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Real-time Intelligence2
Your Total Solution3
CitectSCADA Offerings4
Architecture6
System Architecture Topologies : Scalable6
System Architecture Topologies : Flexible8
System Architecture Topologies : Reliable10
System Architecture: Clients12
COMMUNICATION14
Communication: Performance15
Communication: RTUs16
Communication: Wizard18
Communication: Synchronization19
Security: Configuration20
Security: Runtime21
Graphics22
CitectSCADA Graphics22
Graphics Builder24
Page Templates26
Symbols27
Object-based Configuration28

OPERATIONS30
Operator Actions30
Improve Operations with Process Analyst31
Customizable Trend Pages34
Statistical Process Control (SPC)35
Fast and Reliable Alarms36
Accessing Database Systems: DatabaseExchange38
Integrated Reports39
Configuration40
CitectSCADA Project Development40
Extending CitectSCADA with Cicode42
Online Help44
Example Project45
CitectSCADA Mobility Solutions......................................46
CitectSCADA Scheduler................................................. 48
Software Licensing..........................................................49
CitectHistorian................................................................50
Switch2Citect56
SCADA Global Support58
CSR Resolution...............................................................59
Support and Migration60
Educational Services61
Features62

Your Total Solution

Our range of solutions are designed to meet your
specific needs. Our products are designed to integrate
seamlessly both with each other and with third party
products, giving you a total end-to-end solution.
Renowned for the development and
application of SCADA and HMI solutions,
Citect by Schneider Electric is evolving
into a tier-one solutions provider.
The ability to develop powerful and
reliable industrial software capable of
withstanding the rigors of large-scale
operations is one of our core strengths.
Leveraging open technologies,
CitectSCADA and CitectFacilities connect
to multiple plant and business systems,
providing organizations with critical
information to enable them to improve
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commitment to open connectivity helps
protect our customers IT investments by
allowing them to retain existing expensive
hardware systems, whilst gaining all

the advantages of a state-of-the-art

monitoring and control system.
Our products are complemented by
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Pharmaceutical
Power / Utilities & Generation
Pulp & Paper
Telecommunications
Telemetry
Transportation
Water & Wastewater

CitectSCADA Offerings

CitectSCADA Offerings
CitectSCADA
CitectSCADA is a fully integrated industrial
control solution that enables customers
to increase return on assets by delivering
a reliable, flexible and high performance
control and monitoring system. Easy-to-use
configuration tools and powerful features enable
you to quickly develop and deploy solutions
for any size application. Unique features like
true DCS style redundancy, scalability and
unrivalled flexibility differentiate CitectSCADA
from itscompetitors.
CitectSCADA systems are sold complete and
ready to go. Most of the features, protocols
and drivers are included, and because its sold
as one comprehensive package, it is tightly
integrated and built to perform.
Unlike other PC-based industrial control
systems, CitectSCADA was designed from
its beginning to handle all the needs of the
smallest to the largest and most complex
enterprises in a single, integrated system
while maintaining high performance and
reliability. For over 30 years, we have been
providing solutions for our customers

industrial automation needs and, as a result,

CitectSCADA has been used in a wide range
of markets and applications. From monitoring
a few points on top of the Sydney Harbor
Bridge in Australia to controlling some of the
largest, most complex applications in the
world, CitectSCADA is the choice for global
manufacturers.
By leveraging Microsofts talent, vision and
market leadership, we continue to lower the
cost of acquiring, deploying and managing
large-scale industrial control systems.
CitectSCADA enables plant managers to
seamlessly link plant level information to
business planning systems and, through
the Internet, to remote users, devices and
suppliers.

CitectSCADA Mobility Solutions

CitectSCADA Mobility Solutions
connects your employees with your
processes, anywhere they are. Through
mobile visualization and control
customers achieve higher productivity
levels and benefit from increased
network flexibility.

CitectSCADA Offerings

Switch2Citect

CitectFacilities

Switch2Citect is a conversion tool that allows

customers to simply and reliably upgrade their
legacy control systems to CitectSCADA. This
reduces their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by
minimizing conversion and ongoing maintenance
costs. It also provides opportunities to take
advantage of the latest technologies to improve
productivity at theirplant.

CitectFacilities is an enterprise-wide facilities

monitoring and control system that integrates
climate, lighting and other systems in a single
or campus-style facility. The open capability of
CitectFacilities technology is utilized to enable
the monitoring of multi-vendor BMS systems.

SCADA Global Support

CitectHMI
CitectHMI is an entry level HMI (Human Machine
Interface) software designed for OEMs. Based
on CitectSCADA, CitectHMI is ideal for both
Machine and Panel OEMs who wish to gain a
competitive advantage by leveraging the strength
of a world class HMI in their product offering.

CitectHistorian
Unique amongst historians, CitectHistorian
combines the openness that only an embedded
MS SQL Server provides, with powerful
performance to deliver an accessible, easy-touse and secure reporting tool that lowers total
cost of ownership.

Our SCADA Global Support offers multi-level

application software support services. A range
of direct and self-help technical assistance
options allow our clients to maintain optimum
performance from their Citect software.

Educational Services
Educational Services provides multi-level
training courses for end users, engineers and
system integrators. With highly qualified and
accredited trainers, We offer a variety of technical
training courses to meet your specific training
requirements.

Leveraging standard reports available with

CitectHistorian, we have extended the reporting
capability by providing alarm management
reports, tag and alarm statistics and energy
reports. These reports can be run out of the box.

Architecture

System Architecture Topologies : Scalable

OEM Solutions
CitectHMI has been designed
for stand-alone HMI
applications and includes
a wide variety of driver and
connectivity options.
CitectHMI is a scalable solution
which can be upgraded to
CitectSCADA. This is as simple
as reprogramming the software
key.
Features include:
 Historical and real time
trending, advanced alarming
and reporting
 Customizable installation
 Ontime runtime language
switching to support global
customers
 OLE Automation for
automated building of
graphics pages
 Two programming languages
Cicode and CitectVBA
 Statistical Process Control
 Graphical elements including
Genies, Super Genies and
ActiveX objects

Your SCADA system has unique requirements that

change with time, so how can you choose the best
architecture? CitectSCADA gives you the ultimate
system architecture scalable to any application size.
Scalable Architecture
Scalability is the power to resize your system
up or down without having to modify any
of the existing system hardware or software.
CitectSCADAs innovative scalable architecture
allows your systems architecture to grow with
your requirements, while preserving your initial
investment. If you require a second operator
interface, just add a LAN and a new computer,
and nominate it as a Control Client. The new
computer can share the same configuration,
and will receive I/O from the first CitectSCADA
computer.

Machine or Local Control

Standard control

Running on Windows XP-embedded,

CitectSCADA provides users with a control

Large control

Architecture

system with the power to match the

requirements of advanced machines. Our
embedded systems provide the same level
of functionality of our full SCADA package
and can be run as a stand-alone system or
integrated as a local control panel within an
integrated control system.

Standard Control
Many CitectSCADA systems have grown from
a single computer to large control systems.
The ability for a single system to grow without
changes being made to the configuration
enables CitectSCADA customers to be
confident in the long term future of their control
system.

Large Control
CitectSCADA has a reputation for being
the expert at large control systems. The
first control system to be implemented on
CitectSCADA in 1992 contained in excess
of 50,000 tags. In order to complete these
size of projects CitectSCADA has developed
advanced communications topologies and
project structures than enable the design,
implementation and maintenance of a larger
control system.

Clustered Control

Large Systems

With the current economic climate of looking

to cut costs and centralize control, the
ability of CitectSCADA to unify any number
of control system into a single clustered
system provides users the perfect topology.
With each local site able to view either its own
control system global control clients can be
implemented that can view across the whole
control system complete with unified alarm
lists and the ability to compare trended data
across the multiple systems.

CitectSCADA applications
can scale easily on all
company application sizes,
small, medium and large.
Coverage is available for very
small applications with only a
few points, through to large
applications that monitor and
control over half a million points.
This is achieved by providing
the option of using centralized
or distributed processing.
Centralized processing has
the benefit of keeping all the
data and processing in one PC
which is a more economical
solution. However, for very
large applications, distributed
processing allows you to share
the processing over multiple
computers.

there has never

been any production
downtime due to the
CitectSCADA system.
Senior Process Control Engineer,
Argyle Diamond Mines, 2000

Customer Profile:
Argyle Diamonds
In 1992, the Argyle Diamond
Mine commissioned the first
CitectSCADA for Windows
system. Since commissioning,
this fully automated 24
hour/365 day operation has
never encountered production
downtime due to the
CitectSCADA system.










33 PLCs
33,000 digital I/O points
16,000 analog I/O points
11,500 alarms
4,000 historical trends
50 PCs on Ethernet LAN
Common (global) database
Configuration at any PC
DCS style redundancy

Cluster Control

Architecture

System Architecture Topologies : Flexible

Your SCADA system, like your business, must react
to changing requirements. New production lines or
pressure on costs can prove difficulties. CitectSCADA
uses its client server architecture to enable you to
design and redesign your system as required.

Flexible Architecture
Designed from the start for true client-server
architecture, CitectSCADA is the real-time
system that ensures high performance
response and integrity of data.
To take full advantage of a client-server
architecture, it must be utilized at the task
level. Each task works as a distinct client
and/or server module, performing its own role,
and interfacing with the other tasks through
the client-server relationship. CitectSCADA
has five fundamental tasks which handle:
communications with I/O devices; monitoring
of alarm conditions; report type output;
trending, and user display.

Each of these tasks is independent,

performing its own processing. Due to this
unique architecture, you have control over
which computers in your system perform
which tasks. For example, you can nominate

one computer to perform the display, and

report tasks, while your second computer
performs display, I/O, and trends.
The initial design step for your control system
places I/O servers as required to access the
data. The ability to support up to 255 I/O
servers each with licences for the large number
of protocols included with CitectSCADA,
provides the control system with access to
your data wherever it likes. Once the data is
available with the I/O servers, the source of the
data becomes irrelevant to the control system
designer. This allows the communications and
the control system design to be completely
separated and provides more flexibility with
changing I/O server locations or system
connections in the future.
Between the I/O severs and the other tasks
within CitectSCADA, a publish/subscribe
interfaces exists. The interface ensures that

Architecture

the bandwidth requirements between the

clients and servers are driven by the activity or
number of changes of a specific variable rather
than the size of the system. CitectSCADA
servers can be separated from the I/O servers
via shared bandwidth communications,
increasing the options for server locations and
the flexibility of the control system.
With the tags available, CitectSCADA tasks
can now be located to meet the requirements
of the system. Often CitectSCADA systems
are built around a central pair of servers, each
acting as the primary or standby server for
all the CitectSCADA tasks. This design will
optimize its performance by executing each
CitectSCADA task individually.

enable the SCADA system to expand by either

using more of the existing resources or by
adding new resources. For example, a system
may reach a point where the number of
trends being recorded needs to be enhanced.
Without clusters, a larger more expensive
computer must be purchased. With clusters,
the system can add an additional trend task
and progressively add trends on this new
server without the added hardware cost.

In doing so, the CitectSCADA system can

create separate server and client components
across all available CPUs, resulting in improved
performance and stability. A system with
individual task processes can either remain on
the central server or have each task distributed
as required to meet system needs.

Scenario

As well as relocating system tasks to meet

growing requirements CitectSCADA can also
duplicate system tasks by adding clusters to
enable system expansion. Additional clusters

An example of this could be a windmill project where you have N turbines

and just one CitectSCADA project, but can monitor the wholewindfarm.

You have four identical machines with identical projects. CitectSCADA

allows you, with a single CitectSCADA project, to view all the alarms,
trends, I/O and reports , and to use the same displays to display
information from each of the systems. Thisoffers a great reduction in the
level of testing that is required within the project.

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3

1
3

2
4

2
4

1
3

2
4

System A4

System A3
System A2
System A1

Server Cluste
(Primary)

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Server Cluste
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Server Cluste
(Primary)

Architecture

System Architecture Topologies : Reliable

Reliable Architecture
In factory automation and other mission
critical applications, hardware failure leads to
production loss, and can result in potentially
hazardous situations. CitectSCADAs
redundancy will tolerate failure anywhere in
your system, with no loss of functionality, or
performance.
CitectSCADA supports full, hot standby
configurations, providing complete I/O
device redundancy. By nominating one
device as primary, and the other as standby,
CitectSCADA will automatically switch from
one to the other in the event of failure. Using
CitectSCADAs ability to write setpoint changes
to both primary and standby I/O devices, even
devices that were not designed for redundancy
can be used in a redundant configuration.
A broken communication cable and
unpredictable electrical noise are common
communication problems. In response,
CitectSCADA allows the use of two separate
communication cables, (run separately)
for each I/O device. By using data path
redundancy, you minimize the chance of
communication loss affecting your operation
When communicating with an I/O device,
many systems demand redundant I/O server

configurations. To avoid conflict of data, and

to maximize communication bandwidth, only
the primary I/O server communicates with the
I/O device.
Many SCADA systems use LANs to
connect the elements, but something as
simple as a faulty network card can destroy
communication. CitectSCADAs built-in
multiple network support provides full LAN
redundancy. All you have to do is install two
networks, (or more if you like). If the primary
LAN fails, CitectSCADA will automatically try to
connect on the other available LANs with no
configuration required.
The fallibility of file servers is often forgotten.
CitectSCADA supports redundant file
locations, so that even if your file server fails,
your SCADA system will continue unaffected.
The redundancy features of CitectSCADA
are integrated and easy to configure. In fact,
LAN redundancy requires no setup, and
task redundancy setup is configured in a few
seconds using a simple wizard.
Impressively, all the redundancy features of
CitectSCADA can be used together, providing
you with maximum protection. Because of
CitectSCADAs task based architecture, you
get an unrivalled level of SCADA redundancy.

