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Proficy* HMI/SCADA iFIX*Make faster, better business deci-sions by collecting, analyzing and sharing critical production data across your enterprise.As the level of competition increases in your market, so does the need to continually reduce operating costs and improve produc-tion processes wherever possible. Success depends greatly on your ability to access, understand and utilize the volumes of crucial automation information being generated throughout your operation every day.

Many of the largest and most successful companies around the world rely on GEs Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX for the compre-hensive monitoring, analysis, control and distribution of their plant-wide data. With applications in industries including phar-maceuticals, biotech, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, oil and gas, water, waste water, power and others, Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX is the right HMI or SCADA solu-tion for your automation environment.

With the power of leading technologies and patented techniques, Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX is the ultimate tool for visualization, automa-tion and in delivering analytics to drive the lowest possible total cost of ownership.

Technical Benefits Powerful Distributed, Client/Server Architecture ProficyHMI/SCADAiFIXSCADAscollect,

process and distribute real-time data to Clients

Clients, including both Thick and Thin offerings Client/serverarchitecturedeliversunparal-

leled scalability

Faster System Development and Deployment TheiFIXWorkspaceisanintuitive

integrated development environment Developanddeployapplicationsquickly

using powerful Wizards LeverageOfficeapplicationslikeExceland

Word for mass editing and documentation Developandimproveapplicationsonline,

without shutting down operations or recompiling applications

Key Macro Editor provides powerful and diverse capabilities at the touch of a button

AnimationExpertsdriveinternalandthirdparty ActiveX controls without the need forVBA programming

TagGroupEditorsavesdevelopmenttimeand enables display reuse

EventSchedulerautomatestasksrunningin the foreground or background

AutomationAPIsenableprogrammaticdevelopmentbymajoruserslikeOEMsandengineering firms

Application Integration iFIXdeliversanindustryleadingActiveX

container for hosting third party objects DropinActiveXcontrolsandbringthem

tolifeusingtheAnimationExpert

(No scripting required) Ensurethereliabilityofyourapplicationwith

our Secure Containment technology Integrate your plant floor systems with

Relational Databases, MES and ERP systems DesignasecuresystemusingiFIXlocal

or domain based security, electronic signatures,audit trails, network encryption and ChangeManagement features.

ProficyPortalintegrationobjectfor hosting integrated content from diverse business systems

Proficy Historian integration for the ultimate in archival storage

Proficy Batch integration and Batch control objectsforcomplexS-88Batchmanagement

Extensive Functionality Windows2000/XP/2003/Vistabased SQL/ODBCinterfacesforeasyintegration

with relational databases Advancedvisualization(HMI) Math,LogicandSupervisorycontrol(SCADA) Userandrolebasednodeordomain

linked security Real-timeandhistoricaltrending Manual data collection and data management Advanced alarming and alarm management Highperformanceandsecurenetworking Wizardsmaximizedevelopmentproductivity Discovery and Automatic Configuration Tools GraphicDynamoManagement RecipeHandling Run-timeandremoteconfiguration ActiveXcontrolsfordatabaseconnectivity

(VisiconX) Timeandeventscheduling MicrosoftVisualBasicforApplications

Integration (VBA)

CertifiedOPCclientandserversupport Object-orientedgraphics Workspaceandanintegrateddevelop-

ment environment FullyIntegratedChangeManagement

Capabilities ElectronicSignaturesandAuditTrails

(designedfor21CFRPart11)

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BiometricPasswordSupport ApplicationIntegrityValidation AdvancedCommunications,Databaseand

Network Diagnostics RedundancyandValidationonHighAvail-

ability Computing Platforms EnvironmentProtection DatabaseBlockToolkitforDevelopers

IntegrationToolkitforDevelopers InstallationScriptingandCustomization MicrosoftSMSCapable AlarmEmailingthroughAlarmandEvent

ExpressUtility

Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX graphical tools enable users to develop and deploy applications quickly using powerful wizards.

