Unified Namespace

Key Functionalities

The Unified Namespace offers you a cohesive and structured data framework. This improves data comprehension by providing context and enables users to easily grasp the information they need. 

TAT and Real-time Elements

Tags, Assets, and Templates are essential components of real-time data models within our platform. The system includes a built-in, event-driven, real-time, in-memory database that effectively manages tags, assets, and events in the application.

Assets Tree

Assets represent the physical equipment in the production environment and are linked to groups of Tags that reflect the real-time status of that equipment. Defining Assets in the data model is straightforward: you create tags based on Templates, ensuring they share a common definition for a set of variables. You can also use folders to organize Tags and Assets in the Unified Namespace, creating a hierarchical representation of your process.

Unified Namespace editor

Our Unified Namespace editor integrates Tags, Asset folders, and Data Sources configuration tools into a single user interface, simplifying the management of both Local Tags and Remote data sources.

Real-time Tag Types

While most HMI-SCADA systems stick to basic tag types like numeric and messages, our platform expands its scope to include IT and MES systems, offering support for a wide range of real-time entities. It covers all SQL types and numerous .NET Framework entities, even accommodating images and complete DataTables within a single real-time tag.

Templates

Similar to .NET classes, templates serve as customizable structures, enabling composition and hierarchy. In addition to the built-in basic types, real-time tags can be generated based on templates that mirror physical assets. This approach accelerates and streamlines your application development.

Dynamic Arrays and References

Our platform stands out as the sole provider of real-time systems equipped with built-in support for tri-dimensional dynamic arrays, lists, and type-safe reference tags featuring dynamic assignments. This unique capability allows for the creation of reusable components across displays, symbols, reports, calculations, and any other part of your project.

Enumeration Sets

Enumerations establish a set of possible values or ranges for a variable, associating each state with specific messages and colors. When linked to a Tag, the enumeration's value enhances data comprehension by providing context to the various states the variable can represent.

ExternalTags

Our ExternalTags feature lets you tap into Data Model definitions from external systems, enabling direct use of variables and structures in any of our platform’s modules without the need to create local Tag definitions within your Solution. This functionality is applicable to the following:

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