICITY HMI is the most powerful, easy-to-use supervisory monitoring and


control software on the planet. It consolidates the collection of data from your
facilitys sensors and devices, then transforms the data into dynamic text, alarm and
graphic displays. It gives users access to real-time information, helping them make
appropriate decisions to improve quality, productivity and, ultimately, profitability.

35,000 and unlimited I/O count servers. I/O count is based on actual device points
collected by the node. Virtual points (points which reside in the computers memory)
are not counted. For added flexibility, any CIMPLICITY HMI system can access
points from another system. Points accessed from other systems do not count
towards the total I/O count. Viewers do not directly collect I/O and there is no
limit to the number of points they can display.

Technically Advanced
One of the most technologically advanced, open-systems-designed HMI products
today, CIMPLICITY HMI brings GE Fanucs extensive experience with true
client/server, multi-tasking, multi-user operating systems into the Microsoft
Windows NT world. Its designed using the standards and 32-bit code of Microsoft
Win32. And with the incorporation of Microsoft standards into the product design,
CIMPLICITY HMI can handle your most demanding applications.

Development and Runtime Systems Development systems allow you to design,


create and run new projects. Runtime systems allow you to run projects created
by development systems.

What Type of System Do I Need?


CIMPLICITY Development Servers If you are a first-time customer, youll need to start
with a CIMPLICITY Development Server to develop or modify your project and

Open Systems
CIMPLICITY HMI also connects to your enterprise-level systems. It lets you
distribute production requirements to the shop floor and feedback production
results. This two-way information flow helps you construct an integrated plant floor
information system. With MES applications and remote, web and wireless products,
CIMPLICITY HMI seamlessly extends the reach of your monitoring and control
system to a large number of users.

application. For a single-node application, a Development Server is all you need;


this server can even run your project.
CIMPLICITY Runtime Servers If you have several areas or applications, you can create
or modify them on a Development Server, then deploy them on Runtime Servers.
Runtime Servers let you run copies of projects that were created on a Development
Server and are ideal for OEMs and users with multi-node systems.

With CIMPLICITY HMI we integrated our entire monitoring


system into a single non-proprietary solution. That means
faster development and reduced project costs for us and
more speed, flexibility and ease-of-use for our customers.
Scott Fawcett
Software Section Manager
FSI International, Inc.

CIMPLICITY Viewers If you want to add users to your system, you need CIMPLICITY
Viewers. You must have a CIMPLICITY Server before you consider the purchase of
Viewers. Viewers receive data from CIMPLICITY Servers.
CIMPLICITY Development Viewers If you want to modify an existing project without
physically going to the Development Server, choose CIMPLICITY Development
Viewers. You cannot create a project with just a Development Viewer. You must
have a Development Server to create your initial project and application.
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CIMPLICITY Workbench
and Power Tools

Exclusive features that make developing


and maintaining your applications easier than ever
Workbench and
Power Tools Benefits

The Workbench provides an integrated development environment that


supports the Power Tools. Together, they can significantly reduce your integration
time, resulting in lower project implementation and maintenance costs.

Ease-of-Use Features:
Drag-and-Drop
Capabilities

Easy to use
Significantly reduced
integration time
Lower project
implementation and
maintenance costs
Greater power and
flexibility overall
Simple point configuration
Fast, efficient creation and
integration of applications
Easy project testing,
development and
maintenance

Workbench

Object-Oriented Graphics

Drag-and-Drop

Patterned after the Microsoft Windows


Explorer, the Workbench gives you a
new perspective on your configuration,
with more power and flexibility than
ever before. The Workbench window is
divided into two columns. On the left is
a folder/file tree that contains the Power
Tools. By clicking on a folder or Power
Tool on the left, you can view the
corresponding configuration items
on the right.
The hierarchy of objects and folders
on the left is designed to help you
organize your Power Tools into groups.
For example, the Devices and Ports
associated with Device Communications
are logically grouped into a single folder.
Once these are configured, you may
never need those tools again. You can
close that sub-tree and put them away.

With the Workbenchs drag-and-drop


capabilities, developing, testing and
maintaining your projects have never
been easier. You can simply drag points
of interest from your list of configured
points, then drop them into your
screens or the CIMPLICITY Point
Control Panel. Or, you can create
a Quick Trend (see page 25).

Basic and Advanced


Point Configuration
Pop-Up Tool Tips

CIMPLICITY Workbench

Pop-Up Tool Tips

Point Control Panel

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and Power Tools (continued)
Basic/Advanced Point
Configuration

CIMPLICITY
Power Tools
CimEdit and CimView
Alarm Management
Basic Control Engine
Database Logger
Point Control Panel
Point Cross Reference
Trending
Quick Trends
XY Plots
Symbols and
SmartObjects Library
System Points
Dynamic Measurement
Systems
Configuration
Import/Export
DDE Interface to
Applications

The power of CIMPLICITY HMI can


sometimes be overwhelming to the
first-time user. The Basic/Advanced
Point Configuration feature helps you
harness this power according to your
needs by letting you toggle between
Basic and Advanced modes.
Toggle over to Basic mode and
youre presented with only the
configuration fields that are required
to collect and alarm for a point.
This cuts the number of possible
configuration fields you see from
about 64 to 14! To get the full power
of CIMPLICITY HMI, toggle over to
Advanced mode and access all the
point configuration capabilities.

Intelligent Defaults
Easily Toggle
Between
Advanced and
Basic Mode

Intelligent Defaults are provided for


certain configuration fields. This feature,
combined with the Basic/Advanced and
Progressive Disclosure features, makes
configuration easier than ever.

CIMPLICITY Optional
Power Tools
Action Calendar

CIMPLICITY Power Tools

The CIMPLICITY Power Tools are


a comprehensive set of monitoring and
control software tools. They consist of
software options and ActiveX objects
that provide the functionality you need
to construct and integrate your most
demanding applications. The Power
Tools work within the open system
framework of CIMPLICITY HMI and
are built to the latest industry standards.

Basic Point
Configuration

Historical Data Analyzer


Integrators Toolkit
Marquee
OPC
Pager
Recipes
Report Manager
Redundancy
SPC
System Sentry

Progressive Disclosure
Another way to simplify Point
Configuration is through Progressive
Disclosure. As you enter configuration
information into the displayed fields,
CIMPLICITY HMI automatically
displays additional configuration fields
as appropriate. For example, if you
select to log information on a point,
additional fields are displayed, allowing
you to select logging criteria.

Advanced Point
Configuration

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CimEdit and CimView


Discover our simple-to-use, object-oriented
graphics editor and runtime viewer
CimEditthe objectoriented graphics editor
of CIMPLICITY HMI

CimViewthe runtime

CimEdit

Combining industry standards with advanced interface designs, CimEdit and CimView
provide an intuitive package that makes system design, configuration and operation
simple. The Windows interface allows you to be productive, right out of the box,
with no complex setup, installation or programming to learn. And with crisp graphics
and superior animation, CimEdit and CimView are a pleasure to work with.

CimEdit makes it easy to draw screens that accurately depict your production
process. It enables you to import OLE and Windows Metafile objects, plus ActiveX
objects like Trending, SPC Charts and Alarm Viewers. Third-party OLE and ActiveX
objects such as Excel spreadsheets and charts, bitmaps, video clips and sound files
can also be included.

viewer of CIMPLICITY HMI

Benefits of CimEdit
and CimView
Easy to learn and use
Intuitive, natural
operations
Productive, right out
of the box
First ActiveX HMI graphics
container

Toolbars help you create and modify

Superior animation

your screens. Once objects are created,

More open and adaptable

they can easily be resized, rotated or

Object oriented

moved. After the objects are placed


on the screen, they can be aligned
automatically with a configurable grid
or in groups spaced evenly or in
relation to each other.

Property Page
Double clicking on an object will bring
up its property pages. These pages
allow you to navigate quickly and
specify animation attributes, including
rotation, fill, movement, color and text
annunciation, geometry, scaling, events,
procedures and scripts.

Creating screens is easy with CimEdit Power Tools


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CimEdit Power Features
Interactive, dynamic configuration lets you add or modify screens or live point

Unique to CIMPLICITY
Objects can be aligned
automatically with a
configurable grid, or
aligned in groups using
the object alignment tools.

configuration data from anywhere within CimEdit without shutting down.

A Point Browser dialog box lets you access any CIMPLICITY point on the entire
network and use it to animate an object.

Objects can be rotated


Objects can fill in two
directions from a
center point.
Metafile Import allows
you to copy and paste
objects from Visio,
AutoCAD, PowerPoint
and other applications.
Dynamic Screen Testing
lets you test screen edits
without committing
changes to your
original screen.

Frame Animation is a compound object that allows you to define a series of frames.
Each frame can consist of different objects and is displayed based on the value of
an expression. As a result, areas of the screen can change like a slide show.

Metafile Import lets you copy and paste Windows Metafile objects produced by
programs like AutoCAD and PowerPoint into CimEdit. The imported images
can be decomposed into CIMPLICITY objects. They can also be fully animated,
unlike bitmap imports, which remain single, static objects.

