Introduction
Software technology that enables automation engineers to significantly increase the efficiency, quality and flexibility of their projects — at any scale.
Industry 4.0 depends on universal connectivity and real-time insights throughout the plant and across organizations. MoviconNExT™ modular, open architecture provides the foundation for the next stage of digital transformation.
Movicon.NExT™ is a state-of-the-art software technology that enables secure, scalable interconnectivity throughout all types of industrial environments. An open solution that configures easily to your requirements and protocols. Movicon.NExT™ allows for quick, easy design of any project, and generates the enhanced graphics and data capture that can improve efficiency, energy usage and machine performance.
What are the advantages of using this product?
Movicon.NExT™ offers openness and integration with the world of automation
Openness
“Plug-in” features provide customized interoperability with your system.
Scalability
Configures to any deployment scale, with a single configuration environment.
Fast Engineering
Powerful wizards and XML, XAML toolboxes help reduce development time.
Conforms to Standards
Technology with high standards for openess, reliabilty and qualty graphics.
High-Level Security
Ensures safe server-to-client data management with IEC 62443-3-3 compliance.
Connectivity
Ensures maximum native connectivity to any OPC UA-based device or application.
Additional Movicon.Next™ Functionality
Powerful Alarm Management
The Alarm Management allows alarm and event configurations to be managed and customized to provide operators with helpful and accurate information and an intuitive event management solution. Alarms can be configured to manage ON, OFF, ACK, RST and SHELVE events according to the ISA S-18 and OPC UA A&E specifications.
Reports, Trends and Data Analysis
Movicon.NExT™ offers powerful tools for analyzing and reporting historical data. Trends, Charts, Tables, Data Analysis and a powerful, integrated Report Designer offer sophisticated data analysis solutions that can be deployed locally or over the web.
Movicon.NExT™ integrates a complete historical data analysis tool that does not require supplementary tools, and allows access to all DB types to extract data and represent them graphically diverse charts. The Report Designer allows reports to be created and managed locally or over the web. Web Dashboards can also be used for data analysis with HTML5 Web Clients.
Historian and Data Loggers
The Movicon.NExT™ Data Server efficiently records all data managed by the software platform using both the Historian and Data Logger technology. The Virtual File System (VFS) technology is also used to extract data despite whatever recording tool is used. Data are recorded in MS SQL Server format for default, but database connectors are available for Oracle, My SQL databases and Cloud computing, such as Microsoft Azure.
The all-inclusive development environment (Editor) helps create any type of Movicon.NExT™ project, and allows you to purchase the Runtime License most suitable for your project needs.
Purchasing the Editor License entitles you to top-level technical support.
Runtime sized by Tag count
The Movicon.NExT™ runtime license size count is based on the number of “TAGs” declared in the project and exchanged in the field.
“TAG” means any variable “connected to the field” in bit, byte, word, float and double/long 64bit, even when defined as an array or structure member. Single bits of the byte, word and other variable types can be pointed to.
Note: Each member in Structure and Array variable types count as one Tag.
Note: Internal Tags are not counted (those not connected to the field).
Runtime Type Licenses
The Runtime licenses are offered as both PRO and LT for Server, Client or Client/Server versions.
- SCADA Pro: I/O Server, HMI visualization, PLC Drivers, Alarm Manager, Recipes, Historian, Scheduler, logic.
- Server Only: I/O Server, PLC Driver, Alarm Manager.
- Client Only: HMI Client (connected to I/O Server or other OPC UA Servers).
Web Client Option: option on server for access via HTML5 Web Client or APPs.
Download License and Option Table
Demo Mode
When no license is detected at startup, Movicon will alert the user and run in ‘Demo mode’ with a fully functional editor and a maximum runtime limit of two hours.
Download Link
Platform.Next_Setup4.3.377.zip (password: 6206)
Release Notes
Software platform for modern, modular automation
While maintaining the remarkable flexibility, scalability and performance of the Movicon.NExT automation software, the Movicon.NExT 4.2 platform incorporates major advancements that help operators monitor and manage their operations more efficiently. The Movicon.NExT solution provides connectivity, supervision, and production data analytics that scale from small IIoT or
WebHMI applications such as those on embedded Linux devices to large-scale Windows server systems.
The Movicon.NExT 4.2 platform also brings significant enhancements to its visualization, usability, communications, performance, augmented reality, scalability and productivity capabilities. The following Release Notes detail the range of advancements to be found in the new Movicon.NExT 4.2 software that make it the most modern, easy-to-use automation platform available.