I/O device redundancy, data path redundancy

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Architecture

Each of the tasks in CitectSCADA, (I/O, Trends,

Alarms, Reports, Display), can be shared by
other computers in your system. This allows
you to allocate a server task to two computers
at one time; one as the primary and the other
as the standby. If a primary server fails, the
standby will automatically assume its role
without loss of data. When the primary is
absent, the clients will automatically access
the standby server. When the primary server is
brought back online, it will be resynchronized
automatically, minimizing gaps in your history
files.
Since all tasks are different in nature,
CitectSCADA offers you a separate
redundancy strategy for each. If you need
to upgrade or make configuration changes,
you can load a new project onto the standby
server. Once loaded, switch from the primary
server and run the new project on the standby
server. Should it not work as expected, you
can switch back to the primary server without
disturbing production.

Network fault tolerance

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Architecture

System Architecture: Clients

CitectSCADA provides the flexibility to
access data from anywhere via its range of
client interfaces and delivery systems.
Add Flexibility
Web Clients add flexibility and
convenience to managing plant
operations.
Current CitectSCADA users can
now monitor the operation from
an Internet/Intranet supported
location.
It is economical to provide
access for users (maintenance
and quality assurance ) because
server based licensing means
you only pay for concurrent
users.
Applications are numerous:






Mobile users
Remote users
Suppliers
Remote plants
Special users

CitectSCADA provides two levels of clients.

AControl Client has the complete functionality
of the application to view any screen and read
and write any variable controlled through the
SCADA system. This makes the Control Client
the perfect tool for operators. A View-only
Client is able to view all information within the
SCADA system but is unable to write to any
variable or execute code to communicate
with another server. This makes the View-only
Client perfect for upper management, process
optimization or causal users of the control
system. Read only access is also available via
a Control Client using project security.

Clients
Both levels of CitectSCADA client can be
used to display control system information.
Within the control room it is typical to install
the complete CitectSCADA client application

onto a machine. These machines are typically

dedicated to running the control system and
an application interface provides the maximum
viewable space for visualization and the fastest
possible response. The user is able to select
to have a license key located on each client
or locate the license keys on the servers and
have the client licenses float between clients.

Web Clients
CitectSCADA web clients allow the users
outside the control room to access control
system data in real time. The web client is a
completely functional client with an identical
interface to the dedicated Control Clients
(displayed within a web page), which requires
zero maintenance. The client controls and
project are downloaded from the web site
and project updates will automatically be
synchronized with the Web Clients.

Typical Internet Client Architecture

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Architecture

Security
Security of web clients is controlled by the
web servers advanced firewall and encrypted
password protection technologies to ensure
secure operation. Access to the web clients
are controlled or denied based on windows
user name and password, or when the number
of web clients available has been exceeded.
Additionally, the CitectSCADA project
configuration requires a local user name and
password, making it secure for enterprise and
remote access.

Licensing

Benefits at a glance

Example of the Web Client Deployment page

CitectSCADAs licensing is calculated on the

number of CitectSCADA clients connected to
the server, not on the number of computers
with CitectSCADA software installed, making
it one of the most cost efficient SCADAs
available.

 Full system functionality

 Impressive runtime
performance
 Simple installation
 No emulation
 Zero-maintenance Web Client
 No rebuilding of graphics
 No Client Side Protection
keys
For simultaneous viewing of
two or three different projects,
CitectSCADA supports multiple
Web Clients running on the
same computer.

Site-wide Web Viewonly Clients

Site licenses for Web Viewonly Clients are available
making your control system
visible to everyone within your
organization.

Web Client in action

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Communication

Communication
CitectSCADA Driver
Development Kit
A Driver Development Kit (DDK)
is available so that you can
develop your own CitectSCADA
device driver. Alternatively you
can modify a configurable ASCII
driver, or develop a simple driver
in Cicode.
See DriverWeb for more details
at www.citect.com/driverweb.

I/O Devices

Driver Update Utility

CitectSCADA comes with over 140 I/O device

drivers included. These allow you to connect
to over 300 different models of I/O devices
PLCs, RTUs, micro controllers, loop
controllers, DCS elements, weighers, bar code
readers, scientific analyzers and more.

The Driver Update Utility is available to all users

with a MyCitect account and makes it very
easy to keep the CitectSCADA drivers used in
specific projects up-to-date. The utility works
very much like the Windows Update feature
available in WindowsXP. The Driver Update
utility will scan any selected CitectSCADA
installation on your PC or network and
compare the installed CitectSCADA drivers
with the ones available on the Citect
DriverWeb, using a secure 128-bit connection.
You can then select the updated drivers listed
in the utility and download them to a specified
directory on your PC or network. When the
selected drivers are downloaded you can
select which drivers and where you want to
installthem.

CitectSCADA gives you 100% data integrity.

Ifthe data represented on the screen isnt
valid, CitectSCADA will mark it with a user
definable hash or text message. Rather than
display operator entered data immediately on
screen, CitectSCADA can also be set to write
to the I/O device first, then display the read
back value.

DriverWeb
DriverWeb is a forum-based repository of
CitectSCADA driver information. Each driver
has its own forum that contains the latest
driver pack, as well as previous packs should
you need to replicate an existing system. You
may also find downloadable documents and
information on the devices that the driver
works with, as well as information on how to
connect them. The full text search makes it
easy to find a lot more information than was
previously available.

To download the latest version of

the Driver Update Utility please visit
www.citect.com/driverweb.

As a forum, DriverWeb also gives you the

opportunity to add or request information.
Please note that DriverWeb is not a formal
support service it is a user community and
any questions that are asked may or may not
be answered and Citect reserves the right to
moderate and control access to the forums
(www.citect.com/driverweb).
Keep your drivers up-to-date.

DriverWeb in action.

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Communication

Communication: Performance
read them separately, or in the same block.
By compiling a list of the registers that must be
read in one scan, CitectSCADA automatically
calculates the most efficient way of reading the
data.

Each type of I/O device uses a unique protocol

to communicate with higher level equipment
such as CitectSCADA. The speed with which
data can be transferred depends on, and is
limited by, the I/O device and the protocol
design. The limitation comes from the fact
that I/O devices do not respond immediately
to requests for data, and many protocols
are inefficient. The following strategies allow
CitectSCADA to maximize data transfer.

The client-server processing of CitectSCADA

allows further performance increases, through
the use of a cache on the I/O server. When
an I/O server reads registers, their values
are retained in its memory for a user defined
period (typically 300ms). If a client requests
data that is stored in the cache, the data is
provided without the register being re-read.
In a typical two client system, this will occur
30% of the time. The potential performance
increase is therefore 30%. CitectSCADA also
uses read ahead caching, updating the cache
if it gets accessed predicting that the same
information will be requested again!

CitectSCADAs communication is demand

based reading only those points which are
requested by the clients. More importantly,
the I/O server rationalizes requests from
clients, for example, combining them into one
request where possible. This reduces needless
communication, giving screen update times up
to eight times faster (thanwithout).
Only a restricted volume of data can be
returned in one request. If all requested data
is grouped together, then fewer requests
are required, and the response is faster. But
what happens when two required registers
are separated? CitectSCADA uses a blocking
constant to calculate whether it is quicker to

Fine tune your

parameters
The CitectSCADA developers
optimize every driver that they
write. Some systems, however,
have varying constraints.
CitectSCADA has an in-built
performance monitor, allowing
you to analyze your drivers.
If required, each driver has a
number of parameters that
you can adjust, to perfectly
tune your driver under the
guidance of the onlinehelp.

Reliable Performance
CitectSCADAs distributed
processing and network
optimization give you excellent
network performance, even
when you have over 450,000
I/O and 60 CitectSCADA
computerstations:
CITECT
Network Load Vs System Size

Relative load

Network Limit

20
15
10

100

1000

I/O

Protocol request = 8 bytes

transmit time = 7ms @ 9600 baud
Protocol response = 7 bytes
transmit time = 6ms @ 9600 baud

Total response time = (7 + 60 + 6) x 2

= 146m s

1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
1020

Blocked read
Protocol request = 8 bytes
transmit time = 7ms @ 9600 baud
Protocol response = 23 bytes
transmit time = 19ms @ 9600 baud

Total response time = 7 + 60 + 19

= 86m s

1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1017
1018
1019
1020

10000

1
100000

IDEAL

Without CitectSCADAs network

optimization you can expect
network load to increase
dramatically, choking as you
add more I/O and computer
stations:
Other SCADA Systems
Network Load Vs System Size
Network Limit

Relative load

Individual reads

Nodes

5
10

20
15
10
5

1
10

100

I/O

1000

10000

Nodes

1
100000

UNACCEPTABLE
Blocking Example: Citect requires registers 1012 and 1020. The I/O device has a read overhead of 60ms
which is independent of the number of registers read.

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Communication

Communication: RTUs

PSTN Monitoring
CitectSCADAs Remote Device
Monitoring supports scheduled
Dial-Out and unsolicited Dial-In,
making it easy and economical
for CitectSCADA to monitor
devices and sites over the
Public Switched Telephone
Network.
This feature has been employed
in a wide range of applications:





Cellular Networks
Rail Systems
Water Supply
Power Transmission and
Distribution
 Pipelines

Using standard wide area communication technologies,

CitectSCADA provides an effective method to
communicate with remote telemetry units (RTU)
for a fraction of traditional operating costs.
CitectSCADA can schedule connections to
RTUs (for example, via modems or microwave
links). To minimize data communication costs,
CitectSCADA can call up the I/O device as per
the user defined schedule, or when needed to
exchange data, and automatically disconnect.
By working with most serial protocols provided
with CitectSCADA, Remote I/O device
monitoring provides the user with flexibility in
selecting a wide range of PLCs or RTUs.

Built-in management
CitectSCADAs comprehensive features for
managing remote devices are built-in:
 Easy-to-use Express
CommunicationsWizard.
 A single modem can be used to
communicate with multiple I/O devices.
 CitectSCADA can use a modem pool to
simultaneously connect to multiple devices.
 Dial-In feature for remote devices. Ifremote
alarms occur outside of scheduled
dial-out times, the devices can dialin to CitectSCADA and transfer the
alarminformation.

 Dial-Out I/O has full redundancy support.

If the primary server fails, the standby
server will dial the remote devices. The
non-volatile data cache is replicated
automatically between servers, so the latest
data is always maintained on the standby
and is available to the primary on restart.
CitectSCADA keeps a local record of the
last values read from each device.
 If CitectSCADA cannot connect to the
remote device after user defined number of
retries, that I/O device will be flagged as offline and the values marked accordingly.
 Each modem can be configured to define
its purpose Dial-Out, Dial-In, or both, and it
can be dedicated for CitectSCADA only if
desired.
 CitectSCADA supports connection to
devices which communicate using different
data frames.

Remote Device Monitoring can be used in conjunction with up to 255 I/O

servers to support applications with hundreds of thousands of points.

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Communication

Easy to Configure and Use

Based on a user-selected schedule,
CitectSCADAs Remote I/O device monitoring
feature can automatically connect to remote
devices to retrieve data. Conversely it can
accept unsolicited connections and data
uploads from remote devices. Remote I/O
device monitoring is more than a remote
monitoring feature, it can also be used to
implement Cicode functions on connection
ordisconnection.
The Express Communications Wizard includes
telephone number and call schedule fields. Set
it up and let CitectSCADA look after the call
schedules, data transfers and disconnections.
Its automatic!
Implementing the Dial-In feature requires a
remote device or modem that is capable of
sending an identification string (ID string).
CitectSCADA uses the ID string to identify
the remote caller along with the appropriate
communications protocol. If the device cannot
support ID string (for example, the serial port

may be limited to a native protocol), industrial

modems produced by Sixnet and others can
provide a suitable interface.

Benefits at a Glance
 Economical solution for
monitoring remote trend,
alarm, and tag information
 Easy to configure
 Dial-in for alarms
 Full redundancy support

Time-stamped Data
CitectSCADA enables timestamped data from RTU event
logs to be easily uploaded
and back-filled into historical
records. Any alarms configured
for this data will trigger new
CitectSCADA accurately represents time-stamped alarms based on the original
data in Process Analyst time-stamp.

Example of Remote I/O device monitoring configured

for both redundant Dial-Out and Dial-Back for secure
monitoring of remote sites and devices.

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Communication

Communication: Wizard
The Express Communications
Wizard configures your I/O
devices quickly and easily,
getting your system up and
running fast.
All communication protocols are
included with your CitectSCADA
package.

CitectSCADAs I/O device communication wizard will

have you communicating in less than 60 seconds.

Select the type of I/O device.

You can choose an External
I/O device, a Memory I/O
device or a Disk I/O device.
You can also edit the name of
the I/O device.

Select the manufacturer,

model, and communications
method specific to the I/O
device. Enter the address
for the I/O device. Its that
simple!
As you step through the
wizard, your choices are
displayed. Upon completion,
you can print a summary
screen with all your setup
details.

CitectSCADA allows you to develop and test your project without the need to physically connect
to the I/O device. Simply define the I/O device as Disk I/O (non-volatile) and CitectSCADA
will behave as if it was communicating to a real I/O device. You can specify any protocol and
CitectSCADA will use that device driver to communicate, ensuring a very thorough test.

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Communication

Communication: Synchronization
By linking tags directly with PLC programming
software, CitectSCADA makes it easier to configure
and maintain your system. Drivers for several
popular programming packages are included with
CitectSCADA and others can becreated.

Supported PLC
Programming Software
Variable Tag linking is currently
available for OPC Servers, CSV
files, Mitsubishi MXChange,
Schneider Unity Pro and
Concept, Beckhoff Twincat,
Omron PMF and Rockwell
RSLogix.

CitectSCADA FastLinx
CitectSCADA FastLinx links your database
in CitectSCADA to the PLC programming
software giving you a single database
solution. This reduces the development
time significantly and eliminates the chance
of configuration errors occurring during
project maintenance and development.
The bidirectional linking feature ensures
that changes made in any development
environment are updated automatically when
projects are worked on simultaneously. When
CitectSCADA and PLC projects are worked
on separately, the Import and Export feature
is an invaluable tool ensuring that both
environments are maintained and kept up-todate. Regardless of whether you develop your
CitectSCADA and PLC project simultaneously
or separately, CitectSCADA FastLinx ensures
that all variable tags are maintained and
updated automatically.

