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Products:
SCADA software for facility optimization – no licence fee!
Engineering Edition
With the introduction of Saia® PG5 2.0, every user
gets the Saia®Visi.Plus Engineering Edition free of
charge. The activation is realized via the product
key for the PG5 software that is used by integra-
tors. This makes it possible to use Saia®Visi.Plus
all its functions during the commissioning and
optimization phase. The runtime licence only has
to be acquired if the system is transferred to the
operator after commissioning for continued use.
This way Saia®Visi.Plus can be installed as assistance
during the optimization phase, to display trends
and alerts and thereby increases the confidence of
planners and end customers.
Control display at the University Hospital Zurich
Heating consumption data dependent on the outside
temperature
Consumption data for the last ten years
Plans
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Operate
No licence fees in the planning
and optimization
phase
One-off operator licence
optimize
Saia®Visi.Plus 1.6 with Engineering Edition:
Another step towards lean automation
New functions and modules
The Graphic Editor in the new version of Saia®Visi.
Plus allows the use of various layers. Every view
can be composed of various layers and associated
with several databases. Thus complex systems such
as clinics, shopping centres or railway tunnels can
be split between various databases and yet retain
a seamless user interface. The Web Server also uses
the layering technique and can display the linked
views.
New tools designed for representing data for
the analysis of energy consumption are being
implemented. Complex calculations can be per-
formed using formulas in the module pCalc, so that
a comprehensive analysis of the facilities is possible.
This could e.g. be applied for large heating pump
facilities where electrical output, warm and cold
outputs and power losses are calculated.
The distinguishing feature
of Saia®Visi.Plus is that it is
available free of charge during
engineering, commissioning
and optimization.
A reasonable one-off licence
charge is only payable if the
software is used on a long-
term basis.
