PowerMACS™ Software - Power Substation Monitor / Control HMI
PowerMACS™ is a graphical based operational software that provides a user-friendly, cost effective approach to
SCADA / Telemetry Monitor and Control Systems for power substation applications.
DFA developed the PowerMACS™ software using National Instruments, LabVIEW®,
a leading industry standard process control language. An example of a Power Substation Regulator screen is below.
PowerMACS™ defines the SCADA System functionality and runs on a multi-tasking Microsoft Windows operating system.
The software monitors all system variables, implements control commands, performs data charting and alarm logging,
provides an operator HMI interface and is accompanied by the DFA Report Module for report
generation of logged system variables.
The operator interface is implemented by interactive graphics screen inputs as well as keyboard input. A 'mouse' is required
to 'click on' screen control buttons. System, summary, and detail screens are custom designed for each SCADA System as
specified by the customer. DFA maintains a staff of programmers for software support and customizing to meet system or
customer needs.
Additional features of PowerMACS™
- LabVIEW® is a full programming language with endless customization capability exceeding any of the precompiled scripting
software. On the SCC desktop the monitor and control software known as PowerMACS™, the radio driver known as LVMAC™,
and the automatic telephone dialer known as LVDialer™ are all developed by DFA in National Instruments
LabVIEW®, a leading industry standard process control language, for seamless integration
of the Water and Wastewater Control System software functions.
- Unlimited I/O within the SCADA System and no license fees for additional I/O to the SCADA System.
- PowerMACS™ is built with a tag database or a viewable file that specifies how a specific input/output is to be scaled,
calibrated, formatted, etc. PowerMACS™ has dynamic tag editing. Tag scaling and I/O specifications can be changed
by the user at any time through the Tag Editor.
- Password protection with 8 defined security areas that can be enabled and configured as needed. The user
can define up to 99 user groups for segregated access to the SCADA System. This allows for distribution of security features
to multiple employees dealing with multiple facets of the SCADA System.
- Built-in device drivers for hundreds of devices enabling PowerMACS™ to communicate with most off the shelve PLCs.
- PowerMACS™ can communicate in multiple protocols including Modbus, Ethernet IP, Profibus, and DH for local plant communications.
- PowerMACS™ comes standard with the DFA Report Module. However PowerMACS™ may interface with any reporting database
such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, ODBC, SQL, CSV, text, and etc.
- PowerMACS™ can communicate with any other HMI package as a server or client. Communication methods include DDE and OPC.
- The charting feature of PowerMACS™ is fully scalable to the values charted on the x-axis, y-axis, or both.
Up to 8 data points can be viewed simultaneously on the chart with the ability to save the charted data groups to
quickly retrieve chart configurations.
- Server-client operation is available for multiple users at multiple locations. Web server is available for browser
access which is especially useful for interface with cell phones and PDAs that have internet access.
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