Alliance Improves Graphics for HMI/SCADA Applications

An agreement between Software Toolbox and Rockwell Automation brings Symbol Factory technology graphics to FactoryTalk View Site Edition and FactoryTalk View Machine Edition. Symbol Factory is a graphics symbol manipulation and management application with a library of more than 5,000 industrial automation graphics. This technology expands users’ choices for building engaging, high-quality operator screens in human machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) applications. FactoryTalk View Site Edition is a supervisory HMI software application designed for enterprise solutions, while FactoryTalk Machine Edition features a machine-level HMI capability that provides users with a consistent operator interface across multiple platforms, including MS Windows CE, Windows XP and Vista. These applications enable operators to share and integrate data easily with other FactoryTalk-enabled products, as well as to configure applications from anywhere on the network. They also allow users to make changes to a running system with remote multi-user configuration capabilities and initiate data-logging for historical trending analysis. They support ActiveX and OPC technologies. Software Toolbox (www.softwaretoolbox.com) and Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com)