Symbols and SmartObjects Library


With an extensive library of symbols and our powerful SmartObjects feature,
creating and maintaining your system is easier than ever. With SmartObjects, you
create your own custom objects and easily drag-and-drop them into your screens
from the CIMPLICITY Object Explorer. Once the objects are dropped, youre
automatically prompted to enter the required configuration information. You can
even construct objects that automatically create a complete point configuration.

Advantages
Over 2,000 symbols* and
SmartObjects included
Easier system creation
and maintenance

Linked Objects

Saves time and money


with Linked Objects
and Scripts

When you need to use the same


object on multiple screens, you can
save time and money using linked
objects. You can create a Master
object and then drop and link it
into the screens you create.
Changes to the master object will
be replicated to all linked objects.
If you ever need to change that
object or its animation, you simply
modify the master and those
changes will automatically be
reflected throughout your system.

Unique Object Model


saves time when creating
new systems

Online Help offers comprehensive, indexed documentation, anytime.

Object Library

Linked Scripts
Object Help can be configured for any object on the screen and easily accessed
at runtime by users.

Dynamic Screen Testing enables you to test screen editing changes in CimEdit
without changing your original screen. By using the test button on the standard
menu bar, you can automatically start a CimView window to view your edits
without committing to them.

Scripts can be linked to objects. If you associate a script to a master object, it is


replicated in all the linked objects. If you ever need to change the script, editing
the master object will change all the linked objects as well.

Object Model
Using OLE automation, the Object Model offers an extensive external programming interface for CimEdit and CimView. You can automatically create and modify any screen using CimEdit features and enjoy complete control of CimView
from either a script embedded in CimView or from any Visual Basic application.
The Object Model greatly reduces the time required to create new systems based
on design and requisition data. If many similar screens are needed, a Visual Basic
program can be written to automatically generate them.

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CimView lets you:


View powerful graphic
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Alarm Management

CimView

The
power to identify and solve potential problems
before they occur

The powerful, graphics runtime portion of CIMPLICITY HMI, CimView, gives


life to the features you used in CimEdit. In CimView, process information is
displayed in both text and graphic formats. Alarms, video clips, pop-up windows
and powerful animation features transform your process data into valuable
information, helping you improve quality, productivity and profitability.

Interact with CIMPLICITY


ActiveX objects

Critical in a multi-user system, CIMPLICITY Alarm Management routes alarms


to the correct users. And as your system grows, it lets you sort and filter alarms
by priority, the equipment they are associated with, the time they were generated,
and which device generated them.

Access powerful scripts


with a single keystroke or
a click on an object

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Advantages
Static and dynamic
alarm modes
Embedded as
an ActiveX object into
CimView
Supports alarm
acknowledgment
and deletion

Get a description of the


animation and actions
associated with an
object fast

Alarm management
can sort and filter
alarms by multiple
parameters such as
ID, Resource,
Device, Time
and Priority

Display help text easily


Display screens from
other applications via
OLE Automation

Configurable display
for alarm fields
Alarm blocking focuses
on important information

Add smooth animation


to your graphic screens

CimView (Process Monitoring)

Alarm Viewer
The Alarm Viewer is an ActiveX object that can be embedded in your CimView
screens to create a single, seamless interface for your process. You can view alarms
from just your node or get a global picture by viewing alarms generated by other
CIMPLICITY Servers.
Alarm Viewer supports both dynamic and static modes. Dynamic mode lets
you see new alarms as they occur. Static mode lets you control the scrolling of
alarms, so you can concentrate on the current situation without the screen
constantly changing. Meanwhile, CIMPLICITY HMI software continues to monitor
and record all new alarm events. With a click of the mouse, your static alarm view
can be updated to show current alarms.

Alarm Blocking

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This unique feature lets you create a hierarchy of alarms to display only the primary
alarms, while preventing nuisance alarms from being generated.

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Database Logger
Easy access to the information you need
for reports and applications
Database Logger
Runs on CIMPLICITY
Servers
Viewers can access
logged data from a Server.

With its open system design, CIMPLICITY Database Logger uses the standard
ODBC interface to log data, such as alarms, events and point values, to Microsoft
Access Database Files, Microsoft SQL Server database* or an Oracle* database.
You can later retrieve this stored information for reports and a variety of
ODBC-compliant applications.
Configuring database logging is easy. Simply select the items you want to log and
the conditions under which you want them logged. The CIMPLICITY Database
Logger does the rest. You can:
Precisely control which data is logged
to your database
Select any combination of the point
value, alarm state or change in value
Log individual points in detail or group
points together for trend analysis
Define multiple tables with different
logging conditions and attributes to
meet different needs within your facility
Configure database maintenance
actions to occur automatically, either
periodically or based on database size.

Store and Forward


Store and Forward is a powerful
feature unique to CIMPLICITY that
provides data integrity. If the
network connection between nodes
is lost for any reason, the local
node stores the logged data until the
network connection is reestablished.
Once the connection is reestablished,
the local data is sent to be logged in
the central database.

Reporting
By using database tools or third-party applications, you can easily access your logged
data to generate reports.
Generate separate reports for events, alarms and point data.
Generate reports for all available data or a specific time period.
Export retrieved data to other products, such as spreadsheets, for further analysis.

Which Database Is Right


For My Application?
GE Fanuc recommends Microsoft
SQL Server or Oracle for your data
logging applications. These robust
databases are able to support the
continuous data logging and volumes
associated with most monitoring and
control applications.
Microsoft Access was designed for
the office environment. This database
should only be considered for single
node, non-continuous applications
with minimal logging requirements.

Additional Features
Logged CIMPLICITY
data is available to any
qualified user on the
network. CIMPLICITY
software is not required
to view this data.
Database Logging
uses the multi-threaded
capability of Windows NT
to increase database
throughput.
You can log data from
remote CIMPLICITY
systems without interrupting
the remote system.
The database is updated
continuously, ensuring
reports contain accurate
and timely information.
Store and Forward
preserves data integrity

Microsoft Access can be used as


a reporting tool against a
SQL Server database.

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Basic Control Engine


A more flexible solution for developing
and implementing applications
The following actions
can occur, based on
an event:
Set point values
Acknowledge or
clear alarms
Create log file entries
Invoke specific
user-defined actions
Invoke Visual Basic
programs to execute
user-defined logic

Program Editor

The CIMPLICITY Basic Control Engine combines the power of CIMPLICITY


software with Visual Basic-style language, allowing for improved scripting and
programming capabilities. Ideal for integrators or end-users who want to tailor
their own applications, it consists of three main componentsthe Event Editor,
the Program Editor and the actual Basic Control Engine.

The Program Editor offers sophisticated development tools for creating


the programs that will later be executed as actions. Its rich Visual Basic-style
programming language has over 600 basic functions that directly integrate with
CIMPLICITY points, alarms and the error logger.
Multiple scripts can be debugged and run in parallel or in sequence. The Program
Editor supports setting watch points, examining and modifying variables, walking
object data structures, stepping through the program, and generating execution traces.

Advantages
Multi-threaded scripting
Diagnostics user interface
for debugging scripts
Event management

Event Editor

Basic Control Engine

The Event Editor lets you define actions to take in response to process events. An event
can be defined as a changing point, as an alarm state, or based on the time of day. One
event may invoke multiple actions; one action may be invoked by many events.

The Basic Control Engine monitors for events and executes the configured
actions. Based on a multi-threaded scripting design, it allows the system
to invoke and execute multiple programs concurrently.

Pop-up dialog boxes


Basic control programs
can be compiled as
executables for faster
execution.

Queued Script Execution


Queued Script Execution further extends the power of the Basic Control Engine
by letting you specify the order in which you want your scripts to be executed.

Specific CIMPLICITY commands


for creating programs include:
Browse for existing points
Edit existing points
Create new points
Get point names and values
from users at runtime
Set points

Event Editor

Dimension Point
Generate alarms
Update alarm status
Log status

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Advantages
Couples with QuickTrend
and Drag-and-Drop
features for faster and
easier operation
Simplifies system
implementation,
maintenance, checkout
and troubleshooting

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Point Cross Reference

Critical point information for simplified system


implementation, maintenance and checkout

The ability to see where and how


points are used in your system

Integrators, developers and end-users alike will find the CIMPLICITY Point Control
Panel indispensable. This unique feature provides a list of the points in your system,
complete with continuously updating values and alarm statuses. It simplifies system
implementation and maintenance, as well as checkout and troubleshooting, by
letting you verify the data collection and alarm configuration of your system
without configuring a single graphics screen.
The Point Control Panel also lets you filter which points you want to see. You
can sort points by their names, which device they are collected from, or the resources
they are associated with. These parameters can then be saved for repeated use.

