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Newsletter No. 18 - 2011   
Efacec announces the release of Automation Studio version 2.5 in early 2010 Q3

Automation Studio is an “all-in-one” software that provides an easy to use engineering environment for the automation engineer or system integrator. It is also the single device tool for all Efacec automation products from controllers and relays to gateway and HMI products

It has been designed for the engineer working on any type of projects from simple one-man projects to multiple distributed control system projects where cooperative teamwork is required.

All engineering activities from design, configuration and programming, through validation, testing and commissioning up to operation and maintenance are supported by the toolset, hence providing a single environment for all engineering roles during the entire system life-cycle.

It is based on modern engineering tool paradigms such as unified project system, single-click deployment, reconfigurable window layouts, copy/paste and drag/drop, wizards or diagram designers.
 
Automation Studio feature overview:
Integrated Engineering Environment Configuration and Programming Tools

- Unified Project System
- Integrated Tools
- Intuitive Environment
- Simultaneous Editing
- Reconfigurable Window Layouts
- Common Supporting Windows
- Background tasks

- SCADA Database Configuration
- IEC 61131-3 Editors and Compilers
- IED Configuration
- Device Templates and Automation Objects
- Wizards and Refactoring Tools
- Validation and Comparison
- Import and Export Tools
- Diagram Editing Tools
- Simulation Mode
Analysis Tools

- Sequence of events
- COMTRADE records and fault reports
IEC 61850
- Third-party IEC 61850 Devices
- SCL Import/Export, including SCD files
- Communication Engineering
- Create SCL from Online Device
- SCL Model Designer
- SCL Validator
- Device Browser
Online Management
- Device Access for Deployment and Extraction
- Network Scanner and Commands
- System Control Panel
- Automatic Record Retrieval
- Online Monitoring Mode
- Access to IP Devices
- Operational Settings
 
Automation Studio product editions:
  • Automation Studio Explorer Edition
    • Designed as a vendor-neutral commissioning and operational support tool, Explorer Edition includes features such as network scanning, IEC 61850 device browser and online monitoring together with SCL management. It also includes file viewers and editors for formats such as COMTRADE, event records or operational settings.
  • Automation Studio Engineer Edition
    • Mainly focused on device and HMI configuration and programming, Engineer Edition includes full library and system/device projects, mimics designer, IEC 61131-3 programming together with all Explorer Edition features.
  • Automation Studio Designer Edition
    • Targeted for team and system engineering, the Designer Edition adds comparison, refactoring, productivity wizards, compound mimic symbols, objects and templates, offline simulation, SCL model designer, system control panel, among other features.

 
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