The import tags utility is accessed from the

Tools menu in the CitectSCADA Explorer

Tag Import/Export
The Tag Import/export feature saves
valuable configuration time because a group
of tag definitions can be imported in one
simple operation. Equally important is the
elimination of typographical errors associated
with transferring tag definitions. It is quick,
convenient and accurate!

Automatic Tag Synchronization

The Automatic Tag Synchronization feature
ensures that changes made to controller tag
definitions at the PLC level are automatically
updated in CitectSCADA. By permanently
linking CitectSCADA tags to the PLC
programming software, changes made at
the controller are automatically updated in
CitectSCADA.
To protect data integrity, the synchronization
process is triggered on actions in
CitectSCADA such as Insert Tag. These
triggers cause CitectSCADA to check the

controllers to see if changes have been made,

and if needed, will update CitectSCADAs
tagdatabase.
To prevent changes being made in
CitectSCADA and then overwritten on the next
update, tags that are automatically refreshed
have several fields set to read-only. For
example, data fields are set to read-only while
other fields, such as engineering units and
display formats, are defined in CitectSCADA.
By modifying the ASCII format file for each tag
import driver, users can define which fields are
read-only.

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Communication

Security: Configuration
To stop unknown people from
tampering with your plant
when the operator station
is unmanned, you can have
CitectSCADA automatically
log people out of the system
(for example, if the mouse is
idle for five minutes). Without
an appropriate user name and
password, no unauthorized
users can access the system.
Support for read-only projects
allows you to secure your
CitectSCADA configuration from
unauthorized changes. CIPs and
OEMs can deploy a project safe
in the knowledge it is read-only
secured.
Cicode commands are
protected in the Kernel,
preventing unauthorized access.
A user is required to log into
the Kernel before Cicode
commands will execute in the
Kernel window, regardless of
whether they are logged into
CitectSCADA.

We recommend addressing security at all levels within your

control system. While the components themselves need
to be secured, your control system infrastructure, and in
particular your network, needs to be secured from attack.

In the past, SCADA networks were separate

from other networks and physical penetration
of the system was needed to perpetuate
an attack. As corporate networks became
electronically linked via the Internet or wireless
technology, physical access was no longer
necessary for a cyber attack. One solution is
to isolate the SCADA network; however, this
is not a practical solution in a world where
control systems are being controlled more
directly by the business system or where the
data required for that control and monitoring is
coming from increasingly remote data sources
such as remote terminal units (RTUs).
To aid in the development of strict control
system security, we have produced a white
paper available at www.citect.com/security.
In this document we detail the design
considerations that you require in order to keep
your control system secure as a whole rather
than focusing on each specific part. The core
elements covered within this document are:
 Keep your network design simple (reducing
contact points)
 Use firewalls to protect each part of
your system and in particular wherever
your system passes outside your control
(wireless or radio communications)
 Utilize the power available of VPNs to
enable users anywhere within the world to
access your control system securely
 Use IPsec to ensure that only the right
devices are connected to the network

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While there are core elements of security that

are required for every network, additional
security is required for wireless networks.
The two most common ways of gaining
unauthorized access to a wireless network are
by using an unauthorized wireless client, such
as a laptop or PDA, or by creating a clone of
a wireless access point. If no measures have
been taken to secure the wireless network
then either of these methods can provide full
access to the wireless network.
When implementing a wireless network a
couple of standard security measures can be
taken to minimize the chance of an attacker
gaining access to the wireless network:
 Utilize the ability to restrict MAC addresses
 Require WPA/WPA-2 protols to be available
 VPNs for the wireless clients

Read Only Projects

Within a secure network, CitectSCADA
configuration can be undertaken by any
user from within the business. For these
users Windows security provides a simple
and secure method of control over project
configuration. Each project is able to be
secured to be only accessible to a subset
of users. For larger projects, this can control
access for different users to different parts
of the process or security. For an OEM style
customer, this enables them to secure a sub
component within a project to ensure included
projects can not be changed while the OEM
is not present. Utilizing Windows security also
ensures that regardless of the editor used
for configuring your projects, they are always
secure.

Communication

Security: Runtime
CitectSCADAs comprehensive security features are
integrated into all interface elements, ensuring a
secure runtime system.

Receiving
Area 1
Processing
Area 2
Shipping
Area 4
Warehouse
Area 3

QA
Area 5

Operator 1:
Viewable Areas: 1, 3, 5
Global Privileges: 3, 5
Additional Privileges in Areas: 1, 2, 4

All control systems need to be secured against

unauthorized access, and most applications
have operations that only qualified people
should perform. Your system must provide
some form of security to prevent accidental or
deliberate tampering to protect personnel, the
environment and equipment.
CitectSCADAs runtime security system is
user based, meaning that each user of the
runtime system (operators, maintenance personnel etc.) have their own username and
password. This username can be managed in
CitectSCADAs native security model or integrated with corporate domain-based security
(Windows Integrated Security)*. Regardless of
the model you choose to implement, access
to the systems is controlled by granting users
the ability to view different areas. If allowed to
view an area, the user may also need to have
the correct privilege level to perform actions or
view objects. For each graphical object, page,
trend and report, you are able to define the area
to which it belongs, and what privilege levels
are required to make it visible or usable. Since
users can use any CitectSCADA computer,
access is granted or denied by the server, not
by the client providing additional security for
WAN applications.

Windows Integrated Security

Integration with Windows security provides the
additional benefit of ensuring that the same
corporate security standards apply to the control system as to other applications. Further, it
creates a single location for the management
of user accounts. For example, when an operator leaves the organization and their access
to the companys domain is removed, their
access to CitectSCADA will also be removed.
Similarly, when a new operator is employed,
there is no need for additional CitectSCADA
configuration to grant them access to
CitectSCADA. It can all be achieved when their
account on the domain is created.

Securing the Environment

In most applications, the operator should not
be allowed to exit the control system. You can
secure the CitectSCADA runtime environment,
itself, by preventing users from switching to the
Windows operating system or other Windows
programs.

Operator 2:
Viewable Areas: 1, 3
Global Privileges: 3, 5
Additional Privileges in Areas: 1, 4
Supervisor:
Viewable Areas: Plantwide
Global Privileges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Additional Privileges in Area: 1

Read Only Access

CitectSCADA View-only Clients
are a cost-effective way to
provide view-only access,
and the clients can be shared
amongst many users anywhere
on the network. Simply allow
sufficient View-only Client
licenses to satisfy the maximum
number of users that are
required to be logged in at any
one time.

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Graphics

CitectSCADA Graphics
Show different states
Graphics allow you to create
a realistic, intuitive operator
interface. For example, you
could configure a tank that can
be

filled,

The graphics capabilities of your SCADA system are

a critical factor in the overall usability. The graphics
of CitectSCADA allow you to quickly develop true
color, easy-to-use displays that provide the operator
with an intuitive, consistent user interface.
CitectSCADAs graphics are based on a simple
set of objects, namely rectangles, ellipses,
bitmaps, straight lines, freelines, polylines, text,
symbols, and pipes. Associated with all these
objects is a common set of object properties.
These properties allow an objects behavior to
be directly linked to your plant variables. The
movement, rotation, size, color, fill and visibility
of any object can be used to realistically mimic
plant floor conditions, and commands and
touch properties can be assigned so that the
object can accept a variety of operator inputs.
This approach quickly delivers impressive
results foreventhe most demanding
applications. All objects are interactive, so your
operator interface will be simple, intuitive, and
flexible, and because graphics were developed
with optimization in mind, you can expect
excellent runtime performance.

heated,

or rotated.
Just by using graphics, you will
find yourself developing new
ideas for your interface.

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Graphics

CitectSCADA utilizes screen

resolutions up to 4096x4096,
which you can choose to suit the
application. With these resolution
capabilities, you can even use high
quality images (scanned photos, etc.)
to provide instant recognition of plant
equipment.

Benefits at a Glance
 Complete flexibility
 Intuitive graphics reduce
operator error
 Minimum operator keystrokes
 Increase learnability through
clarity
 Blend control and display
functionality into one object
 Efficient use of screenspace

CitectSCADA comes
with rich Symbol
Libraries, loaded
with commonly used
graphics like pumps,
tanks, valves, motors
and crushers. These
graphics will instantly
add consistency and
functionality to your
screens.

ActiveX objects can be used to

add custom features onto your
CitectSCADA graphic.

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Graphics

Graphics Builder
Graphics Import
CitectSCADA can import a wide
variety of different file types
including:
 Windows Bitmap
(BMP,RLE,DIB)
 AutoCAD (DXF) both 2D
and binary
 Windows Meta File (WMF)
 Tagged Image Format (TIF)
 JPEG (JPG, JIF, JFF, JGE)
 Encapsulated Postscript
(EPS)
 Fax Image (FAX)
 Ventura (IMG)
 Photo CD (PCD)
 Paintbrush (PCX)
 Portable Network Graphic
(PNG)
 Targa (TGA)
 WordPerfect (WPG)
 ActiveX objects
So if the picture you want is
already drawn, just import it!
The import process is simple.
Ifthe source application
supports click and drag, then
do just that: click on the file,
and drag and drop it onto a
page in the Graphics Builder.
Once the object has been
imported, CitectSCADA sees
it as a Graphics object, with all
of the associated configuration
features andflexibility.

The Graphics Builder allows you to quickly and easily

design an intuitive operator interface for your CitectSCADA
system. Drawing the graphical elements of your graphics
pages couldnt be simpler just select a tool, then
click and drag. Once drawn, objects canbe moved,
reshaped, copied, pasted, aligned, grouped, rotated
Because objects can be placed
precisely using guidelines or the
grid, your graphics pages will look
professional and precise.
Objects can be locked onto a page
so they cannot be accidentally moved
or deleted.
Objects can also be rotated, mirrored,
grouped, ungrouped, aligned, etc.

Windows XP-style buttons are

available to provide users with a
familiar Windows XP environment.

The Toolbox has the drawing

tools that you use to draw your
graphicsobjects.
All the graphics tools have their
own tool tips and each is fully
explained in the Online Help.
The Toolbox can be moved to any
part of your screen, allowing you
to take full advantage of the entire
drawing area. If the Toolbox is to
go unused for a short period of
time, you can roll it up (sothat
only its title bar displays), or hide
italtogether.

Nodes of lines, polylines and

pipes can be moved, added or
deleted.

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Select the Graphics Builder Help

to learn more about the Graphics
Builder, using the interactive clickand-learn facility.

Graphics

Bitmap Editor

CitectSCADA enables
any number of flashing
colors on a single page
allowing users to display
flashing 3D symbols.

To display the true

color palette, click on
the color swatch at the
right-hand end of the
Toolbar.

Any graphics object (or group of

objects) can be converted into a
bitmap in one simple step.
Bitmaps are edited using the
Bitmap Editor. The Bitmap
Editor is a tool that allows you to
edit your bitmap pixel by pixel.
Because you can zoom in and
out, even the smallest details
can be edited precisely. You
can even change the size of
thebitmap.

Color Swapping
The colors in a graphics object
can be changed automatically.
This is particularly useful for
3D object manipulation. For
example, a 3D green ball can
be made blue at the press
of a button, and the quality
and illusion of depth remain
thesame.

Gradient Fill
Gradient color and direction
for objects including ellipses,
rectangles and polygons can
be defined with the gradient fill
feature.
The properties of
any object are just a
double-click away. The
properties tabs are
essentially the same
for all objects.

OLE Automation
Graphics can be automatically
generated from a database
using the OLE Automation
interface for the Graphics Editor.
This allows an application to
be created to interact with the
configuration graphics objects.

To animate a symbol
simply enter the tag
name and select the
set of symbols.

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Graphics

Page Templates
Page templates save you time
and effort because you dont
have to draw each page from
scratch. When you base a new
page on a template, the page
design is already complete.
All you have to do is enter the
information that is unique to the
new page.

CitectSCADA provides templates for all common

page types, so graphics pages are easy to create.
Templates are tried and tested page designs that
you can adapt to your own environment.

Templates are also useful when

you need to make the same
modification to a group of
pages. If all the pages are based
on the same template, you
can just change the template.
The pages will be updated
automatically.

CitectSCADA provides a comprehensive selection of templates. Specialty pages, such as Alarm,

Trend, and SPC displays, come pre-built all you have to do is add the relevant tag names, etc.
More unique pages can be based on generic templates, such as the Normal template. No matter
what template you use, the basic elements including borders, status bars and navigation tools,
are already configured.

If you take advantage of

CitectSCADAs page templates,
you will notice your project
developing a consistent look
and feel. Consistency reduces
both operator learning times
and operator error.

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XP Style Template
The XP Style template includes user
defined menu structures, toolbars
and native support for multi-monitor
systems. The three most recent
alarms are displayed on the bottom
of each page.

Graphics

Symbols
If you use a particular graphic regularly, you
can store it in a library as a symbol. Rather than
constantly redrawing the graphic, you can then
just paste the symbol from the library.
For example, if you need the same valve
graphic on multiple pages as a static
background picture, draw the valve, and copy
it to the symbol library it is now a symbol.

First check the

standard symbol
library shipped with
CitectSCADA. If the
symbol exists then
simply paste it onto
the page. If not, draw
the required symbol
directly into the
symbol library.

Symbols can change dynamically based on

the state of a device. For example, you could
assign two pump symbols to a device using
different colored symbols for running and stopped
indications..

At a Glance
 Pre-defined and custom
libraries
 Ongoing library development
 Changes to library updated
automatically on all pages
 Over 500 symbols included

Symbols have
many benefits
You only need to draw an object
once. You can then save it to a
library (asa symbol), and use
the symbol many times on any
of your graphics pages.
When you change a symbol,
all occurrences of the symbol
are updated automatically on
all pages. A symbol remains
linked to its library unless you
deliberately cut thelink.
By storing common objects in a
library, you reduce the amount
of disk space required to store
your project, and reduce the
amount of memory required by
the runtime system.