Point Cross Reference simplifies the development, operation and maintenance


of your CIMPLICITY HMI projects. It shows you where and how CIMPLICITY
Points are used within your project and often helps indicate errors. Its very useful
to people who are adding or removing points. You can see where a point is used in:
Point Configuration

Point Control Panel


The Point Control Panel lets you:
View local and remote points
Set local and remote points
Enable and disable alarm generation
Modify alarm limits

Database Logging

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Advantages
Greatly reduces the time
required to commission
a project

Basic Control Engine Scripts

Point View
View where points are used within
your screens
Search and replace points in a screen

Points in alarm are highlighted

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Simplifies the development,


operation and maintenance
of your projects

Event Manager Events and Actions

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Advantage
Helps you quickly identify
and correct process
problems to increase
productivity

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Trending

Quick Trends and XY Plots

Superior flexibility and power


with ActiveX technology

A simple way to see how your points are changing

CIMPLICITY HMI Trending sets the standard for data analysis capabilities. It allows
you to analyze data collected by your CIMPLICITY system or from other third-party
software packages. You can compare current trends with past trends to quickly
identify and correct process problems. As a result, it helps increase productivity.

With CIMPLICITY Quick Trends, a trend chart is only a point and click away. From
CimView, you can select any point in the screen and have a Quick Trend pop up
for that point without preconfiguring the trend. From the CIMPLICITY Workbench
or Point Control Panel, you can simply select points you want to trend and have a
Quick Trend pop to show you how those points are changing.

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Advantages
Quick Trends let you pull
up a trend on a point, such
as a process variable, and
watch whats going on.
XY Plots provide the
flexibility to define multiple
X or Y axes.

Trending

Quick Trend

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Fully integrated with CimView

Trend third-party data files (CSV)

Multiple charts per graphic screen

Trend array points

Default parameters for easy setup;


fully configurable by the user

Different plotting rates per pen

Unlimited number of pens per chart

Separate axis available for each pen

Configurable colors, fonts, line styles


and legend

Scroll forward and backward through


plotted data

Pens can represent multiple data


sources on the same chart

Smooth and step lines

Real-time and historical data in the


same chart

Dynamically change trends


at runtime

A Flexible Way
to Plot Process Data

Dynamically switch pens

An ActiveX object, XY Plots can


easily be inserted into CimEdit/CimView
to plot your process data. XY Plots can
chart two or more variables against each
other. Its flexibility allows you to define
multiple X or Y axes.

User definable labels for pen lines

XY Plots

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System Points
increase your development
productivity by revealing
internal system information
and distinguishing
between server and local
viewer information.

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System Points

Configuration Import/Export

Find out whats going on inside your system

More power to manage your data

System Points increase your development productivity by revealing internal system


information to you. CIMPLICITY HMI provides many predefined System Points on
a wide variety of topics, such as project and computer information, date and time,
and alarms. Since this information is revealed as CIMPLICITY points, it can be used
by standard CIMPLICITY HMI components such as CimView, CimEdit and the
Basic Control Engine.
System Points are a key part of CIMPLICITYs ability to handle the most
demanding multi-user applications. When youre working in a multi-node system,
System Points help you obtain system information and even distinguish between
server and local viewer information.

The Configuration Import/Export tool enhances the existing point configuration


modules by letting you import and export point configuration data via CSV files.
For example, you can:
Manage your point configuration data using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access,
a text editor or a database report writer, then use Configuration Import/Export
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Alarms
Date and Time
Users
Roles

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Configuration
Import/Export helps you
effectively manage and
document your projects
configuration information.

Export your CIMPLICITY HMI configuration data to a third-party application


to create customized configuration reports.

Dynamic Measurement Systems


You can develop your CIMPLICITY HMI projects to let you dynamically switch
between measurement systems. You can use the preconfigured English and metric
systems or even configure your own measurement systems. At runtime, you can
simply switch measurement systems with a point and click. Your screens will
change both the values displayed, as well as any associated units.

O W E R

Dynamic
Measurement Systems:
A fast and easy switch
between measurement
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Advantage
Easy exchange of data
with Microsoft programs

Using the CIMPLICITY


DDE Interface, you can:
Request CIMPLICITY
point information

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DDE Interface to Applications

Action Calendar

How to bring all your important information together

An easier way to put more power under your control

The CIMPLICITY DDE Interface uses Microsoft-standard Dynamic Data Exchange


(DDE) to give Microsoft Windows products easy access to CIMPLICITY point data.
You can take any software package that supports DDE and integrate it with the
DDE Interface to monitor, analyze, report or modify CIMPLICITY point data.
In addition to the DDE Interface, CIMPLICITY provides DDE and DDE
Advanced Client communications to collect data from third-party devices.
Please refer to the I/O Communications section on page 46 for information
on DDE Client communications.

The CIMPLICITY Action Calendar gives you the power to implement


calendar-based control operations. Youre able to create, maintain and execute
a calendar schedule of manufacturing events and corresponding actions that will
improve your productivity. You can control lights, heat and equipment based on
a schedule that you configure and maintain through simple point and click actions.

Advantages

Configuration and Operation

Easier schedule
changes and
maintenance facilitation

Request continual
data updates

Configuring the Action Calendar is both fast and easy. You can define different
types of days production, weekend, holidays and configure the events and
corresponding actions you want to occur on those days. Once your schedule is
created, you can easily modify it to accommodate any required changes or overrides.

Get engineering units


value and raw value
for a point

Reduced operating
and energy costs

Fast and easy configuration


Lets you adapt your
operations to flexible
work shifts

Retrieve analog, digital,


floating point and
character string data
Modify CIMPLICITY
point values via a DDE
Poke command
Access point data from
any CIMPLICITY node
on your network
Request and set individual
array point values, the
entire array, or a subset
of the array

Excel Production Report

Features
As a DDE Server, the CIMPLICITY DDE Interface provides easy access to live data
using the standard DDE communication mechanism.
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What do I purchase?
The Action Calendar Power Tool is sold as an option for CIMPLICITY HMI Servers
and Viewers. The Action Calendar is installed on HMI Servers where you want the
control to occur. It can also be purchased for HMI Viewers, so the schedule can be
reviewed or modified remotely. The Action Calendar allows schedule configuration
changes from Development and Runtime Systems on both HMI Servers and Viewers.

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Advantages
Flexible data logging,
historical data viewing,
data modification
and recalculation
Easy to use and configure
No need for custom
programming or SQL
knowledge
Works seamlessly
with Microsoft Access
and Microsoft SQL Server

Types of Calculations
The Historical Data
Analyzers advanced
summarization functions
let you select the type of
analysis to be performed
automatically on your
collected data at specified
time periods. These
calculations include:

Historical Data Analyzer

Marquee

How to make your information more valuable than ever

Sending critical information to the people


who need it now

The CIMPLICITY Historical Data Analyzer maximizes the value of your


CIMPLICITY data with powerful, enhanced data logging functions, historical data
viewing, and data modification and recalculation. All of these functions can be
configured easily, without complex C language programming or SQL query
commands. Using the Historical Data Analyzer, you can get answers to questions like:
What were the average daily emissions from process X?
What was the maximum temperature the process has reached over the last week?
What are the accumulated production totals for the last month?

Automatic Recalculation
The Historical Data Analyzer automatically recalculates the results of your queries
as new data is collected. You can then send the resultant data back to CIMPLICITY
HMI as point information, so the data can be viewed and even trended in
graphic screens like other CIMPLICITY point data.
In addition, the Historical Data Analyzer lets you easily modify data after it is
collected. Your configured calculations can be rerun automatically to generate new
results, and you can add comments to the collected or modified data without
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Marquee is one of the fastest, most economical ways to share critical system
information with a large number of users. Used for years in the automotive industry,
marquees are message boards that can be mounted in factory aisles to give users
status information about a process. The Marquee tool lets you send informational
and alarm messages to multi-line marquee displays. If there is a problem, it is
displayed on marquees for all users in the area to see. Operators and maintenance
personnel know about problems immediately, so they can respond faster and
minimize downtime.
Marquee is fully configurable, with no custom coding required to retrieve alarm
or message information. You can determine which set of CIMPLICITY alarms you
want to send to the actual marquee. For each Marquee message, you assign a
message ID, alarm ID, alarm state, message header, message footer, message text,
the marquees on which to display the message, the attributes associated with the
message, and any CIMPLICITY point values to be displayed with the message.
The CIMPLICITY Marquee driver works with marquees produced by
Total Control Products, Inc., UTICOR Technology, Inc., Static Controls Corporation,
American Ledgible, Inc., and Adaptive Micro Systems, Inc.

Advantages
A fast and inexpensive
way to share critical
information with
your workforce
Displays problems
immediately for
minimal downtime
Easy to implement and use

Average
Accumulator
Rate of Change
Minimum Value
Maximum Value
Last Valid Value

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Integrators Toolkit
Creating new standards in open, extendible
monitoring and control systems
Advantages
Allows you to develop
custom applications that
integrate seamlessly with
CIMPLICITY HMI
Allows you to build new
device communications
interfaces and
applications that access
CIMPLICITY runtime data
Customize login dialogs
Easy exchange of
alarm information with
other applications

The CIMPLICITY Integrators Toolkit includes four powerful application


programming interfaces (APIs) that enable users to develop custom applications
that integrate seamlessly with CIMPLICITY HMI.
The Integrators Toolkit also lets you build new device communications interfaces
and applications that access CIMPLICITY runtime data, using standard Microsoft
C/C++ and the Microsoft Developers Studio.

