Vsystem Features
Vsystem is a collection of comprehensive, real-time, networked process control software tools known for performance and scalability, openness, support and training, and cross-platform/cross-version application.
Is Vsystem right for you?
It is the initial decisions of a project that greatly influence the project success both short-term and long-term. Too often the long-term view of the project requirements turn out to be too restrictive. This is an expensive mistake to make. One should choose solutions to carry you to the vision - not just to take the first step.
Of course, the vision is defined by the project and the environment of that project. For some it is broad coverage of data, say a whole plant, as a single system. For others, extremely high speed data is required to characterize the process and the associated equipment. Some projects require an open solution to easily accommodate new production algorithms, communication with other systems, or other unforeseen requirements
Vsystem offers:
- Unlimited I/O - no unexpected upgrades to buy
- Extreme historian (Vlog) performance limited only by the hardware - ensures the data represents the process
- Your choice of operating systems, mix and match
- Protection with a software key, - no small, easily lost dongles
- Server licenses with unlimited I/O and unlimited users
- Published single-user licenses are also with unlimited I/O.
Performance and Scalability
- Monitor and record data at aggregate rates ranging up to and well beyond 3,000,000 values per second. Record data at the time constants of your process--essential and beyond for correct process monitoring and improvement.
- Data with the right resolution enable you to track down, understand, and fix problems, as well as understand and improve the process for better productivity, less waste, and product quality. Using less than optimal data resolution is like flying blind.
- Integrated, cross-platform networking: integrate your plant with a single system with the capacity to handle the whole plant.
- Event-driven--only changed data that has been requested is transferred.
- Develop systems with many more than 100,000 channels at high speed.
Reliability
- Uptimes in field more than nine years on OpenVMS and more than one year on Windows have been reported, with period terminated by other than software failure.
- Dual redundant implementations in operation.
Cross-Platform, Cross-Version
- Vsystem is the same product on all supported computer platforms.
- Develop on a development-friendly computer platform to field on others.
- Mix different computer platforms in a system. Real-time requirements, mission-critical requirements, and popular computers can be mixed appropriately to use the "best of breed" in each case.
- All versions of Vsystem intercommunicate on the network. Your existing investment in Vsystem is protected as you expand the system in the future.
Openness
- Vsystem APIs, including the operating-system-independent API, are published; you can add your application experience to the implementation, even when this involves extensive modeling and calculation. You can develop your system to improve quality and productivity to stay ahead of the competition. Vsystem will keep up with your needs, not limit your solutions.
- Vsystem applications are modular; changes and additions do not require a restart of the whole system.
- Vista gives customers outstanding support; we will help you develop your system to meet your needs.
- Vsystem is extensively documented.
- You choose who to ask to maintain and extend your Vsystem application.
Support and Training
- Because support is delivered by our developers, there are minimal delays when questions arise. Your application is optimized and your schedules are kept. Support is always our top priority.
- Because training is delivered by our developers, you receive up-to-date information and answers to your questions.
- While most training is done in our Los Alamos offices, we will come to your facility if requested.