CitectSCADA comes with several pre-defined symbol libraries, and more libraries are available
from the CitectSCADA toolbox and website. Also supplied standard with CitectSCADA are a
range of pre-defined symbol sets which can be used as real animations. When the individual
symbols in the set are displayed in quick succession, a simple animation is formed. Animations
can be used at runtime to indicate moving equipment, active processes, etc.

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Graphics

Object-based Configuration
Typical Examples of
Genies Include:







Pumps
Valves
Values (with input)
Tanks
Conveyors
Faceplates (on graphics
screens)
 Any repeated configuration

Typical Examples of
Super Genies Include:








Device Popups
Loop Control
Sequence Control
Duty/Standby
PLC/RTW Status
Identical Machine Control
Any repeated popup or page

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SCADA systems comprise objects or devices

which range from simple pushbuttons through
pumps and valves to complex loop controllers,
sequencers or motor control centers. When
building your control system you should use a
common standard for the operator interface.
CitectSCADA enables you to quickly and
easily develop your control system by
providing object-based configuration tools for
development. In addition, the use of objectbased configuration reduces maintenance
and ensures a consistent operator interaction.
CitectSCADA provides existing libraries that
can be extended and customized or enhanced
to suit the requirements for your project, or you
can simply build your own.
These tools are optimized by the use of a
tagging standard within the device tags. A
good tag naming convention reduces the
amount of configuration entry and hence
lowers the risk of errors.
Both internal and user defined libraries are able
to be easily transferred between projects to
leverage development or maintain a consistent
corporate standard. In all cases modifications
made to enhance these libraries can be
seamlessly retrofitted within the previous
CitectSCADA systems.

Genies
CitectSCADA Genies act as a macro within
project development. The Genie is built to
combine any number of individual graphics
objects together. A pump may consist of
the pump display plus an auto/manual
indication and an alarm indication. All of these
configurations are grouped together in a
Genie.
The configuration is made by combining fixed
text with parameters. The parameters can
represent a whole field alone or be combined
with other parameters or fixed text to represent
the contents of a field.
Optional parameters can be provided to
enable a reduction in the number of Genies
resulting in reduced maintenance and testing
costs. The optional parameters enable pumps
without auto/manual control to hide this
indication based on the fact that the auto/
manual tag has not been defined.
Each parameter is exposed when the Genie
is added to the graphics page. The form used
to display the parameters can be tailored to
include additional help information for the user
or to provide a drop down list from the devices
within the database.

Graphics

Super Genies
CitectSCADA Super Genies are most often
used for device control popups. TheSuper
Genie is built as a combination of any number
of individual graphics objects grouped together
on a page or popup. Aloop control popup
may have trend sliders, buttons, values and
other configurations. These are defined as
a single Super Genie and can be reused
throughout the project.
To enable reuse, the
configuration is made in
terms of assignments (or
parameters) passed to
the Super Genie when it is
displayed. Each parameter
represents a tag, value or
string. The configuration can
access both the values and
the attributes of the tags
passed to the Super Genies.
A Super Genie can be
provided a fixed set of
assignments from a Genie
or use a tagging convention
to turn a single device name
into a set of assignments.
Code can also enable these
parameters to be read from
other sources (databases, files).

Genies and Super Genies

have many benefits
You only need to draw and
configure an object once. You
can then save it to a library and
use it over and over again.
When you change a Genie or
Super Genie from the library, it
will be automatically changed
wherever you have used it
throughout your project. (A
Genie remains linked to its
library unless you deliberately
cut the link).
As with Symbols, Genies and
Super Genies save you disk
space, because you only
save one copy of the actual
configured object. They also
reduce the amount of memory
required by the runtimesystem.
CitectSCADA has a library of
pre-configured Genies and
Super Genies that you can use
in your CitectSCADA System.

To reduce the number of Super Genies

within a project, tags that do not exist can be
replaced by default values. The user can also
pass text strings into the Super Genie for use
as titles, display information
or within logging.

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Operations

Operator Actions

At a Glance








Tool tips
Sliders
Keyboard commands
Mouse touch commands
Screen target regions
Popup menus
XP-style buttons

CitectSCADA provides users with a range of pre-defined system pages and templates to get you
up and running fast. System pages are included for trends, alarms, administration tools and the
Process Analyst, which are available in a variety of templates. Both system pages and custom
graphics utilize a variety of user-friendly commands and controls for operators to interact with the
CitectSCADA runtime. You can assign privileges to the different commands and controls as well
as send a message to the command log each time an operator issues a command.

Touch Commands

Screen Targets

Touch Commands can be assigned to any

graphics object, including button objects.
They are activated when the operator clicks on
theobject.

Screen targets are a hot-spot region on the

background screen which the operator can
click on (like a button). These invisible buttons
allow for greater flexibility in operator interface
design.

Separate commands can be activated when

the mouse button is pressed (down), released
(up), and held (repeat).

Sliders
All graphics objects (rectangles, ellipses, etc.)
can be defined as sliders. Sliders allow operators
to change the value of analog variables by
changing the position of the slider object. For
instance, a setpoint value might increase as
you move a slider up, and decrease as you
move it down. Sliders can move left to right, up
and down, and they can even rotate. If runtime
conditions change the value of the variable, the
slider will automatically move to reflect the new
value.

Keyboard Commands
Global (or system) keyboard commands can be
issued from anywhere in the runtime system. Page
keyboard commands can be issued only from the
page for which they are configured. Object keyboard
commands can only be issued when the mouse
pointer is positioned over the object.

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Popup Menus
Popup menus simplify navigation and
can also be used to trigger Cicode or
CitectVBA functions.
Popup menus can be disabled,
checked or linked to other menu
items.

XP-style Buttons
There is an option to create buttons in
XP-style with dynamic property support,
which further saves time in training for
operators who are already familiar with XP
environment.

Operations

Improve Operations with Process Analyst

Process Analyst is an intuitive visualisation tool
designed to help you analyze the cause of process
disturbances and improve productivity in the process
Process Analyst allows operators and process
engineers to analyze the cause of process
disturbances by bringing together trend and
alarm data, which are traditionally stored
separately. With Process Analyst, users can
simply view them all on a single integrated
display.
Complete flexibility is provided to the user on
how the pens can be displayed, for example
they can be overlaid or stacked and any pen
can be placed in different panes to reduce
clutter and make the display easier to read.
Process Analyst includes many unique features
including true Daylight Savings Time support,
accuracy to millisecond resolution, individual
time axis per pen, customizable toolbars, rich
printing and saving of all display settings for
easy recall.

Examples of Use
Root Cause Analysis
When a process upset or disturbance occurs
it is always time consuming finding the root
cause. In the past the process engineer had to

compare trend data from the screen with

alarm logs. With Process Analyst, all the
engineer has to do is simply add any pen
(analog, digital, alarm) that could have
contributed to the process upset to the
display. Each process change can then be
easily compared as alarms occur, enabling
sophisticated analysis of the process upset.

Compare Different Batches

With Process Analyst it is easy to compare
different batches in a single integrated view.
Simply place all the variable tags, alarms and
state changes for a batch unit on one pane,
and the same set on a separate pane. Then
the operator simply has to scroll one of the
panes through time. Any differences in the
batch execution will immediately be visible.

Process Analyst is
a vast improvement
on existing SCADA
systems and enables
processes to be
optimized by making it
easier for operators to
analyze disturbances.
Paul Donald, Telemetry Officer,
Central Highlands Water

Sequence of Events
With SCADA systems, the data is distributed
around a wide area and typically the RTUs
collect the data at millisecond resolution and
send it to CitectSCADA every time it is polled.
Process Analyst displays historical alarms and
trends to millisecond accuracy, making it easy
to determine the sequence of events.

The Process Analyst window displaying

trend and alarm data can be viewed
simultaneously with your project screen
for enhanced monitoring.

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Improve Operations with Process Analyst

Individual pens can be

unlocked allowing its
values to be compared
in different time frames.

Easy to use
Process Analysts capability to
display such rich information
requires it to have an easy-touse, yet powerful navigation
system. Every pen added to
Process Analyst has a number
of properties including:
 Pen Color and Name
 Tag properties such as
Engineering Units, Scales,
etc.
 Cursor Values (multiple
cursors are available)
 Data average / minimum /
maximum
The information available is
customizable, allowing you
to add or remove any of the
standard column types (e.g.
Engineering Units), and also add
custom columns.

Save the current view

as either a template or
process snapshot.

Overlaid analog and

stacked digital pens on
the same pane.

Operators can easily

declutter the display.

Customizable
Users can select which buttons
to appear on each instance of
Process Analyst. The security
access required can also be
defined and users can add
custom buttons for additional
functionality.

The value of any pen

is displayed at the
current cursor location.

Trend Example Showing Different Quality Attributes.

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Operations

Multiple trend cursors

can be displayed with
or without tool tips.

At a Glance
 Analyzes the cause of
process upsets quickly and
simply
 Allows operators to recognize
patterns that may lead to
process disturbances
 Provides total flexibility on
how you view and analyze
your process
 High quality output to printers
 True daylight saving support

Alarm pens can

represent different
alarm states with
colors or fill patterns.

Alarms can be
overlaid or displayed
on a separate pane.
The pen displays
the ontime, offtime,
acknowledge time, and
operator comment.

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Customizable Trend Pages

CitectSCADA trends are a
seamless combination of realtime and historical data. When
you display a CitectSCADA
trend page, you can monitor the
current activity as it happens,
and simply scroll back through
time to view the trend history.
CitectSCADAs trend task
is client-server based. The
Primary Trend Server collects
and records the trend data,
sending updates to a Standby
Trend Server (if one exists) as
requested. When a trend is
displayed on a client computer,
the client has only to request the
necessary trend data from the
Primary TrendServer.
You can choose to have
redundancy by allocating a
Standby Trend Server (using
a wizard). If the Primary Trend
Server fails, the Standby will
instantly assume its role,
obtaining data directly through
the I/O server and responding
to all client requests. Because
the Standby Trend Server tracks
all trend data, even when the
Primary is operating, no data
is lost if the Primary fails. When
restarted, the failed computer
receives updates from the new
Primary Server, and becomes
the Standby Trend Server.

CitectSCADAs distributed trending system handles

large numbers of variables without compromising
performance or data integrity. Choose from a selection
of pre-configured trend pages that provide clear
data representation with customizable views.
Any plant floor variable can be logged and
trended. A trend builds a picture over time
of how the variable (product output, level,
temperature, etc.) is changing or how a
device or process is performing. CitectSCADA
trends are created from a selection of sample
values. The sample values are plotted against
time, and the resultant graph gives you an
indication of process behavior. Trend samples
can be taken periodically, or when specific
events occur in your system. Sampling rates

can be as frequent as 10 milliseconds and as

moderate as 24 hours.
CitectSCADA comes with a host of readymade trend templates, allowing you to quickly
create trend graphs complete with navigation
tools and dynamic readouts from the plant
floor. You can display trends in single, double,
or popup windows, but if you feel that you
want something specific to your system,
youcan easily configure it yourself, with your
own functions and trendpens.

Copy trend data to the clipboard, ready

for pasting into third party applications
(intable format), such as Excel, Word, etc.
Print the trend data in intuitive color or
black and white plots. You can also
integrate trend plots into reports.
Change the resolution and span time of
the graph while it is running.
Select an area of the graph, and press the
Zoom button to magnify it.

As the values of variables

change over time (or as
events occur), the graph
moves across the page
the latest values are
alwaysdisplayed.

CitectSCADA trends give you the flexibility to define

your trend pens while the project isrunning.

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The X,Y plot feature is very flexible,

allowing you a high level of customization.
You can display your plots on screen or as
a printout usingthe full colorpalette.
Example: a CitectSCADA plot used in
underground mining (Cowards Triangle),
shows whether the air is explosive,
potentially explosive, or safe. A plot point
inside the dynamically calculated triangle
indicates an explosive condition and the
mine isevacuated.

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Statistical Process Control (SPC)

For an easy-to-understand graphical indication on
product quality, you can use SPC charts. Prevent
out of limit deviations before they happen, with
CitectSCADAs easy-to-understand SPC charts.
CitectSCADA provides the three types of charts most commonly used for statistical analysis.

Control (XRS) Charts

Control (XRS) Charts allow you to
analyze the variations in plant data.
You can configure charts to individually
display the mean, range, or standard
deviation, or all of the above.

At a Glance
 Mean, Range, and Standard
Deviation (XRS)
 Pre-configured calculation
routines
 Template based pages (easy
configuration)
 Capability charts
 Pareto charts
 SPC Alarms are integrated
into the alarming system

Capability Charts
You can use capability charts to
determine whether your process
is meeting your specifications.
CitectSCADA is pre-configured
to arrange the data and make all
necessary calculations.

Pareto Charts
If you would like to analyze the
frequency of faults and problems, use
a Pareto chart. After you specify which
values to watch, CitectSCADA will
arrange the data and draw the graphs
in runtime.

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Fast and Reliable Alarms

There are often many alarms
that trigger simultaneously.
You can specify the action
to be taken when the alarms
are triggered (e.g. activate
an audible alarm such as a
.WAVfile).
To assist operators in dealing
with alarms, you can create
graphic help pages that contain
information about the alarms,
such as the action an operator
must perform to correct the
situation. You can display
these pages automatically
when the alarm occurs, or only
when an operator specifically
requestshelp.