Device Communications Toolkit


The Device Communications Toolkit provides an interface to CIMPLICITY HMI
project configuration data and runtime functions, making it an excellent tool for
developing custom I/O device communications interfaces.
The Device Communications Toolkit provides advanced features like:
Management of multiple polling rates
Retry following communications error
Alarm on communications failures
Support for unsolicited PLC data
Automatic poll after set point
Interface to project configuration
CIMPLICITY HMI dynamic configuration

Point Management API


The CIMPLICITY Point Management API lets you develop
sophisticated applications that access the CIMPLICITY run-time
point database. It also provides important point configuration data
and tools that help you organize your application.
Through the API, you can create and manage shopping lists of points.
Each list may contain any request type:
Snap Shot: Get the current value for the point
On-Change: Get the current point value and automatic
updates when the points value changes
On-Alarm: Get the current alarm state of the point and automatic
updates when the points alarm state changes
Timed: Receive the current point value periodically

Login API
With the Login API, you can develop and implement your own login dialog to
CIMPLICITY HMI. While HMI provides security through a standard login dialog,
high-security applications may require more advanced user ID and password
verification dialogs. You can create login dialogs with the flexibility, style and
security you require, then execute them from CimView or from scripts within
the Basic Control Engine.

Alarm Management APIs


There are three Alarm Management APIs
that provide an open interface to
CIMPLICITY HMIs runtime alarm system:
Alarm Management
Alarm Interested Process
Alarm Viewer API
The Alarm Management API lets
you generate custom application alarms
that are independent of point-based
alarms. With this interface, you can
generate, update and clear alarms.
This API also offers an Alarm Manager
extension for coupling alarm
management systems among
third-party packages. For example,
you can incorporate time-critical alarms
from a turbine control system.
The Alarm Interested Process API
extension lets you develop extended
alarming functions and generate special
application alarms. With it, you can set
your application to be notified of all
new alarms and changes to alarm states.
The Alarm Viewer API extension
lets you develop an alarm viewer
similar to CIMPLICITY, but customized
to your own needs.

Advantage
Sometimes you need
to tailor alarms to fit the
users application needs.
CIMPLICITY offers a
toolkit that gives you the
flexibility you need.

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Advantages
Saves money on
application integration by
providing a simple
plug-and-play interface
for multiple vendors
Open systems approach
provides easy, open
integration of third-party
devices and software.

OPC

Pager

Integrating CIMPLICITY HMI with your other


software applications

Put process information in the palm of your hand

Building on the strength of the Microsoft operating systems and OLE (Object
Linking and Embedding), OPC is a new standard that provides interoperability
among control applications, devices and business applications.
OPC allows you to integrate CIMPLICITY HMI with your other systems. There
are two components:
OPC Client capabilities allow for easy integration of third-party device
communication drivers.
OPC Server provides the same open integration capabilities to third-party
software packages.

Frees you to select


vendors who provide
best-of-class solutions;
youre no longer captive
to a single vendor with
a proprietary product.

CIMPLICITY Pager lets you easily integrate your CIMPLICITY HMI alarms with
standard external paging systems based on IXO and TAP protocols including
Sky-Tel and local city paging.
Built on Netcons FirstPAGE technology, CIMPLICITY Pager is ideal for operators
who must move freely around the facility. It can page you when a critical process is
trending out of spec, update you on current production counts and conditions,
and tell you when a process has shut down.

CIMPLICITY Pager
keeps you connected to
your process, so you can
address problems fast.

Features
Dynamic online configuration
of users and paging numbers
Ability to enable/disable users
from receiving pages
Escalating pages linked to alarm
states and other conditions

Performs better and faster


than DDE

Filters pages based on CIMPLICITY


resources, alarm classes or alarm IDs

The CIMPLICITY OPC Server


offers an open systems
approach to integrating
CIMPLICITY HMI with
your other software
applications, including:
Historian
Batch
Quality management
Scheduling
Expert system

What do I purchase?
The CIMPLICITY OPC Client is included with all CIMPLICITY Servers. The
CIMPLICITY OPC Client is linked to OPC Servers for communications to I/O
devices that are purchased separately from the device hardware vendors. The
CIMPLICITY OPC Server is a purchased option. It allows CIMPLICITY point
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CIMPLICITY Basic Control Engine


interface lets you automatically send
pages, change a users pager number
or disable a page
Supports external pagers through
modems
Customizable pager messages
Configuration templates allow
fast setups
Supports distribution lists

What Do I Purchase?
Youll need a CIMPLICITY Pager for each HMI server supplying alarms.
CIMPLICITY Pager supports external pagers through modems, and its client/server
architecture lets you centralize pages from a single node. Whats more, if you purchase CIMPLICITY services and support, you can connect CIMPLICTY Pager to
in-house paging systems.

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Recipes
The fast and affordable way to design
and manage recipes
Advantages
Significantly reduces the
cost and time to design
and manage recipes
Intuitive interface is
easy to use
Flexible design allows you
to group similar recipes
Recipes can span
multiple programmable
devices and different
brands of devices.
Manual and automatic
upload and download
of recipes

The CIMPLICITY Recipes option lets you create, maintain, upload and download
recipes (a group of set points) to your production processes. Powerful, yet flexible and
easy to use, it significantly reduces your cost and time to design and manage recipes.
CIMPLICITY Recipes lets you maintain device-independent recipes, sending
a common set of parameter values to the equipment of your choicetheres no need
to maintain separate recipes for each piece of equipment. This configuration process
saves you hours of setup and ongoing maintenance of your recipes.
Recipes are easily downloaded through CimView and are designed and
maintained through a Windows-based interface. CIMPLICITY Recipes fulfills batch
and discrete part processing requirements. It performs manual as well as automatic
uploads and downloads of recipes based on system events.

Recipes Configuration Interface


CIMPLICITY Recipes lets you:
Create and manage recipe parameters, recipes and maps in a spreadsheet format
Import and export recipe groups to/from CSV format files
Archive recipe groups
Automatically compare recipe groups to accommodate changes in the groups
structure and layout
Recipe Objects in CimView
Recipe objects can also be embedded in CimView screens using OLE Controls.
With these objects, you can:
Manually upload recipes
Manually review/modify parameters, then download recipes

Recipe comparisons
Automatic reconciliation
of recipe groups
Import/export of recipes
to CSV files

How It Works
Recipe configurations are maintained
in recipe groups. Presented in a table
format, a recipe group contains all the
information required to produce a
product. The example below shows
a recipe group for bread, with recipes
for white, raisin and rye bread. These
recipes are stored in one recipe group,
because they have similar ingredients

and processes. At runtime, you can


download a recipe by specifying the
recipe group, recipe and map. With
a click of the mouse, you can specify
the kind of bread you want to make
and which production line should make
it. This flexibility helps you better manage
and control your production processes.

Basic Control Engine Interface for Recipes


Using extensions to the Basic Control Engine, Recipes provides a Scripting
interface that lets you automatically upload and download recipes based on
system events, such as point changes from a shop floor device

Parameters list the ingredients used


to make bread, along with process
parameters such as temperature,
mix time and bake time.

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Features

Units are associated


with the parameters.

Recipes contain the


actual values to be
downloaded for
bread production.

Maps specify the points to where the values will be


downloaded. Maps do not have to be contiguous
areas of memory, and they can span several PLCs.
However, downloading to contiguous areas of
memory provides the best performance. They can
also specify virtual pointsthose which are used
at the system level but do not exist in any device.

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Report Manager
A simple and unique solution to your
basic reporting needs
Report Manager makes it easy to generate basic process-related reports. Its unique,
because it works without a database. You simply preconfigure the reports you want
produced based on a timed or event basis and Report Manager will run in the
background, collecting and formatting the data for your reports.

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A built-in scheduler allows unattended background reporting. It executes periodic,


daily, weekly, monthly and yearly reports. It also monitors events and can trigger
a report based on an event.
Report Manager maintains its own historical database within the reports being
generated. For example, minimum, maximum, average, standard deviation and
total values are stored as reports are generated.
The Report Designer features an integrated point browser that displays
CIMPLICITY points for quick and easy inclusion.

Easy To Design
Design your report template
in a matter of minutes using
intuitive point and click
features. Before final
installation, you can test
reports in accelerated time
mode to verify your design.
Easy To Execute
Produce your report either
from the Scheduler or from
CIMPLICITY HMI. The
Scheduler executes your
report template periodically
for instance, hourlyor
based on an event, such
as an alarm. It also monitors
process conditions and
prevents unnecessary
reports from being produced.
Reports are automatically
archived and printed.

Features

Report sectioning an easier way to create complex reports.


Calculations can be performed within the report.
Track time between events for downtime reporting.
The Integrated Report Viewer gives you quick access to archived report files.
Reports can be compared easily inside the Viewer.
Values can be entered after the report has been generated values such as
laboratory data or I/O values that were off-line when the report was made.
Report files are stored in ASCII text files for easy access by any
third-party package.

