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Super-Flash Brochure
SUPER-FLASH is a software development system by Automa for creating industrial supervision and HMI applications. It emphasizes the importance of selecting a suitable development system for technological and customer interaction needs.
Automa provides technical and commercial support. Contact: Mario Borali, Address: Via Don A. Mazzucotelli, 6 - 24020 Gorle (BG), Phone: +39 035.32.33.911, Website: www.automa.it, Email: [email protected], [email protected].
SUPER-FLASH is used for SCADA and HMI applications, offering functionalities like PLC communication, event-action programming, and graphic interfaces. It supports integration with company environments and offers services such as assistance and training.
Includes reading/writing process variables, animated mimic diagrams, alarm and trend management, and recipe management. Supports integration with existing systems.
Supports 30,000 variables, 10,000 graphic pages, and a maximum resolution of 7680 x 4320 pixels. Minimum requirements include Windows XP Professional SP3, Pentium 4/Athlon processor, 2GB RAM, and 90MB disk space.
Manages projects for industrial automation, using a virtual machine for reliable operation and on-site interventions.
Includes Development System and Application Runtime Engine. The Development System is for project management on Windows OS, while the Runtime Engine runs the final application.
Two strategies:
- SUPER-FLASH ROYALTY-FREE: Purchase the development system with no royalties on applications.
- SUPER-FLASH RUNTIME: Free development system, but runtime licenses based on variables and alarms.
Launched in 1989, with continuous feature updates. Celebrated 35 years in 2022.
Available via courier or email, with a 24-month warranty covering storage supports and hardware protection devices.
Includes training, assistance, software upgrades, repairs, theft and loss guarantees, renting, graphic design, feasibility analysis, and custom drivers.
Part of a product line with optional communication drivers and products for application protection and multilingual implementation.
Offers a graphics editor with multi-page object-oriented editing, real-time animations, and advanced editing functions.
Supports various variable types, simplifying programming tasks. Features include numeric, alphanumeric, calculated, and system variables.
Central to HMI, supporting dynamic, static, compound, and print pages with modular design features.
Defines application logic without traditional programming skills, offering a multi-program editor and instruction previews.
Allows creation and cataloging of programs for supervisory applications, with features like program status tracking.
Facilitates exploration and editing of application elements, enhancing development efficiency.
Comprehensive alarm management with customizable descriptions, severity management, and historical data access.
Records and displays data trends over time, with features like real-time and historical trend frames and CSV conversion.
Manages groups of values for data saving and retrieval, with features like event-triggered recording.
Offers a system for secure event management, supporting database entry, email, or SMS notifications.
Supports high-resolution graphics, dynamic image handling, and multilingual applications.
Supports up to 50 dictionaries for multilingual applications, accessible during development and runtime.
An integrated C compiler supporting extensive application development with over 600 functions.
Enables serverless HMI systems, allowing autonomous workstations to connect for data sharing.
Supports horizontal and vertical integration with other systems, crucial for Industry 4.0.
Allows interaction with production management systems, simplifying database interactions.
Includes drivers for various systems, supporting diverse industrial communication needs.
Facilitates communication with PLCs and peripherals, with key drivers like MODBUS TCP/IP and S7-HMI ADAPTER.
Offers solutions for application protection and multilingual support, with functionalities for data sharing and reporting.
Tools for publishing diagnostic data, production efficiency, and quality analysis, with modules like SMARTDB and LOGGER.
Defines terms related to the development and execution of industrial applications.
Catalog excerpts
INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT FOR GUIDED DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISION APPLICATIONS BROCHURE REVISION 6.1 – JUNE 2023
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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 [email protected] Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation USA All other registered trademarks not expressly declared are the property...
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SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE
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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 resources...
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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” in...
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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.
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SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE
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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 managed...
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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 will...
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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 programmer....
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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 method...
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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 development,...
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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!!!
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SUPER-FLASH BROCHURE SUPER-FLASH: Significant Versions
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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 months...
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