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Transportation

Operators of transportation systems need SCADA systems to manage critical infrastructures such as rail traction power and tunnel ventilation. Monitoring and controlling these systems is essential during equipment failures or critical incidents. One of the main difficulties that many organizations face is integration of multiple control systems that have been delivered over time. Transportation SCADA system is usually based on a redundant network consisting of high-performance, high-availability servers, workstations, front-end communication processors and field RTUs. CSWorks is a vendor-neutral software framework that can help build a distributed solution that functions on top of the existing subsystems.

Open architecture

CSWorks open architecture enables solution developers to mix-and-match products from different vendors to deliver solutions that are more flexible and robust than those restricted to a single vendor's platform. Open standards such as OPC, SQL, WCF (Windows Communication Foundation), SOAP, HTTP protect your automation investment from proprietary technology obsolescence that can come with changes in the technical requirements, ownership or finances. Please read more about CSWorks architecture in the Architecture Basics section.

Web-enabled distributed SCADA

CSWorks-powered solutions enable monitoring and control of multiple locations with one software system. Not only can you monitor and access individual locations and track segments, but you can also control entire public transit network operations across intranets via wireless devices. Web-based HMI delivers operator and supervisory screens across intranets or the Internet with full global network security. Please read more about CSWorks distributed architecture in the Distributed Architecture section.

Development environment

CSWorks integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio design environment that allows HMI application engineers to take advantage of the development tool with a proven track record to create user applications with complex animations, eye-catching graphics and extremely rich functionality. No need to learn yet another scripting language or proprietary object model, just use C# or VB.NET to create CSWorks applications running on Microsoft Silverlight platform. See our educational video about creating your first CSWorks application.

Security

CSWorks can function on top of a number of standard, secure communication protocols that guarantee data privacy and integrity. Client-server interaction can be tunneled through SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) - the de-facto standard for the protection of online transmission of sensitive information. So whether users are logged onto a local workstation or dialing in from home, the system is secure.

Cross-platform and cross-browser thin client

CSWorks-powered client applications run on Windows and Mac platforms using Microsoft Silverlight. Increase ROI, reduce client software maintenance costs by using zero-administration, web-based client. With web client, end users no longer need to install proprietary software, licenses and individual HMI screens on each operator station. Files and licensing are server-based for trouble-free maintenance and deployment.

Highly customizable Alarming subsystem

CSWorks alarming can be configured to scale out and to provide redundancy. Alarm history can be saved in the database of your choice, giving you a notable degree of flexibility to incorporate analysis tools of your choice. Operators work with Alarm Summary panels that can be configured individually according to user preference. When acknowledging an alarm, operators can enter a comment explaining the alarm for inclusion as part of the permanent record.

General usability

CSWorks provides hassle-free server installation, small memory footprint, and transparent server configuration that can be easily replicated for use on different server sites. System administrators can use performance counters to track solution performance.

User access management

CSWorks-based solution can re-use an existing user access management infrastructure that allows restricting access to specific screens on a per-user basis. Server-side security checks prevent unauthenticated users from accessing the system, protecting the solution from sophisticated hacker attacks.