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INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT FOR GUIDED DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISION APPLICATIONS BROCHURE REVISION 6.1 – JUNE 2023

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE Registered trademarks copyright Automa, SUPER-FLASH, SFW, RUNFILE, WRUNFILE, MICROC, SUPER-FLASH OPC CLIENT are registered trademarks of Automa srl The product SUPER-FLASH includes portions of FreeType Project; FreeType Project are Copyright © <2006> di David Turner, Robert Wilhelm and Werber Lemberg The product SUPER-FLASH includes portions of Scintilla and Scite; Scintilla and Scite are Copyright © 19982003 by Neil Hodgson neilh@scintilla.org Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation USA All other registered trademarks not expressly declared are the...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 1 Introduction SUPER-FLASH is a software development system which Automa has made for guided development of supervision and human-machine interface applications (SCADA/HMI). The aim of this brochure is to provide companies which intend to use a Development System to make Industrial Supervision applications with general elements in order to evaluate SUPER-FLASH. Selection of an adequate Development System to meet company requirements is very important: it is not only about finding a work tool, but also about making some technological decisions, finding new human...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 3 Technical proposal SUPER-FLASH is a Development System for the making industrial supervision (SCADA) and humanmachine interface (HMI) applications. Applications developed using SUPER-FLASH can be limited to monitoring a plant or machine, or go further to include supervision and control functionalities with the aim of “managing” the production situation by means of one or more PCs. To make these applications, SUPER-FLASH: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ provides numerous communication drivers for PLCs and the most widely-used field buses can be programmed to associate “events” with “actions”...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 3.2 Main functionalities of SUPER-FLASH The main functionalities of SUPER-FLASH are described below. References for accessing some indepth information are given for each of these.

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 3.3 Some SUPER-FLASH numbers The table below gives the main numbers of SUPER-FLASH. Both the RUNTIME and the ROYALTY-FREE licenses are offered in sizes, which vary according to the number of variables and alarms. The other numbers are identical for all the license sizes available. Description Basic Development System Languages (Italian, English, German) Number of language dictionaries managed Number of resources for each dictionary Number of characters for each resource in each dictionary Graphic pages Maximum graphics resolution available, in pixel Number of colours...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 3.4 Minimum requirements for the Development System The SUPER-FLASH Development Systems (SFW) requires the following configuration: Minimum requirement Operating System Windows XP Professional SP3 con Internet Explorer 7 System memory Disk space required Graphics card resolution 3.5 Minimum Requirements for SUPER-FLASH Applications The requirements of the target machine, i.e., the one on which the final application is to be installed, can differ from the requirements of the machine used to develop the application. The target machine must operate the runtime engine which...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 3.6 Product architecture SUPER-FLASH allows management of projects aimed at developing supervision applications. The prevalent sphere of use of these applications is industrial automation where reliability, i.e., continuity of operation over time, is a very important value. For the purpose of guaranteeing a high level of intrinsic reliability, SUPER-FLASH basis its operation on a software engine, i.e., a virtual machine, thoroughly tested and tried out, able to carry out all the checks needed in runtime to ensure controlled execution of each action foreseen by the...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 4 Commercial offer For SUPER-FLASH, Automa proposes two complementary commercial strategies: ▪ ▪ SUPER-FLASH ROYALTY-FREE SUPER-FLASH RUNTIME Distinguishing between development system and runtime license on the applications, one of the two items is free of charge (change) with both methods. Development System license Application license SUPER-FLASH ROYALTY-FREE SUPER-FLASH RUNTIME Having two complementary methods available allows customers to evaluate which of the two solutions best suits the requirements of their reference market. 4.1 SUPER-FLASH ROYALTY-FREE This...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 4.2 SUPER-FLASH RUNTIME With the RUNTIME method, the development system is completely free of charge: you only buy the RUNTIME licenses whose cost depends on their size, i.e., on the maximum number of variables and alarms. With this solution, the initial investment is limited to your own time: there are no costs for purchasing the development system. You can download the product from the Internet and start to use it. A RUNTIME license, free of charge, allows you to launch the application developed for a maximum time of 15 minutes, to check its operation. Following...

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 4.3 Product Evolution History The first version of SUPER-FLASH was launched in 1989 and, over the course of the years, the product has been implemented with additions of new features. The diagrams show the product versions launched up to the date this document was drawn up, as well as the most important versions. In 2022 Automa celebrated 35 years in business. In 2019 SUPER-FLASH celebrated its first 30 years: a remarkable milestone for any software product!!!

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE SUPER-FLASH: Significant Versions

SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE 4.4 Supply The SUPER-FLASH product can be supplied via courier or e-mail, depending on the type of Licence and protection. For both commercial methods (ROYALTY-FREE and RUNTIME), the supply includes: SFW (Italian, English, German), MICROC, WRUNFILE, RUNFILE.INT (RUNFILE.ITA, RUNFILE.DEU, RUNFILE.ENG, RUNFILE.ESP), DIAL, TFS, DBF, REAL and TRENDOUT. For all the sizes available and only with the ROYALTY-FREE method, the supply includes the Protect product and the ROYALTY-FREE version of SUPER-FLASH OPC CLIENT. The software supplied is covered by a warranty lasting 24...