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FrontVue - Client GUI for OEMs and End Users

FrontVue - Client GUI for OEMs and End Users

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Overview of FrontVue: FrontVue is a client GUI designed for Windows 2000™, XP™, and Server 2003™. It enables users to design and display animated graphics of processes on a PC. It includes an OPC™ client component for real-time data collection from OPC™ servers, which are widely available from PLC manufacturers and third parties.

Target Users: FrontVue is suitable for end users, system integrators, and OEMs. It can be used as an off-the-shelf product or integrated with existing software to update its interface without a complete rewrite.

Application Development: Applications in FrontVue are developed as interactive windows with menus, process mimics, and status pages. These windows can include ActiveX® Controls, Java™ Beans, and native FrontVue elements. The integrated development and run-time environments allow for online changes without recompilation.

ActiveX® Container: FrontVue acts as an ActiveX® container, allowing developers to integrate third-party components easily. It provides a VBA-style properties list for viewing and modifying ActiveX® properties and linking them to real-time OPC™ server variables.

VBA Scripting: Microsoft™ Visual Basic for Applications is integrated into FrontVue, offering programmatic access to various elements and enabling integration with third-party software like spreadsheets and databases.

Graphics Engine: FrontVue features a 2D and 3D graphic engine with advanced animation capabilities, including color change, movement, and rotation. It supports importing and animating bitmaps, GIFs, AVIs, and DirectX objects from CAD software.

Zoom and De-clutter: De-clutter templates allow for information management as mimics are zoomed. Mimics can exceed the physical display size and be scrolled, with CAD-like layers for information visibility control.

Object Technology: FrontVue supports the creation of reusable graphic objects, with modifications automatically propagated. User-configurable libraries help organize and distribute industry-specific objects.

Communication: A dedicated manager handles communication with PLCs and industrial equipment. FrontVue supports evolving standards and redundant server capability for critical applications.

Internal Architecture: FrontVue is customizable, with functionalities provided by external components communicating with the core via a COM/DCOM interface. Development tools allow users to modify or replace components to meet specific needs.

Contact Information: The brochure provides contact details for offices in France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, Singapore, China, and other countries.

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FrontVue is a client GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Windows 2000 , XP and Server 2003 . It provides everything you need to design and display comprehensive animated graphics of your process on a PC. FrontVue includes an OPC client component that collects the real-time information from OPC servers. A wide range of OPC servers is already available from PLC manufacturers and 3 > rd parties. End Users and System Integrators can use FrontVue as an off-the-shelf product. OEMs can badge it as their own product. FrontVue can also be integrated with existing software to create an up to date look and...

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Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is an integral part of FrontVue providing programmatic access to the properties, methods and events of all native drawing elements, the project environment, OPC variables and any ActiveXٯ́ components used in the project. Using VBA you can adapt FrontVue to the special needs of the user and easily integrate third party software such as spread-sheets, databases and reporting tools. > FrontVue has its own native window editor using the latest drawing technology for maximum productivity. The comprehensive animation range includes colour change, variable filling,...

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FRANCE ARC Informatique - Headquarters and Paris office 2 avenue de la Cristallerie - 92310 Svres - France tel + 33 1 41 14 36 00 - fax + 33 1 46 23 86 02 - hotline: Tel +33 1 41 14 36 25 email: [email protected] - web: www.arcinfo.com GERMANY PcVue GmbH Mohnweg 2 A 84079 Bruckberg Deutschland tel + 49 8765 938 435 fax + 49 8765 938 437 email: [email protected] SWITZERLAND PcVue GmbH Harzachstrasse 2b 8404 Winterthur Switzerland tel + 41 52 682 19 38 fax + 41 52 682 19 58 email: [email protected] UK Control Technology International Regal Chambers 49/51 Bancroft, Hitchin Hertfordshire, SG5 1LL England...

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