An efficient alarm system allows you to quickly

isolate and identify faults, reducing the amount
of downtime. The CitectSCADA alarm system is
fast and reliable, providing you with detailed alarm
information in formats that are clear and legible.
All alarms are processed and managed by a
CitectSCADA Alarm Server. Any CitectSCADA
Control Client can display alarms and
acknowledge alarms. This eliminates
duplicated processing, ensures that alarms are
acknowledged system wide, and provides for
server based security checking.
Configurable Alarms report fault conditions
in your plant. Variables, groups of variables,
expressions, calculation results, etc. can all be
monitored by the CitectSCADA alarm system.
Working in conjunction with the I/O device,
CitectSCADAs alarms are time-stamped,
with precision to 1 millisecond. This can be
essential when differentiating between alarms
that occur in rapid succession. Millisecond
precision allows you to determine cause-effect
relationships between alarms.
Quick recognition and identification of alarms
is important. CitectSCADA displays alarms on
dedicated alarm pages, but the most recent
alarms are always visible on every page.
Alarms can be organized by color, font, and
order, according to priority, category, or time
of occurrence. For an account of all alarms
that have occurred on your system, the alarm
summary page provides a complete history.
CitectSCADA also continually runs diagnostic
routines to check both its own operation
and all peripheral equipment, such as
I/O devices. This facility is fully integrated
within CitectSCADA, and no configuration
isnecessary.

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The alarm summary page, shows the

details for each alarm occurrence on a
single line so that users do not need to
scroll through history to determine the on
time, off time and duration.

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At a Glance

Flexible alarm formatting

permits display of any related
variable when the alarm
istriggered.

Alarm Properties
Alarm properties can be used to change the
appearance of your graphics objects when
a specific alarm occurs, you might change the
color of a symbol from green to red, or display
a danger icon.









Alarm Tag, Alarm Name, Alarm Description

Alarm Category, Help Page, Area, Privilege
Disabled, Acknowledged, Unacknowledged
On Time, Off Time, On Date, Off Date,
AlarmDuration, Acknowledged Time/Date
Operator Definable Comment
Alarm State for High High, High, Low, Low
Low, Rate, Deviation
Value of the variable and the alarm
deadband (hysteresis)
Custom Filters

 Analog, digital, SPC, and

custom alarms
 Integrated Hardware/
Diagnostic alarms
 Millisecond resolution
 Configurable display formats
 Summary/History logging
 Filter is customizable using
alarm properties
 Acknowledge from multiple
network computers
 ODBC, DBF, CSV and ASCII
data formats
 Support for RTU based
alarms

Alarm Filters
A good alarm system should not overwhelm
operators with excessive alarm information.
CitectSCADA allows the operator to filter
alarms based on any alarm property. Filters
can be saved and automatically loaded based
on the current user.

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Accessing Database Systems:

DatabaseExchange
The DatabaseExchange is an ActiveX control that enhances
the ability of CitectSCADA to utilize database information.
At a Glance
 Menus can be positioned
at the top or bottom of the
control.
 The control supports
parameterized queries of a
Microsoft Access database.

DatabaseExchange will display data from any configured database (via ODBC) within an operators
screen. The data displayed can be controlled by a query that is able to be configured within the
project. The database exchange is able to react to settings within the control system as operators
can edit data within the control. The data can also be altered via code at runtime. These changes
will automatically persist to the database.

The returned data ready to

display or exchange

Use the power of SQL

directly from CitectSCADA

As well as displaying information from the database the control enables the user to define tags
for each column within the data returned. The user is then able to select to upload or download
information between these tags and the database. In this way machine setup parameters or set
points can be loaded from a database or persisted to database after an optimal performance.
Theuploading of data will replace the existing data if a row is selected or add an additional row
tothedatabase.
The database exchange is integrated into the Graphics Builder toolbar.

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Integrated Reports
CitectSCADAs reports system is a fully integrated
part of the product. When you invest in CitectSCADA,
you automatically receive the tools needed to
create and run attractive, informative reports.

Shift Report


Total milk in:

Total starter in:
Total Milk and Starter in:
Production Time Forward:
Production Time in Divert:
Total Production Time:
Number of Diverts:
Number of Vats:
Total Cheese Weight:
Total Number of Blocks:
Yield:

24 March 2008
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67

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38.41%

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68

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36.88%

A CitectSCADA report is a statement or

account of plant floor conditions that you can
run periodically, on request, or only when an
event occurs (such as a change of state in a
bit address, when CitectSCADA starts up, or
at a specified time of day).
Reports can be generated in any format
you want. They can include formatted text,
current and historical data, and even the
results of calculations. They can also contain
operating instructions to change operations
or variables within your plant, download
instructions, perform diagnostics, or change
recipes.

Accumulators
Accumulators are an easy way
to keep track of incremental
runtime data such as motor run
hours, power consumption, and
downtime.
You set a trigger (e.g. motor on)
to increment three counters:
 The number of times the
accumulator is triggered (e.g.
start times for the motor)
 The run time in steps of 1
second
 The totalized value, by a
value you define (e.g. the
current)

Reports can be displayed on a page at

runtime, printed when the report runs, or
saved on disk for printing or display at a
later date. You can use a text editor or word
processor to view, edit, or print these reports.
Your reports can be saved in HTML format,
so that they can be viewed over the Internet,
using a standard web browser.
For more sophisticated reports, or reports
that integrate data from multiple SCADA
systems, CitectHistorian should be used. It
is a powerful reporting and analysis tool that
seamlessly collects, historicizes and reports
data from multiple SCADA systems. Users
can utilize the integrated database containing
trend, alarm and event data to get a complete
understanding of plant operations.

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Configuration

CitectSCADA Project Development

CitectSCADA is conceptually
divided into two distinct parts:
TheRuntime Environment, and
the Configuration Environment.
TheConfiguration Environment
consists of a set of tools
(applications) that are used
to build the runtime system.
It is centered around the
CitectSCADA Explorer, which
is used to create and manage
projects.
CitectSCADA Explorer can be
customized to suit special use
and OEM applications. Menus,
toolbar buttons and features
can be altered orremoved.

Disorganized projects lead to maintenance problems.

The CitectSCADA Explorer is the hub of the configuration
process. It simplifies project management, allowing
you to access and modify any part of any project.
CitectSCADA provides tools to enable rapid
development of small and large projects. Each
project can be divided into a large number
of included projects. Each of these projects
can be worked on by different developers in a
variety of locations. In these cases it is difficult
to maintain control of project standards and
merge changes from different teams together.
CitectSCADA included projects enable this to
occur without placing additional effort on the
development teams.

The File menu contains commands for creating,

removing, organizing, and running your projects.
Theglobal properties of a project are accessed
through this menu.

CitectSCADA manages standards within a

project by placing all the standard symbols,
objects and user interfaces within a single
base project. Each development team can
include this base project within their own sub
projects and have access to all the project
standards. When standards are changed or
updated, the new base project can be sent
to development teams to update their subprojects and see the changes within their
project.
CitectSCADA enables remote development
of projects by enabling any combination
of CitectSCADA projects to be combined
together. A remote developer can include
the project standards as well as their own
section of development. This can be used
during development of the existing project
or during maintenance a single project can
be updated by an Integrator at the same
time small changes can be made by the local
maintenance team.

The CitectSCADA development environment can open any

number of projects. This enables CIPs to be editing projects
from different customers at the same time. The projects are
displayed in the tree. Their file structure is displayed as you
navigate with the + and symbols.

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At a Glance
Use the tool bar to switch to the other
applications in the CitectSCADA
Environment (Project Editor, Graphics
Builder, CitectSCADA Batch, Cicode
Editor, Online Help).

CitectSCADA can work

on projects located on
fileservers. Simply use link
and unlink to bring projects
from the file server into the
development environment.

 Quick, easy access

 Familiar interface
 Simple, convenient
management of projects
 Single step backup and
restore of entire project

CitectSCADA provides
one-step backup and
restore of all parts of a
project. A project can be
backed up to floppy disk
(with automatic multiple
disk span), your local drive,
or a network drive.

Find and Replace

Feature

Configuration is made easy

with the Find and Replace
feature.

The Find and Replace feature

enables you to find and replace
text strings within a single
graphics page, template,
Graphics Builder and across
multiple projects when
accessed in the Project Editor.
There is also a new option,
warning you about unused
tags on full compile, which
identifies unused tags. All
these contribute to a significant
reduction in the time spent in
configuration.

CitectSCADA forms and

dialogs have a Help button
which invokes context
sensitive help.

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Configuration

Extending CitectSCADA with Cicode

Cicode is easy to use and offers
the flexibility, reliability and
performance required by plant
monitoring systems. Cicode is a
programming language written
for the control environment, it
is also compiled and offers full
multi-tasking. These important
features provide CitectSCADA
users with unmatched flexibility
for extending the functionality
of their SCADA/HMI systems
without compromising system
performance.

CitectVBA
CitectVBA is a Visual Basic
compatible scripting language
and is perfect for integrating
CitectSCADA with ActiveX
Objects and third party
applications. CitectVBA utilizes
the Cicode engine to ensure the
running code is multi-threaded.

Events
Events can be set up so that
they trigger actions when they
occur. For instance, when
a process is complete, an
operator could be notified and
a series of instructions could be
executed.
You can run an event
 Automatically at a specified
time and period
 Automatically when a trigger
condition becomes TRUE
 Automatically when a trigger
condition is TRUE at a
specified time and period

Many applications have special requirements. Toprovide

you with maximum flexibility and power, CitectSCADA
comes with two programming languages: Cicode and
CiVBA. Both languages can be used to extend the data
available to most fields in your system configuration.
Almost all of the fields
available within the
graphics and database
configuration are able to
utilize an expression
rather than just a tag value.
Adding an expression
allows you to smooth an
analogue value for trending,
transform numeric values
into strings or simply
combine multiple tags in a
simple expression.
There is an extensive
library of functions for both
Cicode and CiVBA which
can be directly accessed
within an expression
field. Additionally, individual functions can be
created by the customer with a combination of
library and individual functions producing the
required result.
Code can also be triggered by events or
buttons within the user interface. This code
runs as a separate thread within CitectSCADA
and gives access to enhanced functionalities
within Citect. For example, it can retrieve
information from remote servers, call
databases and external libraries or spawn
additional threads to wait for events in the
future.
To aide with diagnostics on the code Citect
provides comprehensive logging and tracing
of its code.

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The CitectSCADA debugger provides a stepby-step debugging system for code with
access to the state of all internal and external
variables. Additional debug traces can be
activated before compilation or at runtime in
order to track the operation of real-time or
time sensitive code within the SCADA system.
Combining the debugger and detailed tracing
provides the tools to rapidly diagnose any
problem within your CitectSCADA system.

Configuration

Included in CitectSCADAs
collection of debug controls are
tools for starting and stopping
debug mode, inserting and
removing breakpoints, and
steppingcontrols.

At a Glance











Easy to use
Industry standard
Preemptive
Multi-tasking
Compiled for optimal
performance not
interpreted or scripted
Extends the functionality of
CitectSCADA
Integrates seamlessly as part
of CitectSCADA
Proven, robust language
Over 650 SCADA functions
included

Breakpoints
To debug a function, you must
first stop the code at a desirable
point. The DebugBreak function,
a manually inserted breakpoint,
or a hardware error will halt a
Cicodethread.

Stepping through CiCode

The position of a halted thread
is marked with an arrow. You
can step through the function,
line by line, and watch what
happens in the debug windows
as the codeexecutes.
The Files window displays all
Cicode and CitectVBA files
for each project linked to the
development environment.

The Global Variable Window

displays the current value of
each global variable.

The Stack Window displays

the functions called, their
parameters, and the value
of local variables within each
function.

The following tools are provided

in the Cicode Editor to control
stepping through functions:





Step Into
Step Over
Step Out
Continue

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Online Help

At a Glance
 Comprehensive coverage
(over 4000 pages)
 Context sensitive
 Effective search facility

CitectSCADAs Online Help is a comprehensive

package, logically structured, easy to find, and
easy to understand. It is accessible in a number of
different ways, from any part of CitectSCADA.
CitectSCADA dialogs have a Help button that
invokes context sensitive help.

information you require, the CitectSCADA

Online Help provides the tools to findit.

For more general information, you can use the

Help menu. It gives you direct access to the
Help Contents and the Help Guide, as well as
application specific information, such as the
click-and-learn facilities.

CitectSCADAs Online Help Index operates

using standard Windows functionality. To
find the information you need, just type part
of a key word the keyword list scrolls
automatically to the closest match. You can
also do a full text search using the Find facility.

Of course, you can always just press the Help

Topics button to the right of the toolbar, and
display the Contents.
Once the Help is open, you can perform
index or keyword searches or browse the
Help Direct topics. No matter what kind of

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CitectSCADAs Online Help provides easy

access to the information you need. It
includes a logical grouping of Help items
on the CitectSCADA Help Overview page,
easy access to driver Help, and the use of
breadcrumbs to facilitate navigation.

Configuration

Example Project
Two Example Projects are supplied with CitectSCADA
based on different templates. These are fully configured
projects that are ready to run and can be used for
ideas on how to configure your own project.
To display any graphics page
in the example project, click
on the menu or toolbar icon.
Hold the cursor over buttons
and other objects to display
tool tips.

The Example Project is

automatically installed when you
install CitectSCADA.
You can use the Example
Project when you want to
experiment with something
before including it in your own
project. The test page is already
set up to display directly from
the menupage.
The Example Project is provided
complete with the ability to
switch online between the
following languages:

Every element of the example

project functions exactly as it
would in a real project.
















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Virtually any wireless remote device can be
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 Have a computer network adapted to your
enterprise
 Enable remote access
 Access your SCADA system from almost
anywhere you want
 Only requirements for clients are screen,
keyboard and enough circuitry

Improve Data Security

 Less vulnerable to hacking
 Focus your security measures on the server
while ignoring the clients because all data is
processed on the server
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 When operating over the Internet, Virtual
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 Remote application control
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 CitectSCADA project files exist only at the
CitectSCADA server and are available to the entire
network

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Anywhere
CitectSCADA for Terminal Services software gives
users the mobility and flexibility to view CitectSCADA
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Hardware systems
Thin-client terminals
PDAs
Internet browsers

Hand-held PDAs can display CitectSCADA for Terminal

Services applications, with the added benefits of mobility
and constant application supervision:





Empower users
Increase productivity
Give users mobile visualization and control
Go anywhere and stay in control

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CitectSCADA

CitectSCADA Scheduler

At a Glance
 Easy to use configuration
interface
 Calendar control for simple
overview of control events
 Tight integration with
CitectSCADA and
CitectFacilities
 Up to 20 special days to
account for irregular events
 Up to 200 programs that
can be configured to control
certain parts of your plant or
building
 Expressions can be used
in calendar events, i.e.
Tag=Tag+ Value
 Fully redundant scheduler
functionality
 Automatic update of
programs over redundant
schedulers
 Simple access to programs
for manual override
 Ability to schedule control
of equipment connected to
a large number of different
devices

Note: For event scheduling you can use

CitectSCADA Events (see page 42).