Enhanced Usability
Easier development and deployment
• Easier management of services (start, stop, install, uninstall) from the workspace, eliminating the need to be at the local machine and reducing time required for deployment
• Better visibility of the deployed version by displaying the information of the deploy Server at the end device, so customers will be able to identify if the version on the target machine is different from the local version and decide to overwrite when necessary
• Better access to all Movicon.NExT running services for all projects (I/O Data Server, WebClient App, WebHMI, etc.) to identify if a service should be running or if there are any duplicates; this capability will help customers reduce errors
• Improved development capabilities by using cross reference; duplicate variables are now displayed in the cross reference making it easier to correct mistakes when 2 tags with the same node ID are present, enabling users to rename incorrect references for screens
• Easier data management: now it’s possible to select the format required to show the value of the tag in the watch window, so it could be changed to tag, hexadecimal, octal, etc.
• The management of the information recorded inside logs has been optimized
• Enhanced Movicon.NExT Builder: DLL allows customers to create portions of the project (text, alarms, etc.) with scripting, and two new methods have been added to obtain the list of users and the list of roles present in a project, as well as password changes, levels, etc.
• Added support for Array data types into events using expression
• Added support for Array and Structures data types to recipes
What’s New in Movicon.NExT™ Version 4.2
• Added CFR21 support for recipes
• Recipe service is an OPC UA Server
• Added watchdog for scripts; this allows restarting a script in case of an unexpected exception
• Added the ability to concatenate strings of a project
• Applied a new custom theme to the workspace to better understand the options chosen from the workspace while developing a project
• Added the ‘find&replace’ functionality inside screens to improve project development Expanding WebHMI capabilities
• Improved web browsing by adding the support for WebViewer objects, which enables developers to integrate any web content into a screen
• Added the support for the systemlog viewer object, which helps users during troubleshooting
• Additional object available to improve development experience and added support for the ChartXY object, Listbox object and border color animation on SVG elements
• Added capability for Javascripting in the background
• Added the support for ipCamera object Cost-effective alarm notification and alarms enhancements
• Improved alarms notification to reduce infrastructure cost by adding a new plugin that sends push notification using Firebase
• Push notifications to smartphones using Firebase even if the phone is locked, and users can declare priority of the messages
• There’s no need for a modem at the server level, just online tools, which reduces the time/cost of sending alarms
• Added new alarm condition “Between” to define activation of an alarm between two values (Activation low value and high value)
What’s New in Movicon.NExT™ Version 4.2 Licensing made easier
• Enhanced license management by improving the visibility of enabled licenses, as well as adding a server-side and client-side system variable that reports the detected license number, enabling the addition of the license serial number as a variable that can be used in a project
• GO-Global software sessions are now licensed as remote desktop sessions
• Added the concept of unlimited license on number of tags (limited by the hardware)
Improved project troubleshooting
• Improved comparison function between periods on Data Analysis objects to compare the same variable in different periods Easier implementation of PACEdge solutions
• Created a shared data bus to simplify data exchange of tag data within the PACEdge development environment, reducing the time of connecting internal solutions Strengthening Communications
• Improved connectivity functionality by adding ‘test connection’ for communication drivers
• Within driver channel settings, communication could be tested to define if any problems exist
• Enabled management of %W memory areas for the Emerson Ethernet driver
• Accelerated server startup by using the last valid aggregation file
• Optimized the reading of the S7TCP driver
• Increased communication availability when simultaneous drivers are needed.
• In applications that require simultaneous drivers, one of the drivers can have low quality (a communication error will be generated), and the other driver will continue communicating
• Added support for messages in RAW format for exchanging string type tags on MQTT driver, making it possible to manage any MQTT payload format using an ad-hoc script
• Addition of MTConnect and SIMOTION drivers
What’s New in Movicon.NExT™ Version 4.2 Increasing Performance
• Optimization of WebHMI screen loading and Movicon.NExT opening of screens
• Added new flat objects (display, slider, combo box, checkbox, button, knob) to the toolbox for applications with high HMI performance
Amplified Augmented Reality
• Enabled zoom in camera view to provide access to difficult to reach assets by using Android devices, optimizing operations on site and making maintenance faster and more efficient
• New QR code management support simplifies and speeds AR projects Expanded Productivity
Easier Navigation
• With the implementation of the new three-tier facility, users can get shift and day OEE data grouped by plant and department, making it easier to navigate OEE metrics
• Improved consultation of data with interactive view Increased reporting capabilities
• Added a report that allows users to obtain historical OEE data by plant or department, improving the visibility of metrics for the entire facility
• In addition, the summary report has been modified to allow filtering the display according to the new subdivisions
Enhanced scheduling
• Added the ability to change holidays from runtime through a new screen accessible from the dashboard; from this new screen users can edit, delete or add holidays
Better scrap management
• Added a screen accessible from dashboards that allows changes to the scrap count on a given process
• Feature only accessible to users with higher level access, all of which can be configured in a table in the Pro.Lean database
• Comments can be added to any changes for tracking purposes Certifications
• The Movicon.NExT 4.2 platform has been accorded the following critical certification: IEC 62443-3-3 Industrial communication networks – Network and system security – Part 3-3: System security requirements and security levels
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