What Do I Purchase?

Easy To View
Retrieve your electronically
stored reports using simple
queries. The Viewer allows quick,
convenient access to any report,
anytime. You can even display
multiple reports simultaneously
for accurate comparison.
And your reports are accessible
via email, fax, LANs and WANs.

Report Manager has two componentsthe Report Manager


Suite and the Integrated Report Viewer. To generate reports
from your HMI Servers, purchase the Report Manager Suite.
It lets you configure your reports, gathers the requested data
from CIMPLICITY HMI, and places the data into the
reports. It also includes the Integrated Report Viewer,
which displays your reports.
To simply call up and review reports generated by the
Report Manager Suite, purchase the Integrated Report Viewer
for your HMI Viewers or HMI Servers.
Because Report Manager does not operate off of a database,
it does not support ad hoc queries. If you require these,
a better approach would be CIMPLICITY Data Logging to a
Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access or an Oracle database.

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Redundancy
Increase availability for mission critical systems

Advantages

Cable Redundancy
CIMPLICITY supports the use of dual Ethernet networks to connect CIMPLICITY
servers and viewers. Information is transmitted on both networks simultaneously
so messages wont be lost if a failure occurs.

CIMPLICITY Redundancy assures that your system will continue to operate in the
event of a hardware failure. CIMPLICITY supports redundancy at several levels to
minimize the effect of any failure.

Easy to implement
Minimizes loss of
system functionality
Points and alarms are
synchronized on
redundant servers.
Maintains security without
forcing additional logons
Minimizes load on your
data acquisition network
Both the primary and the
redundant server log data
to independent databases,
assuring a complete
record of historical data.
Automatic failover
of server node and
viewer nodes

PLC Redundancy

Server Redundancy
CIMPLICITY projects can be configured so that a secondary system is ready to
take over operations automatically should the primary system fail. It provides
an automatic switchover from your primary system to a backup, in the event of
a hardware failure. All main HMI functions are transferred during the failure,
so critical data acquisition, alarming, logging and security operations continue.
During normal operation, the primary system collects data from your devices
and updates the secondary system. This reduces the data collection load on the
devices, improving response time. In the event of a failure, the secondary system
automatically begins collecting data from the devices, assuring alarm states and
point values are accurate.
Database logging occurs on both
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systems. So, if the primary system fails,
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CIMPLICITY supports redundant PLC configurations and will switch between PLCs
when one fails or takes over control operations.

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and continues to log data. Previously
logged data is still fully accessible.
Once the primary system is restored,
utility functions help you
resynchronize the databases.
CIMPLICITY Viewers connected
to a Redundant system will also
automatically switch from the primary
to the secondary server. The switch is
virtually transparent as new values are
provided by the secondary system.
Alarms notify you of the primary
systems failure, so you can take
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CIMPLICITY HMI Servers for
Windows NT, and they must have
the same I/O count sizes. A pair can
be a combination of a development
and a runtime system. Youll need to
purchase the Redundancy option for
each pair of Servers.
Cable Redundancy is included
as part of CIMPLICITY Redundancy.
PLC Redundancy support is
included with GE Fanuc Series 90
TCP/IP protocol and with other select
communications drivers.
The Redundant Servers can support
the Viewers. You dont have to purchase
Redundancy for the Viewer, since only
Servers are set up as redundant nodes.
If you need redundancy protection for
a Viewer, simply purchase two Viewers.

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SPC (Statistical Process Control)


Everything you need to improve product quality,
cycle times and delivery
Advantages
Eliminates paper data
collection, saving time
and effort
Automated data collection
prevents data entry errors.
Automatic, continuous
monitoring of data and
alarm generation helps
identify potential
quality problems.
Automated data collection
of experimental and new
process data helps you
pursue continuous
improvement goals.
PLCs and CIMPLICITY
software allow you to
control, as well as monitor,
a process automatically.
Helps you establish
a world-class quality
program for increased
customer satisfaction

CIMPLICITY SPC provides all the tools you need for data measurement and
analysis, as well as process improvement and quality control.
With CIMPLICITY HMI, you can collect data automatically from process sensors
or manually through keyboard input, touch screen displays, bar code scanners or
other means. Once the data is collected, SPCs industry-standard statistical tools
help you analyze and transform it into useful information.
CIMPLICITY HMI works with SPC to collect, analyze and, through alarms,
warn you of potential quality problems around the clock. The automation of
measurement and analysis gives you more time to look for ways to improve your
quality program. CIMPLICITY HMI and SPC also help you control quality by
letting you monitor the changes youve made and verify the results.

Centralized Configuration
CIMPLICITY SPC also offers centralized configuration. This time-saving feature
makes it easy to configure and maintain all of the quality characteristics and specification limits for your processes. Any change in control limits will be reflected in all
systems on the network.

Identify issues and correct


before quality is effected

CIMPLICITY SPC Charts


Based on Microsoft design standards, CIMPLICITY SPC charts are designed as
ActiveX control objects, so you can easily add them to your CimView screens. The
integration of alarms, graphics, trending and SPC on the same screen gives you the
power and flexibility to analyze your processes accurately.

Provide data and analysis


for an effective six sigma
quality program

CIMPLICITY SPC Tools


CIMPLICITY SPC provides SPC analysis tools
that include the following types of charts and
printed reports:
X Bar R
X Bar S
X Individual
Histogram
Pareto

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SPC Benefits:

Histogram Chart

X Bar Chart
CIMPLICITY SPC analysis occurs
continuously, as new data is collected.
For X bar R, X bar S, and X individual charts,
the collected data is processed and
checked against the control limits.

Pareto Charts
Analyze the various defects reported
and sort them into a chart showing the
top ten quality problems. This graphical
depiction quickly shows you which
areas you should address first for
the largest overall impact on quality.

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System Sentry
A
revolutionary tool for monitoring
your computer system
A revolutionary new
management tool.
System Sentry assures
your systems smooth
operation. It monitors your
CIMPLICITY processes and
key operating system and
network parameters to
help you diagnose
problems quickly.

CIMPLICITY System Sentry helps you keep your system running by constantly
providing real-time information about the health of your computers and
applications. It immediately alerts you to problem conditions and gives you
the tools to pinpoint the cause, so you can respond quickly.
System Sentry monitors any computer running the Windows NT operating
system. It can monitor one computer or an entire network of Windows NT systems.
It lets you benchmark current system performance, so you can clearly differentiate
normal operation from problem states.
As your system evolves and grows, System Sentry can measure the impact on
system performance.

System Sentry monitors and records CIMPLICITY parameters and statistics


like alarm frequency, device communications, data collection and throughput,
interprocess communications, data logging, point management and user registration.
In addition, it monitors critical operating system and network information, such as
CPU performance, disk space, memory consumption and process time, to give you
a complete and current status of your systems health. You can also set an alarm for
any of these parameters.

Advantages
Exclusive CIMPLICITY
feature
Provides tools to benchmark and analyze
system performance
Real-time performance
monitoring
Integrated with CIMPLICITY
Alarms and Pager
Monitors distributed
architecture
Report or trend
system data
View remotely
using WebView

What do I purchase?
System Sentry installs on a CIMPLICITY Server node in your system. It works with
Windows NT-based systems only. You can purchase it with a 1, 5 or 10-node connection, with the additional node connections allowing you to monitor the status of other
Windows NT nodes in your system. To monitor more than 10 nodes, simply purchase
additional System Sentries for the number of nodes you want to monitor.

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C I M P L I C I T Y I R/ OU N CN OI NM GM UHNE I AC DA T

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CIMPLICITY I/O Communications


The power to integrate your manufacturing systems

Advanced Features
Unsolicited Data is
supported and received
from PLCs over
industrial networks.
Communications Statistics
are provided so you
understand how your
system is functioning.
Configurable Data Polling
Rates: CIMPLICITY data
acquisition functions
are flexible. You can
configure different polling
rates for points from the
same device.
Triggered Data
Acquisition: CIMPLICITY
supports reading data
based on event triggers.
Analog Deadband is
supported to preserve
system resources by
filtering out insignificant
changes in data.

Multiple Protocols can be


used on a single system.

CIMPLICITY communicates to hundreds of devices through its library of I/O


Communications software and open interfaces. With drivers for every major
PLC and support for industrial communications standards, CIMPLICITY is easy
to integrate with your manufacturing systems.

Following is a sample of the devices that CIMPLICITY can communicate with. Check our
Web site for a full listing.

Manufacturer Device

Protocol

Manufacturer Device

Protocol

ABB

MOD30,
MODCELL

XMODBUS

Aromat

FP Series

Aromat Computer
Link

DPU,
IMPRS,
MDAR,
MMCO

Serial to Tasnet NIM

ASI

Controllers

Serial

Robust
Data integrity CIMPLICITY I/O communications provide high-speed, consistent
and accurate information about your process. Alarms are generated as soon as a
communications failure is detected, and all graphic displays immediately reflect
the communications loss. Its not necessary to build data integrity into your
applications CIMPLICITY handles it automatically.

