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The configuration software refers to some special software for data acquisition and process control. They are the software platform and development environment at the level of the monitoring layer of the automatic control system. Using flexible configuration methods, users can quickly build monitoring functions of industrial automatic control systems. , general-level software tools. The configuration software should be able to support a variety of industrial equipment and common communication protocols, and should generally provide distributed data management and network functions. Its pre-configured software modules make it easy to implement and complete the functions of the monitoring layer, and can support computers and I/O products of various hardware manufacturers at the same time, combined with highly reliable industrial computer and network system. Provide all interfaces of software and hardware to the control layer and management layer for system integration.

With its rapid development, real-time database, real-time control, SCADA, communication and networking, open data interface, and extensive support for I/O devices have become its main content. With the development of technology, the monitoring configuration software will Constantly being given new content.

Corresponding to the original hmi (Human Machine Interface Software, HumanMachineInterface) concept, the configuration software should be a software tool, or development environment, that enables users to quickly build their own HMI. Before the emergence of the configuration software, users in the industrial control field can write HMI applications by hand or by a third party, which has long development time, low efficiency and poor reliability. Or purchase a dedicated industrial control system, usually a closed system. To meet the demand, it is difficult to interact with the outside world, and upgrades and added functions are severely limited. The emergence of configuration software frees users from these dilemmas, and can use the functions of configuration software to build a set of application systems that are most suitable for them.

The configuration software is professional. A configuration software can only be adapted to a certain field of application. The man-machine interface generation software is called the industrial control configuration software. In fact, there are configuration concepts in other industries, people just don't call it. For example, AutoCAD, PhotoShop, and Office Software (PowerPoint) have similar operations, that is, using software-provided tools to form their own work, and save the work as a data file instead of executing the program. The data formed by the configuration can only be identified by its manufacturing tools or other special tools. But the difference is that the configuration results formed in industrial control are used for real-time monitoring. The interpretation engine of the configuration tool is run in real time based on these configuration results. On the surface, the configuration tool runs the program to perform its own specific tasks.

Although configuration is the need to write a program to complete a specific application. But in order to provide some flexibility, the configuration software also provides programming means, generally built-in compiler system, providing BASIC-like language, and some even support VB.

The composition, functions and features of the configuration software The configuration software group should include human machine interface software (HMI), PC-based control software and production execution management software.
The functions of the configuration software: (1) dynamic visualization control of industrial production processes; (2) collection and management of production data in the production process; (3) monitoring and alarming of production processes; (4) reporting functions; (5) based on network data Upload and corresponding controls.

Features of the configuration software: (1) Continuity and expandability, applications developed with common configuration software, when the site (including hardware devices or system structures) or user requirements change, no need to make a lot of changes It is convenient to complete the software update and upgrade; (2) packageability (easy to learn and use), the functions that the general configuration software can do are packaged in a user-friendly way, users do not need to master too many programming languages. Technology (even without programming technology), can complete all the functions required by a complex project well; (3) versatility, each user uses the underlying equipment (plc, provided by the general configuration software according to the actual situation of the project) Intelligent instrumentation, intelligent modules, boards, inverters, etc. I/ODriver, open database and screen production tools, can complete an animation, real-time data processing, historical data and curves coexist, with multimedia functions and network Functional engineering is not subject to industry restrictions.