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The cost of HMI/SCADA is more about the software than the hardware, so virtualization probably isn't going to save you much money that way. This is especially true in full fledged engineering workstations that have a ton of extra software and gateway services that typically run exclusively on...

Assuming I understand the question, there are two ways to talk to your device using OPC UA. One is to implement an OPC UA server on your device. This could be easy or hard depending on your platform--for example, if you've got enough of a CPU to run the .NET Core framework, there are very...

Modbus over serial isn't going to be vulnerable to any common virus or malware attack, as it isn't exposing anything a general purpose virus would recognize or care about. It is possible a particular implementation of Modbus driver might be vulnerable to attack, mostly via bugs--decoding a...

GEI-100709 is installed with ControlST; there should be a start menu shortcut.

I'm not an expert, so I'll refrain from spreading possible misinformation. :) However I'd read GEI-100709 carefully if you're looking for something specific. It covers the functionality and safety features of the PPRO S1B. It doesn't have an item by item list of differences from the...

Well, documented yes, publication maybe. The ActivePoint standard itself is valuable intellectual property--if you had a copy of it, you could create similar HMI screens and save a lot on R&D. I doubt you can get access to it without buying it and signing an NDA. GE does have a operator...

I haven't had to modify any ActivePoint based screens to know how they are setup in CIMPLICITY, but generally you would edit the smart object definitions to the colors you want and linked objects would be updated. Not sure though if they are using linked objects in the current standard. That...

I'm curious, were you in a situation where you could not do a controller download? I highly recommend using some sort of configuration management system for your site. ControlST has an integrated one, for example, that lets you compare versions and look at what has changed. CMS was a bit...

First, open Trend recorder and setup the variables you want to trend. Then click the Trender Properties button on the bottom toolbar (Or File->Properties menu). The Triggered Recording option is the last one in the Properties window that comes up. Set it to Level or Edge trigger, and you'll...

Weird, the device name in the device.xml file is the renamed backup of the original G2, but the system is trying to open it with the original name, G2. That shouldn't be possible, it means the renamed G2 is in the original G2 folder. Did you move any files manually? Like CSA said, I'd...

Sounds like some sort of unintended change occurred to the PSCA configuration, and the controller and pack no longer match. It might not have even been an actual change, but some action that bumped the signature for the I/O pack's EGD exchange without changing anything. When this happens, you...

Well, if you're trying to make it harder to force in the wrong device window, you could apply a different Modify Data password to each controller. So, when you try to force and are prompted to enter the modify data password and you enter the wrong one, you won't force the variable on the wrong...

>Any recommendation where to get the ToolboxST dongle and >Visupro dongle from? You're talking about the hardware dongle enforcing the product license for ControlST; logically, you'd order it from GE. Granted finding the right place can be tricky; fortunately the google search for "GE...

ToolboxST has "Protection" properties on many things, including the controller device as a whole and individual programs, tasks, and blocks. When you expand the Protection property in the Property grid, there are three levels that can be assigned passwords-Modify Data, Modify Design, and View...

I'm not sure I fully understand what you are asking, but I'll give it a try. The OPC DA server in Workstation is primarily used to aggregate data from multiple sources (EGD, Modbus, legacy protocols like GSM) and normalize it to OPC DA, typically so it can be consumed by an HMI or SCADA system...

How much is different depends a lot on your industry. The Mark VI was largely used for power generation applications and turbomachinery. The Mark VIe is geared for DCS and even some general market applications, particularly where safety systems are needed. The general philosophy (or terminal...

The important thing is for the powergen and grid industries to treat cybersecurity as an ongoing, continuous problem rather than a series of discrete vulnerabilities--Advanced Persistent Threats on an ongoing basis. Airgap isn't enough, as social engineering and "inside jobs" have proven...

Look at the Mark VIe documentation, in GEH-6700 in the section "Download to Controller". The boot loader is the part of the controller or I/O pack software that boots up the base operating system. It is part of the Base Load, which is the core OS (QNX) and just enough custom code to load the...

Module required just means that the Mark VIe won't go into a Controlling state without that I/O pack. During startup the controller goes through a series of states (see the description of ControlState_x intrinsic in GEH-6700 for a list). Outputs are not enabled until the controller is in the...

A Windows 10 compatible version isn't available yet; ControlST 7.0/CIMPLICITY 9.5 are supposed to support Windows 10, with a release date sometime soon. Microsoft loves to change things and break working software. For example, Microsoft changed the string for Infinity from "Inf" to an...