Jenifer Tidwell s book Designing Interfaces marks a major turning point in the history of user-centered interface design. This area of design represented a decisive step forward in the development of consumer-facing applications at the turn of the 2000s. Since then, the design professions have become more specialized. Digital B2C players have benefited from this…
Storing and transferring data The archiving function allows you to store data from the SCADA application locally and thus create a history of recent events and trends of your installation. In this case, the data is archived either in files organized by daily folder or in database tables. Each “archive object” describes its corresponding storage…
Operational performance depends on the ability of operators to manage effectively the operation of an installation and to react appropriately in the event of any drift. To achieve this, the control interfaces must be designed to give operators an accurate understanding of the situation at hand. In other words, the HMIs must be efficient and…
With the advent of IoT (Internet of Things) and the spread of connected systems of all types, the volume of data produced by an installation is constantly increasing. However, human cognitive capacities remain constant. Today, the software manufacturer’s task is to make sure that these two realities are reconciled within intelligent SCADA solutions. Managing alarms…