Serial
Ethernet

Procontic
CS31

Arcnet

ACS600,
DCS600,
ACS1000
Drives
Addi-Data
Allen-Bradley

(page 32) is a C language toolkit for developing communications


software. Communications modules created with the toolkit integrate
seamlessly with CIMPLICITY run-time and configuration functions.
Descarte Systems Omniserver: a configurable data server suitable for
developing a wide variety of protocols. Protocols are developed
without any programming by specifying the protocol details through
a series of interactive dialogs. Omniserver exchanges data with
CIMPLICITY through either DDE or OPC communications.
Use the device communications toolkit for high performance applications.
Use Omniserver for simpler devices like weigh scales.

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Advant
Masterpiece

SPA BUS

All CIMPLICITY Servers include OPC and DDE client capabilities that make it easy
to integrate with third party OPC or DDE Servers (see pages 28 and 34).

Device Communications Toolkit: included in the integrators toolkit

Baker

Advant

Open

CIMPLICITY provides two toolkits for developing new I/O communications software:

BACnet

DDCS Network

Digital/Analog Digital/Analog
PC Boards
PC Boards
SLC-5/04
PLC-5

Data Highway
Plus (KTX)

SLC-5/04
SLC-5/05
PLC-5, 3, 2
PLC/5-250

Ethernet

SLC-5/04
PLC-5, 3, 2
PLC-5/250

Data Highway Plus


(KT)

SLC-50/x
PLC-5

RS-232

2750-AS

ARCNET,
Ethernet
CAC 8510
RTU

Serial

Barber Colman MACO 8000 RS-232


MACO 4000 RS-485
MACO 5000
MACO 6000
Advantage EZ
Baslar

BEI-DFPR

Beckwith

M-2001

Tasnet NIM

Bitronics

MTWIE1

Tasnet NIM

Bristol Babcock RTU

Tasnet NIM

BSAP
OPEN BSI
OPEN
ENTERPRISE

CANOpen

CANOpen

Conitel

2020, 3000, Tasnet NIM


2100H, C-300

Contrex

CX1000

Control Data
Corp.

Type I, Type II Tasnet NIM

Cooper

CL4C, CL-5A Tasnet NIM

Binary Link

Cutler Hammer D/50, D/300

Serial

RS-232

Daniels

Flow Meters

Serial

PLC-5C

ControlNet

DeviceNet

Open

DeviceNet

PLC-5,
PLC/5-250

Ethernet

Elsag Bailey

Net 90
Infi-90

RS-232

SLC-5/0x

RS-232 via Dial-out


and Radio Modems

Net 90

Tasnet NIM

SLC-5/04
PLC-5, 3, 2
PLC-5/250

DH+

Analog Devices 6B Series

Serial

April

PLC

JBUS

1000 Series

Ethernet

Freelance 2000
Endres Hauser Memolog

Serial

Enron

Serial

PLC

Echelon

LonWork

Eurotherm

Drives

Event

Gello

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Manufacturer Device

Protocol

Manufacturer Device

Protocol

Manufacturer Device

Protocol

Manufacturer Device

Protocol

Honeywell

Ethernet

Omron

CV-Series

TCP/IP

Siemens

S5

3964,3964R

C-Series
CV-Series

Host Link

S5

AS511

S5

Sinec H1

C-Series
CV-Series
Alpha

Sysmac Link

S5, S7

Profibus FMS

S5

Profibus DP

Open

Open

Interbus-S

S7-300/400

Profibus MPI

Open

Open

Serial, Ethernet

S7-200

Profibus PPI

Open

Open

Serial

S5

Sinec L2/S5

Open

Marquee

Serial

Simacs
Deltamacs

Deltamacs
Network

Drives

RS-232/485

Festo

PLC
405 Series

Serial

Fieldbus

Open

Fieldbus

Fisher-Rosemont ROC364,
ROC312
ROC407

SDS

RS-232

TotalPlant

Delta-V
Provox

Interbus-S

Open

Interbus-S

Intermec

A2A, A3U,
A4U

TCP/IP

Axs4
Univox
MicroProvox
DDP, DFM,
DLP
FloPro
Foxboro

GE

GE Fanuc

GEC

Gensym

Serial

Bar Code
Reader

Tasnet NIM

Bar Code
Printer

FloNet

IDEC

Computer Link

I/A Series

TCP/IP

760 series

Serial

Kloeckner-Moeller

3720
Power Meter

Serial

Koyo

DDP, DFM,
DLP

Tasnet NIM

Series 90
Series 90
Series 90 Micro

DL Series

DirectNet

SG, SL,
DL Series

K Sequence

SNP-X via dial-out


modems

LONWorks

Series 90
Series Six
Series Five

CCM-2

Magnetek

VersaMax

SNP

KCEG140,
KVAR,
LFCB102

Tasnet NIM

G2

Via @aGlance

Mitsubishi

Modicon

GPD 515
Drives

Siemens
APOGEE
Landis Division System

Ethernet

Opto-22

Opto-22
Controllers

AC37, Arcnet,
Ethernet, Serial

Square/D

SY/Max

SY/Net

Optomux

RS-422

Tasnet

Various

Serial to Network

Brain Board

RS-422

PC 20

Serial

Phoenix
PLC Direct

984, 884,
384, 584,
184, M84
Quantum

Modbus RTU

Hitachi

S10 Series

Serial

Hewlett Packard 3396 Integrator Serial

Quantum

DL230/240
DL330/340
DL430/440

Modbus Plus

TCP/IP
Modbus RTU Slave

TDC-2000

Data Hiway via


PCNM

Modbus RTU/ASCII
TCP/IP
Local Instrument
Motorola

Moscad

National

Fieldpoint
E Series DAQ

EthWay
FIPWAY
Toshiba

T-Series,
EX-Series

Serial

Total Control

Marquee

RS-232

K Sequence

Toyoda

Toyopuc

Ethernet

DP Master, PPI, FMS

TRW

9550

Tasnet NIM

DP Slave

UTICOR

Marquee

RS-232

DP

Valmet

Series 3,
Series 5

Tasnet NIM

Westinghouse

PC700/900

Serial

DirectNET

Redac

70H

Tasnet NIM

Reliance

Automax

Ethernet

SAIA

Serial
APACS

Uni-Telway

PC Link

IPC 620

Moore

Telemecanique

Interbus-S

Profibus

SerialPart No:
RS-232, and
FX NET RS-485

Tasnet NIM

Serial

Fieldbus

Serial

A-Series
FX, FX0,
FX0n, FX2C

RTU
RTU 5000

DRP3000
UDC3000
UDC5000

Open

Batibus

Harris

Local Control
Network

Open

LONWorks

Merlin Gerin

PLC

TDC-3000

DeviceNet

Landis & Staefa Apogee System Ethernet

Series 90

Siemens

Open

Philips

Landis & Gyr Gyr-8979RTU, Tasnet NIM


MPS-9000

CANOpen

Open

SucomA

984, 884,
384, 584,
184, M84
Quantum

Honeywell

Open

JohnsonControls DX9100
N2
Unitary Ctrls.

Giddings
& Lewis

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S9000E
620LC,
IPC620

Serial

SBUS

Sartorious

Weighing

Serial

SATT Control

PLC

SattBus Network

Schlumberger

Meters

Tasnet NIM

SECS II

Open

Serial

Seriplex

Seriplex I/O

Seriplex Bus

Sharp

PLC

TCP/IP

Siemens/TI

TI-505/525

Serial RS-232

TI-5x5

TI Direct Serial RS-232

TI-545

Ethernet H1

TI-5x5

TCP/IP

TI-5x5

TIWAY Host
Adapter via RS-232

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CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC


Powerful Windows-based software for improved
productivity of your machining and plant operations
Advantages
Open system enables
you to fully integrate
your machining
applications with the
manufacturing enterprise.
TCP/IP networking
lets you link together
machining applications
and develop facility
monitoring applications.
Point-and-click graphical
development tools help
you create easy-to-use
displays that incorporate
manufacturing documents
such as CAD drawings.
Supports Microsoft OLE
standards and is an
ActiveX container, so you
can incorporate reusable
objects from your library
or from software vendors
Embedded Visual
Basic-style language lets
you integrate external
database applications
or implement automated
operation sequences.
Paging and Internet
product options make
important information
available to you
anytime, anywhere.

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CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC combines the advanced features of CIMPLICITY HMI
and our Open CNC products. It offers superior operator interfaces, comprehensive
production monitoring and reporting, simplified data acquisition and highly efficient
cell control.

Graphical Operator Interface


CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC simplifies
your machine operation by letting you
create a graphical interface that is easy
to learn and use. You can create startup
instructions that guide operators
through all the necessary steps and
color graphics, such as CAD drawings,
manufacturing instructions and video clips. Plus, it simplifies common tasks like
setting tool offsets and managing or editing part programs.
CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC runs on standard PC hardware and uses Microsoft
OLE and ActiveX technologies for increased functionality. Select a CIMPLICITY
Display Station or the integrated PCs of our i-Series CNCs for an ergonomic,
panel-mounted interface.

