AccessPoint - is the real-time executive, database and server or SCADA module for a supervisory process monitoring and control system. The system can monitor input/output devices, process alarms, generate reports, build and display real-time and historical trend data and perform math and logic based actions. AccessPoint allows the user to develop application specific programs which utilize the real-time database and information processing functions. The product interfaces with a DataPath input/output, Historian and View Clients. Multiple users may work in this multi-tasking environment concurrently and exchange data with external software products such as View client spreadsheets, relational databases and statistical quality control (SQC) programs.

This product is easily expandable for a flexible system. Users can expand the starter database tags, connects, and distributed modules to grow while retaining high performance communications. AccessPoint packages provide a special priced starter choice for Run-Time or Run-Time Development.

ViewClients - are the operating MMI for an AccessPoint system. User applications with specific display screens are presented based on the configuration. They may be installed locally or remotely. The AccessPoint run-time strategy is updated on change in the database server and client.

InfoPoint - MES offers relational database functionality and flexibility. Combined with the InfoPath Client toolkit it offers a means of presenting information for reporting, display and archiving. AccessPoint real-time and Historian data is easily available to MES applications with this embedded relational database.

ViewMaster - is the AccessPoint development tool for a Systems Integrator. User applications require specific display screens using the Draw and Configurator tools to install a local or remote AccessPoint run-time solution. Optional ViewMaster Test Database allows the process to run monitoring and control systems for a one day run-time period.

Historian - offers a flexible means of data collection, display and archiving. Data is stored permanently and automatically archived to off-line media if required. Data compression reduced the amount of data stored. An optional SPC plot package provides sophisticated statistical plots. The Historical database is licensed by the maximum number of Input points that the database may contain. Input points are referred to as "Tags" which include Process Variables, Message Inputs, and Digital Inputs. The Historical Archive Server module is the processing core of the AccessPoint Historical Database which includes the Historical Data Processor, the Historical Recorder Processor, the Historical Data-to-ACSII Processor, and the backup/restore/verify scripts to manage the Historical Archive Database.

DataPath is an input/output (I/O) server providing the AccessPoint database with an l/O Interface and single or multiple drivers. It may be installed locally or remotely from the AccessPoint Run­Time system. Remote allows the use of "AT­bus" communication boards with Run­Time Workstations with non­AT­bus. DataPath acts as a "front end" processor style of system architecture. A pair of DataPath machines may be connected to a single Run­Time host providing a redundant l/O subsystem.

ShadowPath allows two AccessPoint systems to be interconnected in a "hot­standby" redundant mode. The two systems operate with a client server connection. The client AccessPoint system is able to access data on change from the server AccessPoint system which is copied into the client system's database.

Internet ViewPoint is linked to AccessPoint as a HTTPD Server. A system integrator may create an application specific browser server. The use of HTML specific display screens with data configuration allows acquisition of local or remote real­time information. ViewPoint allows browser based MMI for interacting with a running process and monitoring and control.

AccessWare's advantages include not only quality price and performance, but also application flexibility, inter­operability and reusability.

• Flexibility:

  Thanks to our multi­tiered client server open architecture, users may select the operating system, distributed services, database locations, and application logic of their choosing.

• Inter-operability:

  This advantage is provided by a single common source code applicable across operating systems. Integrating existing system packages with AccessPoint is easy with our toolkits.
  

• Reusability:

  Ease of integration for SCADA is provided with unbounded MES customization tools for superior performance in sophisticated applications. Applications can be reused; thereby saving engineering hours for design, implementation, testing, documentation, installation, and training.
  

The AccessWare solution allows organizations to easily standardize and achieve platform independence. Our solution provides a basic level of functionality which users can build upon, allowing them to tailor their design to specific requirements. This state of the art solution will give their customers the competitive advantage.