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Scheduler is an integrated tool that will

provide functionality to automatically control
equipment, based on calendar events.
Scheduling is an important feature in both the
building and industrial automation industries,
where cost savings through optimized energy
usage is a key factor.
For example, the Scheduler ensures that
after working hours, heating and lighting are
automatically switched off, room temperatures
are lowered, and plant equipment is not left
running longer than required. Also, with
configured special days, the Scheduler can
automatically control certain parts of your
plant or building during holidays or other
irregular events.

The Scheduler is extremely easy to configure

due to its calendar based user interface. A
preset control schedule can be configured
during project development, and if required,
this schedule can be changed by managers or
operators during runtime.
CitectSCADAs ability to connect with a large
number of different device manufacturers
(Johnson Controls, Landis & Staefa, Honeywell
and TAC), used in both the building and
industrial automation industries, enables
the Scheduler to act as a single point of
configuration for all your equipment.

Software Licencing

Software Licensing

At a Glance
 Concurrent licensing
 View-only Clients
 Hardware or Software
protection keys
 Internal Variable Tags free
If you want to try CitectSCADA
for yourself, you can obtain
a fully functional evaluation
pack from your distributor
for a small fee, (to handle
printing and shipping costs), or
download it from our website at
www.citect.com.
The evaluation pack is exactly
the same as a licensed pack,
(including the software and
manuals), but projects will run
for a limited time in a stand
alone network only.
The configuration environment,
on the other hand, can be
utilized for as long as you want.
Feel free to use the evaluation
pack to build a trial project
to test the runtime and
communication capabilities of
CitectSCADA as introduced in
thisdocument.

Every CitectSCADA package you buy has most of

the features and protocols/device drivers included.
CitectSCADAs no-nonsense licensing scheme allows
you to choose an appropriate package to match your
system, providing you with maximum value for money.
CitectSCADAs licensing is based on the
number of computers that will be running
CitectSCADA at once, not the number of
computers with CitectSCADA installed. So, if
CitectSCADA is installed on 100 computers,
but no more than 15 run it at any one time,
you only need 15 licenses.
The price of each license is determined by a
number of factors:

Point Count and Limit

A point is an individual digital or integer
variable, read from an I/O device.
CitectSCADA only counts points from the I/O
device once, no matter how many times they
are used in your project. You get memory, disk,
and Cicode variables free of charge.
The point limit is the maximum number of
I/O device addresses that can be read.
CitectSCADA caters for any point limit
75,150, 500, 1500, 5000 unlimited.

Computer Role
In networked applications, not all CitectSCADA
tasks are used on each computer. Since you
should not have to pay for what you do not
use, you have the option to purchase Control
and View-only Client licenses instead of a
full license. A computer with a Control Client
license is able to perform all operator interface
functions and exchange data with servers,
but it cannot be a CitectSCADA server. A
computer with a View-only Client license
provides read only displays perfect for just
monitoring aprocess.

Single vs Multi-User
CitectSCADA licenses can be supplied as
single user or multi-user. Multi-user licenses
allow anyone on the LAN or WAN to run a
session of CitectSCADA. This means you
can use any PC to run CitectSCADA without
having to install a software or hardware
protection key on every PC. It also means
you can access any information from any
computer.

CitectHistorian Licensing
CitectHistorian is licensed by the following core
components:
 CitectHistorian Server
 CitectHistorian by number of historicized
points (optional)
 CitectHistorian Client (optional)
You can extend the CitectHistorian Server at
any time by purchasing add-ons, including:
 CitectHistorian Web Server / Client
 Oracle database connectors
 Microsoft SQL Server connectors

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CitectHistorian

CitectHistorian

At a Glance
 Easy-to-use configuration
tools
 Long-term data storage
repository for plant floor
information
 Controlled access to plant
and business from different
control systems anytime,
anywhere
 Based on latest open industry
standard technologies
and applications, such as
Microsoft .NET
 Provides information to
users with industry standard
desktop applications such
as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Reporting Services and
Internet Explorer
 Data exchange with business
systems
 Standard process reports
via Reports Deployment
Manager, i.e. alarm
rationalization and
management report based
on EEMUA 191 guidelines, as
well as energy reports
 Intuitive visualization tool,
Process Analyst, to easily
view and analyze plant
processes on a single,
integrated display

CitectHistorian is a powerful plant-wide reporting

analysis tool. It seamlessly collects, historicizes and
reports data from CitectSCADA systems integrating
industry standard technology. CitectHistorian
reduces system training and increases accessibility
to plant floor data within the enterprise.

Most businesses improve their plant floor

reporting to enable the organization to monitor
and enhance their business units. While
the control system is the most automated
department in a business, it is often the least
well represented as the information is locked
within the control system environment.
There are typical reasons why this information
is unavailable. The business and plant
networks are disconnected (the process
system cannot agree on acceptable
technologies or control systems cannot be
subjected to IT network downtime). The plant
information that is available is structured with
control system tag names and is unintelligible
to business users. The information was not
available within the applications that the users
wanted to use.
Empowering the organization to make the
right decisions, CitectHistorian is focused on
resolving issues and making all control system
information available to users and applications
throughout the enterprise.

Data Access
CitectHistorian provides access to tag, alarm
and trend information directly from within the
SCADA systems. This data can be transferred
to business applications or visualized within
the web and Excel clients of CitectHistorian,
enabling data from multiple CitectSCADA
systems to be compared and analyzed or
historicized to the historian for long term
storage and greater analysis options.
The data made available by CitectHistorian
clients is customizable to suit individual
process needs. Each data item can be named
appropriately for business users and located
(independent of its data source) anywhere

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within a free-format tree structure to represent

your plant or process. The areas of this tree
available to each business user can be filtered
to provide users exactly the information
theyrequire.
This tree structure is utilized throughout
CitectHistorian clients. In Excel and web
clients the tree enables users to easily find
the data they require. The location of a device
or tag within the structure can be used in a
parameter to allow dynamic reporting.

Historian
The next generation historian in CitectHistorian
represents a significant milestone in making
this data readily available within the enterprise.
It contains a high performance environment
with a data store based on relational database
technology. The data store is an embedded
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and can persist
100,000 changes per second to the database
(dual processor) ensuring that it meet your
performance needs.
Utilizing an industry standard database such
as MS SQL Server as a platform for the
historian data allows easy transition of data
across the divide between the control systems
and business systems. A relational database
is easily understood by both IT and production
staff. It can be easily secured to control access
to the historian data based on user security
and is likely to be similar to existing systems
on site. It reduces the friction between groups
and the amount of maintenance or in house
knowledge that needs to be maintained.
The historian collects all changes in the values
of process tag values as well alarm activity
from within each control system. Each change

CitectHistorian

Historian Performance
Historian Poll

2005 Server

 100ms (or greater)

 Deadbands (per tag)
Historian Data Accuracy
 100ns (for external timestamped data)
 OPC Quality Flags
Historian Read Performance
 100,000 Change per second
(dual cpu)
 40,000 change per second
(single cpu)

Historian Security

CitectHistorian bridges process and corporate networks.

 Windows Integrated or SQL

user based
 Secure each table, item,
procedure

Historian Interfaces

is saved with a time stamp (with resolution of

100 nanoseconds) and an OPC quality stamp.
Data can be acquired at user definable rates,
including sub-second data acquisition rates.
The historian supports redundant control
system links. In the event that one link fails
the historian will request the data from the
other link to the control system. In the event
that the network link to the historian fails the
historian will backfill from control system trend
and alarm systems to acquire data that it
could not acquire in real-time. Quality flags are
stored using the OPC status and sub-status
definitions in conjunction with customized
high-byte sub-statuses to accurately reflect the
status of the SCADA system data at any time.
The historian compresses data by saving only
changes in values. For each tag a dead band
is available that will enable small ripples or
insignificant changes to be filtered from the
data that is stored. This data is stored directly
into tables in the SQL server. In doing this
there is an increase in the amount of data
storage required but also in the availability of
the data to external applications and users.
To calculate the exact disk requirements,
CitectHistorian provides a disk space
calculator and performance counters to show
the number of changes that occur per second.

The data is stored securely within the historian.

The historian leverages the security of the SQL
Server to enable the user to secure each table,
view and function within the SQL server. This
enables users to be forced to access functions
to use identity logging functions for modifying
the historian data. Standard SQL audit tools
can also be used to see if any unauthorized
editing of databases has occurred.
The advantages of storing data directly in
an SQL server are evident when accessing
the data from external applications. The
large number of applications that have SQL
connectors ensures that your data will be
available in most applications that you require.
To maintain the integrity of the data, the MS
SQL server has readily available tools on the
market, competitively priced.

Support for Tag Arrays

A tag array is a collection of variables of the
same type that is stored across consecutive
memory registers in an I/O device. Arrays
allow multiple variables to be configured as
a single tag within a SCADA project. With
CitectHistorian, each element in an array
is addressed individually within the Server
Manager using an index number.








SQL Native Client

OPC HDA Server
OPC DA Client
OLE-DB
ODBC
Web Service

Extract/Transform/Load
 Extract tag values and store
them in a database
 Extract tag trend values and
store them in a database
 Extract alarm summary
information and store them in
a database
 Extract historian trend values
and store them in a database
 Extract tag values from a
database application and
transfer them to any SCADA
system

Supported Database
Systems
 MS SQL ( 7.0, 2000, 2005 )
 MSDE ( 1.0, 2000 )
 Oracle ( 7, 8, 9 )

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CitectHistorian

CitectHistorian architecture: Connect your production and business systems

Support for Time-Stamped Tag Data

Time-stamped data is typically cached and pushed into a SCADA
system at a time later than the data is acquired, resulting in
the loss of the original time-stamping as the time polling takes
precedence. CitectHistorian now includes a historical data
acquisition method, allowing tag value changes to be time-stamped
in your historian database. Using this historical mode, data is acquired
based on the last read sample time for each time-stamped tag.

Active Data Exchange

CitectHistorian complements its direct access to SCADA system
data and historization capabilities with the ability to actively
extract, transform and load (ETL) data between the control system
and other business databases. This enables CitectHistorian
to work as a scheduled interface between most business
applications and the control system.
Data transfers are able to be scheduled based on time, conditions
within the SCADA process or the success or failure of other ETL
tasks. CitectHistorian can also act as an interface to call standard
ActiveX script and send emails or data transfer tasks from within
the SQL Server.

Support for Clustered SCADA Systems

Clustering refers to the grouping of server components within a
single SCADA project, allowing multiple systems to be monitored
and controlled simultaneously through a single node. When
importing a schema for a CitectSCADA project created with
version 7.0 (or higher), you will encounter a clustered system. The
Import Schema dialog in CitectHistorian will automatically detect

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a clustered system and indicate the number of clusters identified.

Once CitectHistorians Server Manager is populated with the
data from a clustered system, the detected clusters appear as an
additional level in the data hierarchy.

Data Integrity Checker

The new Data Integrity Checker is an embedded tool to help you
verify that there are no unbound CitectSCADA attributes (variable
tags, alarms and trends) located in the Published Information and
Historian folders. It can be invoked at any time and can also be
used to check all configured tasks, events, and trends under a
data source node. If unbound attributes are found, the tool allows
you to restore bindings on an individual or groupedbasis.

OPC HDA Server

CitectHistorian now offers OPC HDA Server as standard, closing
the gap between systems by connecting freely to Manufacturing
Execution Systems (MES). This enables us to deliver a fully
integrated solution and gives you the opportunity to get the latest
product and services innovations from a single provider.
Using OPC standards allows for:
 the moving of information vertically from the factory floor
throughout an enterprise with multi-vendor systems.
 interoperability between devices on different industrial networks
from different vendors.

CitectHistorian

Process Analyst: Get the complete picture with

one viewer and improve productivity.

OPC DA Client
OPC DA client is an industry standard protocol. The vision
of OPC is to be the foundation for interoperability, for
moving information vertically from the factory floor through
the enterprise of multi-vendor systems, as well as providing
interoperability between devices on industrial networks from
different vendors.

When a process upset or disturbance occurs, finding the root

cause can be a difficult task. With Process Analyst accessing
historical data, you can compare historical process patterns
with the current process situation, thereby determining the
factor/s that contributed to the process upset historically
and devising way to improve performance and prevent such
problems recurring in the future.

OPC DA client is available with the latest release,

CitectHistorian V4.20, and its open connectivity extends to
any third party SCADA system to provide you with a complete
picture of every plant data source.

Process Analyst presents not only the alarm and trend data,
but also the operators response to those alarms. Therefore,
the analysis includes a whole new level of insight into operator
effectiveness, as well as areas of attention in system design.

OPC DA client is configured as a data source in CitectHistorian

V4.20 which enables you to specify a redundant OPC server
per data source. The OPC DA data source connects to OPC
DA V2 and V3-compliant devices, allowing you to obtain data
from any SCADA system.

Process Analyst helps to:

 Identify any process drift towards an abnormality which
could eventually lead to breakdown or process failure.
 Link alarm spikes to specific process conditions, changes
in instrumentation or new or changed control system
configurations.
 Analyze operator responses to alarms as a means of
detecting poor alarm system design.
 Isolate consequential/source alarms, as well as nuisance
alarms.

Process Analyst
The intuitive visualization tool, Process Analyst, allows you to
easily view plant processes with embedded trend and alarm
data all on a single, integrated display. This sophisticated
visualization analysis tool now sits in CitectHistorian, itself. This
means you can analyze the cause of process upsets not only
from the SCADA level but also from the historian level.