Data Acquisition
CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC collects probe data directly from the CNC using
Ethernet or High Speed Serial Bus (HSSB) interfaces. And with its ability to connect
to hundreds of PLCs and I/O devices, it easily integrates with auxiliary systems,
gauging devices and vision systems.
All data can be displayed directly or logged to standard databases like Microsoft
Access or SQL Server. This simplifies report creation. You can also analyze and
display this data in charts or reports with the CIMPLICITY SPC option.

For more information, call


GE Fanuc Automation and
request our CIMPLICITY
HMI for CNC brochure.
For assistance in the design

Cell Control
CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC has been a key component in automated cell control
applications. It lets you integrate barcode readers, palette and motion controls, and
other automation equipment into your application. Tool use can be monitored with
timer and counter functions that alert you when its time to replace a tool.
CIMPLICITYs Basic Control Engine offers Visual Basic-style programming,
so you can develop the high-level logic required to implement machining cells. For
example, Basic scripts can be used to automatically identify and download part
programs based on product identification with a barcode scan. With over 600 standard
functions, plus special Visual Basic extensions to interface with the CIMPLICITY
real-time Basic Control Engine, cell control is more affordable for machine tool builders.

and development of
CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC
applications, call your
sales representative.

Plant Management
CIMPLICITY HMI for CNC provides seamless integration with plant networks for
easier part program management. Files can be downloaded from networked
systems, as well as backed up. Centralized programs make it easier to control
changes and revisions and ensure that the right program is used for production.
With CIMPLICITYs plant management reporting functions, supervisors can
measure plant productivity by tracking machine utilization, downtime causes and
production results. And because CIMPLICITY is an open system, its easy to create
reports or integrate CIMPLICITY data with other manufacturing systems and databases.
CIMPLICITY HMI delivers real-time production and quality data at the local
machine or throughout the enterprise over TCP/IP networks. Maintenance or
supervisory personnel are alerted to process alarms through standard numeric
or alphanumeric paging systems. And access to production or diagnostic data
is available over the Internet or through dial-in connections.

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A fast and easy way to access your system
over the internet
Advantages
Easy expansion of
your user base
Location independence
Lowers administration
costs
No need to create
new screens
WebView and
WebGateway support
multiple users

With the CIMPLICITY FactoryWeb product options, WebView and WebGateway,


users can view CIMPLICITY information in standard Microsoft Internet Explorer
or Netscape Web browsers. CIMPLICITYs security is used to control access to
screens and limit the users ability to set points. No CIMPLICITY software is
required on the users systemonly a browser is needed.

WebView
WebView is a fast, easy and cost-effective way to send CIMPLICITY information
to users over the Internet or Intranet. CIMPLICITY screens are transmitted from
the CIMPLICITY Server directly into the Internet browser, so users can view
CIMPLICITY screens.

WebView or Standard Viewer?


WebView is ideal for a group of casual CIMPLICITY users. Shared licensing
allows a user to connect to the Server and view data. When they are finished,
the WebView license is freed up for the next person. This especially benefits users
in plant management, finance or engineering, who must access process data to
make their decisions.
For dedicated operators who depend on CIMPLICITY for running and interacting
with the process, GE Fanuc recommends the standard CIMPLICITY Viewers.

WebGateway
CIMPLICITY WebGateway also lets you access your CIMPLICITY HMI data from
your office, home, hotel or anywhere in the world, via the Internet.
WebGateway lets you create HTML-format web documents containing
textual CIMPLICITY data values. You can also include graphical representations
of your process as bitmaps or dynamic ActiveX controls to enhance your screens.
When dialing in from a remote location, you can view your process status
and perform set points.

WebView or WebGateway?
With WebGateway, you create web pages (HTML documents) that can contain
point information as text. WebGateway is a very efficient and economical way to
share CIMPLICITY point information, such as production counts or process data,
with a large group of users.
With WebView, theres no need to create HTML documents. It uses the graphics
of your existing CimView screens and sends them to the web browser. If you need
to share more detailed information, such as alarms or process graphics,
we recommend WebView.

Advantages
Excellent remote
monitoring capabilities
Integration of facility
information to the desktop
Exceptional valueconcurrent user pricing
(you pay per active
connects, not all nodes)

Licensing
WebView provides shared licensing. Licenses are loaded on the CIMPLICITY Server.
When a WebView user accesses the system, they occupy a license. When they log
off, the license is freed up for the next user to access. WebGateway is provided with
an unlimited user access license.

Support Services
GE Fanuc offers a wide range of expert application engineering services to help
you design, install and implement a CIMPLICITY FactoryWeb Internet system. From
equipment selection to writing web documents, GE Fanuc can be there every step of
the way. Contact your CIMPLICITY distributor or local GE Fanuc sales
engineer for more information.

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Advantages
Wireless for
maximum mobility
Quick access to critical
information; mobile users
can easily connect and
view or enter process
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CIMPLICITY ERP Connect

Unprecedented mobile access to your CIMPLICITY system

Integration with ERP systems for maximum ROI

Combining the latest wireless Ethernet and Windows CE technology, PocketView


provides a fast and convenient way for users such as maintenance personnel,
delivery people, quality technicians and data entry people to access your system.
You get a bundled hardware and software solution containing a handheld computer,
with a PocketView license to be installed on a CIMPLICITY Server. GE Fanuc can
provide antenna services to assist you in the deployment of the wireless Ethernet
for larger scale systems.

CIMPLICITYs ERP Connect is a bi-directional interface between CIMPLICITY HMI


and integration software that provides connectivity to leading ERP applications.
From the plant-floor data that is fed directly into your ERP system to the powerful
integration technology that links your important business systems together,
CIMPLICITY ERP Connect provides the information your management needs
to make better business decisions.

No new screen creation


needed; existing
CIMPLICITY screens are
sent to PocketView with
no alterations required.

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Features
Exchange information with leading
enterprise applications including
SAPs R/3 through RFC and PP-PI
interfaces, both BAPI certified by SAP.
Set and retrieve single or multi-point
device data from the controller or
enterprise system.
Upload plant-floor data including
real-time or historical data.
Receive downloaded information from
the enterprise system, such as
production orders and recipes.

CIMPLICITY HMI can interface with over 100 popular vertical applications
and databases used in manufacturing. The Interfaces are easily configured with
drag-and-drop methodology, and no programming or special coding is required
to integrate the system. You can construct interfaces between CIMPLICITY and
an enterprise system in a matter of hours.

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CIMPLICITY ERP Connect provides a robust interface to SAPs R/3 directly through
Remote Function Calls (RFCs) and the PP-PI Module (Production Planning - Process
Interface). The PP-PI interface is based on the SAP PI-PCS interface specification
standard and utilizes RFCs for communication with R/3. This interface can request
and receive recipes, messages, and send messages back to PP-PI. The interface also
automatically converts information in the proper table structures required for process
messages. The PP-PI interface is also BAPI Certified by SAP.

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A better way to monitor and manage your


manufacturing process
CIMPLICITY Tracker
lets you:
Monitor and manage your
production flow
Dynamically collect and
store data associated with
your product
Determine the location
of all tracked products
and display data about
each item
Provide control
commands to production
equipment to process
and route materials

CIMPLICITY Tracker helps you raise productivity and cut costs by monitoring the
progress of each serialized and non-serialized item that moves through your
production or packaging process. You get the detailed, continuous information you
need to optimize your manufacturing process, while managing inventory levels and
locations, scheduling resources and routing materials much more effectively.

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CIMPLICITY is a key enabler in our integrated infrastructure.


We can better manage work-in-process inventory, find critical
jobs on the production floor, meet production schedules, improve
utilization of manufacturing resources and collect and manage
production critical data.
Randy Fowler

Support inspection and


rework processes, as well
as production, assembly
and packaging operations

MIS Operations Leader


Saturn Corporation

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Adaptable for Thousands of Applications


CIMPLICITY Tracker accommodates a variety of production flow adjustments, from
minor modifications to major system redesign. Trackers automation of tracking and
routing can significantly increase the return on your existing equipment by:
Automatically sending defective materials to a rework area and scrapped
materials to a recycling area

Manage Your Work in Progress

Grouping batches of products to be painted the same color; this improves


efficiency, reduces set up and eliminates rework

CIMPLICITY Tracker works with a variety of production processes, making it


easy for you to implement and operate a comprehensive work-in-progress tracking
system. CIMPLICITY Tracker:

Monitoring carriers that are due for adjustment or inspection and automatically
routing carriers in need of additional work to a repair center.

