Process Control Automation GENERAL Process control automation is supported by VisCMSE applications by default, as long as automation option for individual components of the system is not disabled at the system design stage. The system that is generated by VisCMSE also supports "partial" automation, e.g.- the system may consist from components or groups of components that are controlled "manually", or have no control capability at all, and automatically controlled parts of the system. KEY VisCMSE ADVANTAGES There are several advantages that VisCMSE provides: Generation of the commands, command sequences and reactive control commands does not require any coding or scripting Commands are presented in humanly understandable form, may be edited, added to or removed from the system using standard system GUI System automatically verifies command execution schedule and prevents direct scheduling conflicts System automatically controls the progress of the command execution and issues the notifications if command falls behind the schedule Software supports "dry run" (no hardware interface) for the automated system, allowing modeling of the system operation without engaging (sometimes expensive and fragile) hardware. MICRO COMMAND GENERATION VisCMSE does not require to use any scripting language or any coding for generation of individual commands. The user is provided with the command generation workplace (see figure), where he/she can define the targeted parameters for the controlled device upon the command execution, and archive the correspondent command in the library. The process may be repeated as many times as necessary. COMMAND SEQUENCES Standard version of the VisCMSE software generates the system that allows the customer to create complex command sequences, including manually defined execution delays or specific time of the micro command execution (relative to the sequence start). Built-in scheduler also verifies the schedule of command execution against device reaction times, and adjusts schedule if necessary. REACTIVE CONTROL The system also allows to create auto-response commands and sequences, using raw data or object's state. Correspondent workplace is presented at the following figure: COMMAND USE AND MANAGEMENT All the commands upon generation are placed in the system's command library. These commands may called for execution, be edited or removed from the library using the library management and command management tools. REMOTE OPERATION The system may be configured to receive commands through the web interface, or over e-mail or messaging service. Please contact AZ Global Research and Engineering for additional details.