InTouch HMI

Jos PetersTech Support Engineer

Wonderware Southern Africa

InTouch HMI

• Most widely used Scada so surely it must work?

InTouch Infancy

Hmm…This is pretty

Cool

Wonderware introduced InTouch

HMI software in 1987.

It is the first human-machine interface

(HMI) based on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

In the Very Beginning

Mrs. Mrs. PlesPles

Rebellious TeensInTouch InfancyInTouch Today

Cells and Symbols Smart Symbols

WizardsApplication explorer

Alarm enhancement features

Excellent

ArchestrA Graphics

Centralised Database

Managed / Published Applications

New . NET Trend and Alarm client

controls

Language switching

Multi user enviroment

Enhanced security

Smooth upgrade path

1980’s

Today

•Same Application•New Technology

Or convert and Leverage the new features

But my old stuff is still working. Why upgrade?

Legacy (out of date) hardware and

software

Support and maintenance of the system becomes more difficult

Then of course we all like to get new stuff!!!

NEW SKILLS REQUIRED

InTouch Prior to ver. 10

Application ManagerIDE Window Maker Window Viewer

InTouch 10 and beyond

Application1

Application2

New Technology

Application1

Application2

Application1

Application2

New Technology - Archestra Graphics

Application1

InTouch Today

• Centralised Database– Backup– Multiuser environment– Central Deployment (Publish Application)

– Enterprise wide Vector based Graphical Standards

Convert Smart Symbol

InTouch Today

No additional Tag count on the license

New Technology - Archestra Graphics

Application2

Application1Application1

Application2

• Animation Links with ArchestrA Graphics• ArchestrA graphics can reference custom properties• Language swithching

– In Runtime as well as in Development– On .Net Client Controls (Alarms)

• Auto Documentation• File Management Deployment• Enhanced Diagnostics• .Net Client Controls

Additional features

Tank001

Tank002

Tank002

Tank001Pressure

Something EnglishIetsie Afrikaans

Demo

• Import an Existing InTouch application into the IDE

• Convert Smart Symbol to ArchestrA Graphic

• Publish Application

Summary

• This is the Only HMI that you can take from the 80’s (Pre-Historic) all the way to 2010

Summary

• Using the same Application yet leveraging the latest .NET Technology

Summary

• Use the Existing Application as is and just upgrade

Questions