Collects data from many automated sensors and readers, including bar codes,
RF-tags and mechanical tag systems

Development and Implementation Support Services

Provides graphic screens to display tracking paths and item information,


and reflect process control commands

Experienced GE Fanuc engineers can help you develop and implement strategies
that apply Tracker information to optimize manufacturing flow. We can work
with you to:

Maintains detailed data for all jobs in the system, including content, status,
location and production process counts

Define system architectures

Keeps cycle counts, repair information and carrier status online. It accommodates
different types of carriers within a system, allowing you to track products even
when the manufacturing process transforms them

Define, document and implement the tracking model


Define and implement new control scripts
Perform on-site installation and startup assistance
Determine the selection and placement of sensor devices
Provide project and program management
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CIMPLICITY Batch Management System


Leading Modular Batch Automation

OpenBatch lets you:


Create and manage
master recipes
Execute recipes
automatically
Collect detailed electronic
batch record data about
your process and
generate detailed reports
Exchange batch and
recipe information
with corporate
information systems
Simulate your entire
batch process

As the market-leading ISA-S88.01 compliant software application for modular batch


automation, the CIMPLICITY Batch Management System with OpenBatch provides
everything you need for simple unit-level operations or highly complex,
multi-structured tasks in a network environment. CIMPLICITY helps you define
the procedures, process stages, operations and actions to create a given set of material,
such as paints, cosmetics, cake mixes, or aspirin.

ISA-S88.01 Batch Standard


OpenBatch is based on modular batch automation principles developed by the
ISA-S88 committee. By separating the procedural aspects of a batch process from
its physical aspects, modular batch automation offers unprecedented power,
flexibility and ease of use. With OpenBatch, you can create new recipes and modify
existing ones at the click of a mouse. In addition to ISA-S88.01 compliance,
OpenBatch is consistent with NAMUR batch control standards.

OpenBatch enhances
the performance of
batch manufacturing
in any process
industry, including:
Specialty Chemicals
Pharmaceuticals
Biotechnology

OpenBatch A Full-Featured
Software Architecture

Food & Beverage


Consumer Goods

With OpenBatch, you can configure


physical and procedural models,
execute recipes using a variety of
process-connected devices, and
integrate control actions with a
diverse selection of software.
An OpenBatch system consists of:

Petrochemicals
Pulp & Paper
Metals & Mining

Equipment Editor for specifying


physical equipment
Recipe Editor for specifying
procedural strategy
View for communicating with
the OpenBatch server
Server for executing recipes and
coordinating communications
Simulator for testing recipes against
equipment specifications
Archiver for translating
real-time batch data to any
ODBC-compliant database

OpenBatch has been designed from the ground up as an


open solution. Incorporating the most current Microsoft,
ActiveX and COM technologies, OpenBatch integrates
seamlessly with a wide variety of software applications
and can be used to control multiple types of PLCs, DCSs
and PC-based controllers within one process.

Report Editor for creating and


customizing detailed reports
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CIMPLICITY Power
Management Control System (PMCS)
A powerful tool to monitor your power quality
and consumption
With CIMPLICITY
PMCS you can:
Discover cost savings with
a cost-allocation module
that fully supports Real
Time Pricing rate analysis
Evaluate the quality
of your power and test
for potentially
destructive harmonics
Determine your true load
capacities by generating
a real-time trend report
Pinpoint problems with
event logger tool that
automatically captures
and sorts device events
and alarms and sorts data
to identify phase unbalance,
phase loss, overvoltage,
and other issues
Reduce downtime with
annunciator tool that lets
you visualize system and
alarm status at a glance

Tracking and controlling facility power from a desktop computer is easy with
CIMPLICITY Power Management Control System (PMCS) software. A click of the
mouse opens a power-distribution-profile window, showing real-time trends, events,
alarms, waveforms and usage patterns information to help you improve quality,
reliability and prevent peak demand surcharges. For small industrials, hospitals,
universities and large manufacturers, this customizable, open-design solution fits
todays facilities-and can expand for tomorrows.

Evaluating the quality of your power


Included in CIMPLICITY PMCS software is a diagnostics waveform capture tool
that records and graphically overlays waveforms to help you determine the source
and magnitude of harmonic distortions. This feature can be used to:
Test for harmonics that cause frequent overheating of motors, circuit breaker
tripping, fuse blowing, and capacitor failures
Identify negative effects of non-linear, harmonic-generating loads such as
variable speed motor drives, uninterruptible power supplies or fluorescent lighting
ballasts for corrective action

Determining your true power capacity


To help you evaluate actual load capacities, the PMCS facility planning tool generates
real-time trend reports. This capability can be used to:
Perform load studies to discover how close you are to maximum load
capacities needed information when considering facility upgrades or expansion
Determine if new or additional equipment is required, or if production can
be increased with existing resources

Pinpointing the source of trouble and reducing downtime


Pinpointing problems is easily done with the PMCS event logger tool. It records
events and alarms by device, event and time, then lets you sort them to help
you discover the root cause. This feature makes it easy to:
Perform facility-wide analysis for determining the location and nature
of power-related trouble
Troubleshoot phase unbalance, phase loss and overvoltage problems
Provide proof to the utility of any corrective action they may need to take
Maintain a continuous power-quality audit

Discovering power-usage patterns and cost savings


Discover cost savings with the PMCS cost-allocation module that fully supports
Real Time Pricing by allowing a comprehensive rate analysis. This feature
makes it possible to:
Create a usage history and billing record for a single device, cost center or facility
Perform what-if cost-projection scenarios to quickly see the revenue and profit
impacts of different parameters, such as:
shifting from one rate schedule to another
switching utility suppliers
moving usage into off-peak periods
aggregating individual billing accounts

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Pentium Processors
64 MB of Ram
2 Gig Hard Drive (minimum)
ISA & PCI Expansion Slots
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CIMPLICITY Services

Operator interfaces that combine CIMPLICITY software


with industrial computers

Your complete resource for service and support

Combining the power of CIMPLICITY HMI software with an industrial computer


running Windows 98 or NT, the CIMPLICITY Display Station family provides
everything you need to create a powerful operator interface panel. With standard
features such as 64 MB of RAM, a 2 Gig hard drive, ISA and PCI expansion slots,
and an Ethernet adapter port, these Pentium powered Display Stations will handle
the most demanding applications. Choose from a 10.4", 12.1", 13.8", 15" or 18.1"
display. Resistive touch displays provide excellent and accurate touch input, while
the Active Matrix TFT color screens provide superior contrast.

E RV I C E S

V E RV I E W

GE Fanuc provides fast access to the highest quality engineering and support services
available to the industry. From technical software support, to product training, to our
complete application consultations and development services we help increase our
customers productivity every day.

CIMPLICITY Technical Support


CIMPLICITY Technical Support Engineers are always available to answer your
questions and provide expert advice on core product usage and feature capabilities.
They also provide trouble-shooting on device communication to help maximize
your performance.

CIMPLICITY Product Training


CIMPLICITY training courses provide hands-on training for your unique application
requirements. Courses are designed to help production operators, project engineers
and system designers work more efficiently in their own environments. Training is
provided at regional training centers around the world or at your location.

CIMPLICITY Application Consulting


Display Station Model 2000

Display Station Model 2020

10.4, 13.8 or 18.1 inch TFI Screen

12.1 inch, high bright, TFT Screen

High resolution display

10 function keys along screen

Analog resistive touch input

Integrated keypad

From solution consulting to complete project management and implementation,


we offer a variety of technical services. Our team of Application Engineers can assist
in all phases of a project including evaluation, planning, development,
implementation and acceptance. They are proficient in the use of CIMPLICITY
software including integration with your plant floor devices and business systems.

Front accessible CD ROM, floppy


drive, mouse and keyboard
Supports HMI for CNC
Display Station Model 2000 with
Integrated Keypad

Display Station Model 2050

12.1 inch TFT Screen


Analog resistive touch input

16 definable function keys


along screen

Integrated keypad

Integrated keypad

System status LEDs

Removable Hard Drive

15 inch, high bright TFT screen

Front accessible mouse and


keyboard ports
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CIMPLICITY is a registered trademark of GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.


All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
1999 GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc.

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Embracing The Highest Quality Standards


GE has adopted an approach to quality called Six Sigma. The goal of Six Sigma is
to deliver the highest quality products and services to our customers. Six Sigma is
a quality and reliability benchmark defined as 3.4 defects per million opportunities.
The Six Sigma Quality Initiative at GE Fanuc is a strategic focus to ensure that
each and every customer is 100% satisfied with the products and services we provide.
In addition, Six Sigma is focused on increasing the speed of getting high quality
products to market and doing so at the lowest possible cost.
Six Sigma starts with the premise that you cant improve what you dont measure.
CIMPLICITY software has become a corporate standard at GE and is used extensively
for the collection, analysis and presentation of statistical quality data.
For our customers, Six Sigma means getting what you want, when you want it,
on time, undamaged and working the five "critical to quality" factors, or CTQs,
that have been identified in the early stages of our efforts.
At GE Fanuc, we are working to get every process in our business to achieve
Six Sigma quality levels. In Engineering, CIMPLICITY is being used to measure and
display key customer and product CTQs. In Manufacturing, processes are constantly
monitored and tuned to build product at Six Sigma levels. In Sales & Marketing,
focus is applied to be sure that each interaction between the customer and GE Fanuc
is the best it can be.
In short, Six Sigma has changed GE Fanuc. It is now the way we work and is
involved in everything we do and in every product we design.

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