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CitectHistorian

Powerful Reporting
Reporting
Creating professional reports and delivering
them to the correct people is simplified with
CitectHistorian. It utilizes the graphical query
builder and report generation capabilities of
Microsoft Reporting Services to deliver drag,
drop and click reporting of any data from the
historian.
The reports can be built using stored
procedures and parameterized views (table
value functions) that are defined within the
historian database or can be directly driven by
the data in the historicized tables.
The stored procedure interfaces enables the
data, which is stored only when the data
changes, to be returned as a set of time-series
data (i.e. 30 second averages). The data can
be based on raw values or by interpolating
between recorded values.
The parameterized views (table value
functions) also process the raw data with a
focus on enabling the data to be grouped.
Reporting often requires maximum of a
variable during the production of a product or
the total for a set of production runs or even
just the runtime for a device (or all devices)
within the system.
These views easily allow the user to ask
for various statistical information including
maximum, minimum, average, total, count or
on-time of any variables or condition. These
values are able to be grouped by time, the
value of a tag (such as a batch id), an event
(such as a pump running) or by an alarm
(allowing reports for the data preceding each
occurrence of an alarm). Views are also
available to provide an alarm summary and
alarm event lists.
Reports are generated using Microsoft
Reporting Services. By utilizing an industry
standard report generation tool, CitectHistorian
reduces the cost of report development
training. Reporting Services

provide templates for report design, a drag

and drop environment to extend the base
reports and a full featured reporting system
compatible with every other major business.
Once generated reports are deployed to the
CitectHistorian server and are scheduled
to run based on an advanced scheduler.
Scheduled reports can be sent to managers
by email or recorded in a file share. In either
case the user is able to select to receive the
report as HTML, PDF or an Excel spread
sheet. In this way reporting data can act as a
secure record or as a starting point for more
plant analysis.
Reports are accessed via URL. This enables
them to be integrated into the CitectHistorian
web client, CitectSCADA or any corporate
reporting system.

Out-of-the-Box Sample Reports

CitectHistorian now comes with a standard set
of pre-configured reports, simplyfying basic
alarm and tag reporting. Alternatively, you can
build customized reports to your individual
requirements. Choose from:






Standard reports
Developer reports
Custom reports
Energy reports
Alarm Rationalisation and Alarm
management reports (based on EEMUA191
guidlines)

At a Glance
Reporting Data Sources







CitectHistorian
SQL Server
OLE-DB
ODBC
Oracle
Web Service

Reporting Output Formats

 HTML
 PDF
 MS Excel
Reporting Delivery
 Email
 File share
 Web portal
With MS Reporting Services
and Office integration providing
additional tools.

Focused reports
CitectHistorian comes with pre-configured
alarm rationalization reports
based on the EEMUA
191 alarm management
guidelines.

Using a historian query in

Energy reports help you

perform comprehensive
energy assessments of

CitectHistorian.
Building the report you need becomes
easy with CitectHistorian.

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CitectHistorian

Favorites
CitectHistorian Web Client
allows you to organize the
information you wish to view
through your Favorites links. A
new Favorite is automatically
created when the user selects
published data to be viewed.
This is achieved simply by
double clicking on the published
item or dragging it into the
Summary Window. Favorites
can be made available to other
users on the system.

your plant to determine how much energy

is being consumed and how much could
potentially be saved. This assessment
can then form the basis for benchmarking
the progress of your energy management
program. It can also help you identify the most
inefficient equipment or processes in your
plant, thereby enabling you to maximize your
energy efficiency.
More industry-specific reports will be added
continuously to assist you in complying with
government regulations.

Web and Excel Client

Using CitectHistorian Web Client you can
visualize plant information from your control
systems and historian over the intranet/internet
simply using a browser such as Internet
Explorer. Built-in views include time-series line
and XY graphs for analyzing analog values
over time, Gantt charts for analyzing state
changes over time, Pareto charts for analyzing
frequency and duration of states as well as
data lists which allow raw plant data to be
pasted directly from the web browser into
analysis applications such as Excel. The web
client analytical tools can also be used on realtime tags taking snapshots of current values
and displaying this as a real-time trend.

The CitectHistorian web client also acts as a

portal to the reports generated by the reporting
system. Reports are able to be accessed using
fixed or operator adjustable parameters to
provide both fixed and adhoc reporting. Excel
reports are created as PDF documents or
web pages can also be integrated and viewed
within the CitectHistorian Hierarchy. The
hosting of web pages enables CitectSCADA
access to also be hosted in the web client
providing a single portal for users.
The Excel client can also access information
link from the SCADA system or historian
directly into Microsoft Excel. The user is able
to select from the same plant hierarchy as the
web client and request the values of any item
within the tree. Each request has parameters
allowing the user to control the time period
and the format of the data returned.
Parameterized queries to the historian are
also able to be hosted as items within the
plant hierarchy. These queries can then
be requested in Microsoft Excel to provide
grouped and prepared data directly onto
the spreadsheet for further analysis. The
data returned is then able to be used within
the pivot tables and other Excel features to
rapidly massage the data into whatever form
is required.

Left: from Top to Bottom:

Trends in CitectHistorian; Data display; and
Graph display.

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Switch2Citect

Switch2Citect
Legacy system BEFORE conversion

CitectSCADA screen AFTER conversion

Switch2Citect is able to link any graphical element or group of

elements with a single CitectSCADA Genie. The mapping process
allows the original attributes to be combined or modified before
being used as a CitectSCADA Genie parameter.

Switch2Citect is an automated conversion

tool that allows SCADA users to minimize
total cost of ownership by upgrading their
legacy control systems to CitectSCADA,
letting them take advantage of the high
performance, flexibility, scalability and
world renowned reliability of CitectSCADA.
Converting to CitectSCADA is simple with
Switch2Citect. Switch2Citect allows the
tag database and graphics information
contained within the legacy system to be
faithfully reproduced inside CitectSCADA.
This removes the need to manually
recreate the database and redraw the
graphics, eliminating the introduction of
data errors, and allowing for automated
improvements to be made to the system.

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At present, Switch2Citect can transform

around 75% of the worlds installed HMI/
SCADA systems, including:










Fix32 and iFix (Intellution)

InTouch (Wonderware)
FactoryLink (USData)
RSView32 (Rockwell)
WinCC (Siemens)
Genesis32 (Iconics)
Cimplicity (GE Fanuc)
OASys, OVision & RTView (Telvent)
Wizcon (Axeda)

How does it work?

Switch2Citect reads the configuration
of the legacy control system into an
intermediate format and allows the user to
define which elements of the system are to
be converted and how they are converted.
Graphics pages from the legacy system
are converted into the individual elements
by Switch2Citect. These elements (text,
line, bar graph, trend, etc.) can be directly
exported to CitectSCADA and will look
and operate the same as the original
graphic.
The majority of users, however, prefer
to convert the graphical elements into
CitectSCADA linked library objects as this
reduces the long term maintenance of the
system. Switch2Citect is able to link any
graphical element or group of elements
with a single CitectSCADA library object,

Switch2Citect

such as a CitectSCADA Genie, by taking the

original value directly from the legacy system and
mapping it into the correct property in the Citect
object.

Is this you?

We can help you!

The cost of maintaining our system is

becoming more expensive every year.

The mapping process allows the original

attributes to be combined or modified
before being used as a CitectSCADA library
object parameter, which allows for multiple
simple objects from the legacy system to be
automatically converted into much smarter
CitectSCADA objects.

If you can relate to any of the

above, we can help. Contact
your local representative today
and ask about Switch2Citect.

Our original system provider has abandoned

us and left us with a system which is
unsupported and outdated.

Our legacy system doesnt meet the needs of

our business anymore. It doesnt add value!

www.citect.com/switch2citect

We have multiple control systems, some of

which are unsupported.

Switch2Citect also upgrades the configuration or

tag database directly into CitectSCADA. Standard
transformations are used to map the properties
of the legacy SCADA system into the fields
inside CitectSCADA to produce an equivalent
configuration.

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SCADA Global Support

SCADA Global Support

Gold
Direct Access Support

Fast access via telephone during normal business hours* to experienced Support Engineer professionals supported
by a comprehensive lab where they can replicate a customers configuration and reproduce issues experienced
onsite.

Online Support Tools

A dedicated area of the Citect website gives you access to a range of support tools including: Toolbox, DriverWeb,
Driver Discussion Forum, Authorization Code Generator.

Product Upgrades

We will provide notification on new releases and product upgrades. (available for download). Support can assist &
advise on appropriate planning and risk mitigation.

Driver Upgrades

Automatic product updates keep you at the forefront of technological advancements in drivers (available for
download).

Service Packs

Support customers are advised on new service packs and are provided with links to download.

Emergency Support

Emergency software patches are provided via an intensified escalation process in situations where critical issues are
impacting upon customer business operations.

Customer Service Request (CSR) Resolution Workflow

A rigid framework of issue prioritization and severity ensures an appropriate management process is applied to all
your issues until resolution. Prioritization is based on industry best practice.

Security Advisory Service

Users may subscribe to the Knowledge Base (KB) under Security to receive RSS feeds whenever the KB is updated.
We will provide proactive notification for any known Security issues that affect the Product, allowing customers to
take immediate action to protect their systems.

Online Knowledge Base (KB)

Support customers can access the KB anytime which can provide information that consistently delivers support
services and resources to sustain customers return on investment.

Access to CitectInsider

CitectInsider is a bimonthly newsletter distributed exclusively to subscribing Global Support customers. The
CitectInsider contains the latest tools, support news and FAQs.

GoldPlus (all the above features plus)

Priority Telephone Support

24/7 priority access to the support service via a dedicated telephone access point, minimizing the response process
and optimizing resolution times. The service offers engineer call-outs at preferential rates.

Priority Response Commitment

Reassurance of a 15 minute response commitment on calls placed 24/7.

Priority Customer Service Request (CSR) Resolution Workflow

Support calls not progressed within 15 minutes for critical severity issues by the first line support engineer are
escalated automatically to the Senior Support Engineer. And support calls not progressed within one day for major and
medium severity issues by the first line support engineer are escalated automatically to the senior Support Engineer.

Optional Support Services (subject to additional fees)

Enterprise Support

Global Enterprise Support Agreements can be set up to include any of Global Support services. An Enterprise
Support Agreement ensures a single point of management; common commercial terms and annual purchasing
price reviews; multiple global sites are covered and additional sites can be covered at any time during the Support
Agreement subject to a fee.

Specialty Driver Support

Specialty Driver Support is an add-on support service to Gold and GoldPlus Support agreements. Specialty Driver
Support is required for the following licensed drivers: Bailey, DNPr, IEC870-5-104, Moscad and SemAPI.

*Hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, local time.

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Service Capability &

Performance (SCP)
The SCADA Global Support
Center based in Sydney,
Australia, is SCP certified so
you can be assured of the
quality service you will receive.
SCP certification quantifies
the effectiveness of customer
support based upon a stringent
set of performance standards
and represents best practices in
the industry.

Support Services
A range of direct and selfhelp technical assistance
options allows you to maintain
optimum performance from
your software, whilst automatic
product updates keep you at
the forefront of technological
advancements.
Maintenance and Support
Agreements cover all our
software as well as Standard
Drivers. Specialty Driver Support
is required for the following
licensed drivers: Bailey, DNPr,
IEC870-5-104, Moscad and
SemAPI. Specialty Driver
Support is an add-on support
service to Gold and GoldPlus
Support Agreements.

SCADA Global Support

CSR Resolution
Customer Service Requests (CSRs)

Virtual Engineer

Our centralized SCADA Global Support ensures

all logged Customer Service Requests (CSRs)
follow the CSR Technical Resolution Workflow.
A fully documented procedure, this model
ensures all calls have a clear path to resolution,
giving you updates at every stage. CSRs can be
logged by telephone, web portal, fax and email.
The recent addition of a web portal service
allows you to manage, update and monitor the
progress of your CSRs via the Internet.

Virtual Engineer allows one of our Support

engineers to securely connect to a
CitectSCADA system anywhere in the world
and cost effectively locate the cause of your
issue. Improved response and resolution
times have been documented since the
implementation of this industry-standard
authentication technology. This means your
issues are dealt with quickly, minimizing any
disruption to yourbusiness.

Technical Resolution
Workflow
Critical severity*
Goldplus customers

Major & Medium severity*

Goldpluscustomers

Critical severity*
Gold customers

Major & Medium severity*

Goldcustomers

Support
Engineer

Senior
Support
Engineer

Support
Programmers

15 Minutes

Not able to be
progressed within 1
business day and product
defect suspected

Cases scheduled based

on severity model**

Not able to be
progressed within
1 day

Not able to be
progressed within 3
business days and product
defect suspected

Cases scheduled based

on severity model**

Not able to be
progressed in 2 hours

Not able to be
progressed within 2
business days and product
defect suspected

Cases scheduled based

on severity model

Not able to be
progressed within 3
business days

Not able to be
progressed within 4
business days and product
defect suspected

Cases scheduled based

on severity model

Additional Information
For Critical and Major severity cases, Account Managers and Support Management are informed
of the case progression through the workflow. During case workflow Support Programmers and
the Support Engineers may consult the Product Development group and other resources.

*Schneider Electric will determine the severity of an issue by analysis of the impact and urgency of a reported issue.
**Goldplus customers receive additional priority in scheduling.

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Support and Migration

Optimize your investment in CitectSCADA technology
with SCADA Global Supports multi-level application
support services. Aseamless support and migration
path ensures your CitectSCADA system is fully
supported through the product lifecycle.

Customers with Maintenance and Support

Agreements are entitled to receive product
upgrades, service packs, hotfixes, patches
and workarounds.
Unlike some legacy systems, we ensure a
migration path enabling customers to upgrade
their systems with minimum reconfiguration.

