White Papers

Like the body’s nervous system, a plant's control system is complex, particularly if it has grown over the years and has changed significantly from its original design.

In this 12-page whitepaper with references, automation manufacturer Opto 22 delivers best practices for operator interface design for machines and small systems based on the research it's done to create groov, its HMI appliance and development platform. While the groov platform enables secure monitoring and control of machines and systems via smartphone, tablet and other commercial hardware, the interface design advice comes from industrial best practices and resources such as PAS's "High Performance Design Handbook."

In this white paper, Advantech takes a look at the Industrial Bus and Network Standards from PC-based to Controllers.

This 5-page whitepaper by Peter Martin, vice president, Invensys Systems Inc. discusses the changing role of plant historians. These industrial databases are evolving from reporting- and decision-based structures to become performance-based structures that support real-time industrial decision-making at the highest (enterprise) levels.