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What CSWorks Is
CSWorks is a web-based software framework that application developers can use to
build lightweight, fully customized process control solutions. CSWorks offers:
- An open system with unlimited customization capability.
- A zero-administration client.
- Powerful and contemporary client-side graphics.
- Rich, transparent system configuration capability.
- The ability to work across network boundaries and firewalls.
- The perfect tool for building high-availability systems.
CSWorks comprises of two major sub-systems: Server framework and Client framework.
CSWorks client components
Application developers can use the CSWorks client framework to build zero-administration
Microsoft Silverlight or HTML5 client applications for CSWorks server-based solutions.
Both Silverlight and HTML5 offer powerful graphics and virtually unlimited potential
to develop custom components.
The CSWorks client framework is a set of Silverlight and HTML5 components that:
- Exchanges data with CSWorks server components through web services.
- Implements graphics controls, such as tanks, numeric displays, and alarm summaries.
CSWorks server components
The CSWorks server framework is a set of highly customizable, server-side components
that:
- Performs live data, alarm, and historical data processing.
- Provides access to arbitrary data sources through a simple-yet-powerful pluggable
provider model.
- Enables application developers to create custom data processing modules.
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The server framework also has components that perform data stream multiplexing,
which enhances redundancy and partitioning capabilities so that system integrators
can create high-availability solutions.
Server framework functionality is exposed to other components, including custom
data processing components, through Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) or through
web services, if communication occurs across network boundaries. Server framework
configuration settings are stored in config files and can be easily modified from
custom applications or scripts.
Using CSWorks to create process control solutions
Application developers create CSWorks solutions using Microsoft .NET, Microsoft
Silverlight or HTML5, and CSWorks server and client components. If you're considering
CSWorks to build your process control application, keep the following in mind:
- CSWorks is not an out-of-the-box application (HMI, SCADA, or M2M)
designed for some specific industry. To create CSWorks-powered solutions, application
developers must be familiar with Microsoft .NET and either Microsoft Silverlight
development tools (Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Expression Blend) or HTML5
development. Watch our
educational video to learn how to get started.
- CSWorks does not provide a complete set of HMI controls. Instead,
we keep our client object model simple and encourage application developers to create
their own complex controls (for example, recipes, multistate indicators, industry-specific
UI items). CSWorks also follows Silverlight data binding guidelines, which makes
it easy for developers to use third-party Silverlight controls in their CSWorks
application. See
our blog to learn how to use third-party UI components.
- CSWorks does not provide a custom 'runtime engine' for hosting client
applications. A CSWorks client application is simply a Microsoft Silverlight
application that uses CSWorks client framework components. Silverlight is the 'runtime
engine' for CSWorks.
Learn More
If you want to know more about CSWorks, read
about the product architecture or check out
the blog. You can download current version
of CSWorks and sample applications here.
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