Support and Migration

Citect

V1 V2

for Windows

Cimplicity, FIX32, iFIX, InTouch, RSView32

FactoryLink, GENESIS32, OASyS
WinCC, Wizcon

Citect

V3 V4

CitectSCADA

V5

for Windows

Seamless Upgrade

Seamless Upgrade

CitectSCADA

V6

Seamless Upgrade

CitectSCADA

Seamless Upgrade

V7

Seamless Upgrade

Supported to end of 2004

Supported to end of 2005

Internet Client

ONgoing SUPPORT
ONgoing SUPPORT
ONgoing SUPPORT

Industry Leading
Architecture
Redundancy, Scalability
and Performance

Object-based Graphics

VBA Support

Process Analyst

Multi-language Support

CitectSCADA Pocket

Web Client

Clustering

Millisecond Trending

CitectSCADA Batch

Time Scheduler

On-line Changes

19891994

19952000

20012003

20042006

2007

Microsoft Windows
for Workgroups

Microsoft Windows
NT, 95, 98, 2000

Microsoft XP
and Mobile

Microsoft Windows 2003

Microsoft.NET

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Educational Services
Educational Services offers a suite of
programs and courses designed for end
users, engineers, system integrators, technical
colleges, universities and educational
establishments. Our courses provide you
with hands-on experience, leaving you feeling
confident to design and configure your own
systems whilst our programs are designed to
facilitate the latest education and application of
our software.
Instructor led, online, onsite and self-paced
courses are offered for the suite of Citect
software and related complementary software
products. Courses include configuration and
programming courses, update courses, and
introductory courses for CitectHMI/SCADA,
CitectHistorian and CitectFacilities.

Custom Training:
When and where
you want it!
Run a training course onsite
at your premises or at your
chosen location, allowing your
organization to train more
employees and save travel time
and expenses.

Programs include the Education Center

Program which regulates the standard of our
courses. The Academic Program provides
tertiary institutions with access to world class
courseware to use in conjunction with their
degree and diploma courses in related fields.
The Certified Engineer Program (CEP)
recognizes engineers skilled in the integration
of automation projects using our software. The
first of these qualifications is the CitectSCADA
Certified Professional (CSCP). To gain this
qualification, an engineer or operator needs
to pass the Configuration exam. To become a
CitectSCADA Certified Engineer (CSCE), there
are four exam elements that must be achieved:
Configuration, Cicode, Networking and
Architecture, and Customization and Design.
Our educational methodology has proven to
be effective through thousands of hours of
instruction. Feedback received from customers
confirms our success and drives continuous
development in services offerings. We have
implemented a guided stream of learning that
facilitates progression from basic through to
advanced knowledge of all our products.

Available Courses
CitectHMI/SCADA Configuration
Gain insight into CitectSCADA project design and become
familiar with configuration techniques. This interactive course
includes practice with plant control, data collection, trending
and reporting.

Cicode Programming
Learn about basic programming techniques using the
Cicode programming language in this interactive course. This
course is aimed at the user who has had no programming
experience. It is also useful for the experienced user who
wishes to become familiar with Cicode.

CitectHistorian
CitectHistorian takes information gathered from your SCADA
system and makes it available for display in industry standard
applications. This course is designed for engineers who
wish to configure and maintain a CitectHistorian project and
managers who wish to analyze the data in the client tools.

CitectFacilities Configuration
Gain insight into CitectFacilities project design and become
familiar with configuration techniques. This interactive course
includes practice with plant control, data collection, trending
and reporting.

CitectSCADA Networking
and Architecture
Gain advanced skills including knowledge of the principles
behind networking in CitectSCADA, such as how
CitectSCADA uses a network, redundancy and distributed
servers. Learn more about the Citect Kernel and connecting
to CitectSCADA remotely through the Web Client.

CitectSCADA Customization and Design

This interactive course will give you insight into the
principles behind customizing CitectSCADA. You will be
using different programming techniques including Cicode
and VBA. In addition, you will learn about the Citect Kernel
and exchanging data between CitectSCADA and other
applications such as Microsoft Access and Excel.

CitectHMI/SCADA Upgrade
Receive an upgrade to CitectSCADA project design and
configuration techniques, and view the newest product
features.

Book A Training Course

All courses can be booked at
www.citect.com/education

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Features

Features
Architecture

I/O Communications

Graphics

Scalable

Connectivity

Development

 Configuration free system growth

 Large project size
 255 simultaneous connected
clients
 LAN / WAN Support
 Web ready without configuration
 Support for low bandwidth
operation
 Support for multiple active cluster
systems

 Support for open standards

 Multiple protocols per I/O server
 Drivers work on RS232, 422, 485,
TCP/IP
 Driver setup in 60s
 4096 I/O devices per cluster
 Dial-In/Out support for remote
devices
 Driver Development Kit for custom
protocols
 OPC Server DA2.0 support

 True Color screens

 Easy pick color selector with
names colors
 Transparent color support
 Advanced animations without
coding
 Animation of symbols sets based
on tag data
 32,000 animations per page
 Full Flashing Colors support
 Support for multiple languages
 3D pipe tool
 3D effects (raise, lower, emboss)
 Import graphics
88 Windows Bitmap (BMP, RLE,
DIB)
88 AutoCad (DXF)
88 Encapsulated Postscript (EPS)
88 Fax Image (FAX)
88 Ventura (IMG)
88 JPEG (JPG, JIF, JFF, JFE)
88 Photo CD (PCD)
88 PaintBrush (PCX)
88 Portable Network Graphics
(PNG)
88 Targa (TGA)
88 Tagged Image Format (TIFF)
88 Windows Meta File (WMF)
88 Word Perfect (WPG)
 Large number of undo support
 Windows XP-style buttons with
dynamic movement properties

Flexible
 True Exception reporting
 Client/Server Architecture
 Alarm, Trend and Report Servers
scalable across any machine
configurations
 Project files centralized for
maintenance, distributed for
remote sites or a mix of both
 Changes in a single location

Reliable
 Built-in Primary/Standby level
88 File Server Redundancy
88 LAN Redundancy
88 Alarms Server Redundancy
88 Trend Server Redundancy
88 Report Server Redundancy
 Multi-level I/O server Redundancy
 Support for full reliability at local
control panels
 Automatic server swap
 Automatic trend history
synchronization
 Automatic alarm table
synchronization
 Automatic time synchronization
 Secure
 Automatic restart upon system
failure

Performance
 Maintain performance regardless
of size
 Multi-CPU Support

Security
 Based on individual users as well
as groups of users
 250 simultaneous logged in users
 Large number of user names
definable
 Definable area and privilege profile
per user name

Access
 Drivers at no additional cost
 Driver Web contains latest version
 Driver update to maintain up-todate drivers

Performance
 Dynamic optimization of all drivers
 Data read on-demand
 Can support 100,000 integers per
second update from an I/O device

Tags
 Large number of tags
 80 Character Tag Name
 Support for quality and timestamped on relevant drivers

FastLinx
 Single database solution for PLC
and SCADA
 Bi-direction synchronization with
PLC development environment
 Static synchronization for offline
development

Import
 Automatic importation and
synchronization
 Import from multiple PLC types
 Add user defined importation
schema

Templates
 Over 70 templates in multiple
styles and at multiple resolutions
are provided
 Templates are extensible in the
graphics builder
 Templates can contain animations
 Changes in templates are
replicated to linked pages
 Templates are transportable
between projects

Symbols
 Over 800 symbols provided
 User defined symbols can be
developed in the graphics builder
 Symbols can be animated
 Changes in symbols are updated
to all instances
 Symbols are transportable
between projects

Object-based
Configuration
 Large number of objects defined
as Genies and Super Genies
 User defined Genies enable user
defined plant equipment to be
placed on the screen
 User defined Super Genies enable
a single user interface for multiple
devices
 Genies and Super Genies can
accommodate variations in the
device tags without needing further
development

Runtime
 4096 x 4096 resolution
 Resizable screens (Isotropic and
Anisotropic)
 Multi-monitor support
 Page selectable update times (min
10ms)
 Communication loss display
 Runtime language swapping
 Support for single and double byte
character sets

Security
Security level can control:






Operations
Controls
 Touch commands
 Mouse over detection
 Keyboard commands of system,
page or animation level
 Sliders in one or two dimensions
 DatabaseExchange

Process Analyst
















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Visibility of objects
Access to graphic displays
Acknowledge of alarms
Running of reports
System utilities

Combine alarm and trend data

32+ pens
4+ panes
2+ cursors
Stacked or Overlaid pens
Display of data quality
Analogue and Digital Pens
Alarm Acknowledge displayed
Alarm Description ( analog and
multi-digital )
Alarm Comment display
True Daylight Savings support
Save views at runtime
Views stored in redundant
locations
Display different time periods on
the same display
Customizable and Extensible
controls

Features

Alarms

Reports

Security

 Large number of alarms

 Centralized processing of alarms.
Alarms can be defined as:
88 Digital
88 Analog
88 Time-stamped
88 High level expression
88 Multi-Digital
88 Time-stamped digital
88 Time-stamped analog
 On-line change of language for all
alarms
 Network acknowledge without
configuration
 Network disable without
configuration
 Category, area and priority of alarms
 Alarm Delay
 1ms precision of time stamped
alarms
 Variable data in alarm messages
 Acknowledge individually or in group
 Acknowledge based on category
or priority
 Acknowledge graphically, in alarm list
or through Cicode
 Alarm sorting
 Alarm filtering
 Custom alarm fields

 Native report editor, WYSIWYN

reports, Rich Text reports
 Alarm Management Reports
(EEMUA): alarm correlation, alarm
count, alarm frequency, alarm major
event, alarm longest standing
 Standard Reports: disabled alarms,
alarm statistics, alarm states, alarm
states matrix, run hours, numeric
statistics, tag calculation, tag value,
string statistics, tag states, digital
statistics

 Project level Windows integrated

security

Trending

 True preemptive and multitasking

 Up to 512 concurrent threads
 More than 600 SCADA functions
provided
 Libraries for user-written functions
 Supports more than 4,500 user
functions per project
 Local, module and global variables
 No additional software required to
write own functions
 Direct access to trend data, report
values and alarm details
 Syntax coloring
 Online Help functionality
 Quick help as tool tip
 Editor with:
88 Runtime breakpoints
88 Variable watch
88 Thread monitoring
88 Colorcoding
88 Breakpoints window
88 Single stepping
88 Current line indication
88 Remote debugging (NT only)
88 Automatic debug on error

 Large number of trends

 Supports any historical trend in less
than 1 sec
 Control of trend file sizes
 View archived trends transparently in
the running trend system
 Resolution user selectable from 1ms
 Compare trends
 Instant trends on any tag
 Event or periodic storage

SPC






Cp and CpK Charts

X, R and S Charts
Pareto Charts
Adjustable subgroup size and limits
Alarms on the following: Above
UCL, Below LCL, Outside CL, Down
Trend, Up Trend, Erratic, Gradual
Down, Gradual Up, Mixture, Outside
WL, Freak, Stratification and High
Level expression

Triggered by: Time Schedule, External

Event, High Level Expression, Operator
Input










OPC Server and Client

ODBC
OLE-DB
CTAPI
DLL
MAPI (MAIL)
TCP/IP
SERIAL

Output to: Printer, File, Email, Screen,

HTML

Supported
Manufacturers

Configuration

ABB
ABB Instrumentation
Action Controls
Advantech
Air Liquide*
Allen Bradley
Ampcontrol
Anybus*
April
Aromat Corporation
Aspen Technology*
B&R Industrial
Baker Hughes
Barber Coleman*
Beckhoff
Bosch
Bristol Babcock*
Busware*
Campbell Scientific Inc
Cegelec
Cimetrics
Clipsal
Colby Demag
Contemporary Control Systems
Contrec Systems
Control Microsystems Inc.
Cutler Hammer*
Danfoss
Data Electronics
Detroit Diesel Corporation
Eberle
Echelon*
Elpro Technologies
Elsag Bailey
Emerson
Engage Networks
Enron
Eurotherm International
Facon
Fischer & Porter
Fisher
Fisher and Paykel
Fisher Rosemount Systems*
Fluke
Foxboro*
Fuji Electric
Gantner
GE
GE Fanuc
GEC
GEC Alsthom
Generic devices
Harris Controls
Hewlett Packard
Hima Gmbh
Hitachi
Honeywell
Idec Izumi
Intech (NZ)
Intuitive Technologies (@aGlance)*
Johnson Controls
Kaye Instruments Inc
Keyence
LG Industrial Systems

Project Development






Flexible project size

Divisible into include projects
Easy standards definition
Easy project maintenance
Computer Setup Editor to configure
each PC in network

Code

Note: *Supported by using OPC.

The list is valid at the time of printing, for up-to-date list of all supported
manufacturers and devices, visit the DriverWeb the gateway for
accessing information about drivers available to CitectSCADA
(www.citect.com/driverweb).

Data Exchange

Matsushita
Mauell
Mettler Toledo*
Mitsubishi
Moeller
Moore Industries
Moore Products
Motorola
MOX Products
MTL Instruments
National Instruments
Nematron
NJ International
Omnitronics
Omron
Optimation Optilogic*
Opto 22
Philips*
Phoenix Contact
PLC Direct (Koyo)
Preferred Instrumens
Reliance Electric
Rockwell Automation
Rosemount
RTP
SAAB
SAIA
Samsung
Satt Control
Schlage Electronics
Schlaps & Partner
Schneider Electric
Serck
Siemens
Sisco
SIXNET
Softing AG
Sprecher & Schuh
Square D
Steeplechase
Telefrang
Telemecanique
Thermo Westronics*
Tibco*
Toshiba
Transmitton
Triconex Corporation
Unidata
Universal Instruments Corporation
Valmet*
Vikingegaarden
VIPA
Wago*
Weidmuller
West Instruments*
Westinghouse
Willowglen
Woojin
Yaskawa*
Yokogawa
ZWorld

Industry Standard
Protocols
Ascii
BacNet*
DNP 3.0
EIB
IEC870-5
Modbus
OPC
Profibus
SNMP

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