Business BenefitsRapid ROIProficy HMI/SCADA iFIX delivers low total cost of ownership because it enables you to: Developanddeploypowerfulautomation

solutions faster and easier reducing your up-front engineering costs

Achievefastertime-to-marketwithnewproductsduetogreaterflexibilityandeaseof implementation

Increaseproductivityandproduct quality through tighter control and better data analysis

Protectyourinvestmentsinlegacyhard-ware and software systems through

market leading connectivity Reduceyoursystemmaintenanceand

expansioncostsbyleveragingalargepoolof engineering talent, world-wide

LearnthesystemfasterbyleveragingStandards,ExpertsandWizards.

A Safe Investment for the FutureProficy HMI/SCADA iFIX is an intelligent investment that is equally compatible with a wide range of established and emerging technologies. Because it is designed on open,MicrosofttechnologiesincludingCOM/DCOM,.NET,ActiveX,VBA,ODBC,Windows2000/XP/2003/VistaandOPC,Proficy

HMI/SCADA iFIX is a standards based and veryflexiblesolutionthatcanprotectyourhardware and soft-ware investments, deliveringtheabilitytoadaptandexpand as your application grows, both now and in the future.

Electronic Signatures and Audit trailsProficy HMI/SCADA iFIX is equipped with Electronic Signature collection and logging to an audit trail. Additionally, Biometricsmay be applied in lieu of Password entry. Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX is the leading choice of manufacturing engineers, operators and sys-tem integrators because it delivers the best

Proficy* HMI/SCADA iFIX*

Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX is the leading choice of manufacturing engineers, operators and system integrators because it delivers the best of both worlds: unmatched ease of use and unlimited flexibility.

of both worlds: unmatched ease of use and unlimitedflexibility.Thisoffersavarietyoftremendous benefits for the end-user: Increaseddataintegrity Greateroperatoraccountability Higherefficiency IdealfunctionalitytohelpmeetFDA21CFR

Part11requirements

Createsthefoundationofapaperlessrecords system

GreaterefficiencyinrepetitiveSigning

Part of an Integrated EnterpriseWith Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, you have thepower to: Integratereal-timedatafromtheplant

floor with your business systems

Exchangereal-timeinformationwithusersand applications throughout the enterprise

Seamlessly integrate best-in-class software applications with the highest reliability

Makefaster,moreeffective,moreintel-ligent decisions

Comprehensive Monitoring and ControlGEs Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX is a robust HMI/SCADA solution, providing process visu-alization, data acquisition, analytics and supervisory control of your process. Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX gives you the power and security to precisely monitor and control every aspect of your process, as well as your equipment and resources, resulting in faster response to production or process issues; less waste, improved quality, faster time-to-market with new products, and increased profitability.

Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, with its scan basedarchitecture,isanextremelywell-suited application for process environments, withfunctionalitytoexcelinwater/waste-water, oil and gas, and regulated industries, particularlythoseundertheFDAs21CFR Part11rule.

FeaturesEase and FlexibilityWithitsextensivelibraryofintuitivegraphicaltools, Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX enables users to be up and running quickly and easily, building a powerful window into their auto-mation system.

Whether youre implementing a single, stand-alone HumanMachine Interface (HMI), or a highlycomplex,multi-node,multi-siteSuper-visory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX offers the functionality you need to quickly develop an application of any type and size. And because itsdesignedwithanextremelyflexiblearchi-tecture, Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX gives you the power to meet your current application needs,whileeasilyexpandingyoursystemasyour business requirements grow.

A Highly Extensible ArchitectureDistributed Network ArchitectureProficy HMI/SCADA iFIXs fully distributed, client/serverarchitectureprovidesmaxi-mumflexibilitywhendesigningasystem.Deployment possibilities range from a single computer running Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX in a stand-alone HMI application to a large, net-worked system with many distributed servers and clients.

HMI/SCADA ServersThe Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX server con-nectstophysicalI/OpointsandmaintainstheProcess Database. A variety of tag types are

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available, including analog and digital inputs and outputs, calculations, alarms, totalizers, timers, continuous and statistical control functions,SQLcommands,andmore.ProficyHMI/SCADA iFIX applications include real-time graphics, trending, reporting, batch,MES, andmany others. Toolkits are available for custom block development.

iClientiClient is the standard GE thick client. It serves as a traditional PC-based client in that it is installed on the hard disk and accesses data from a local or remote com-puter. All applications can be run on iClient, including real-time graphics, trending, alarm-ing and reporting. Plus, users can perform development online from each client, includ-ing building