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PcVue 11.2
BUILDING AUTOMATION, SUBSTATION AUTOMATION, ADVANCED
CONFIGURATION ENVIRONMENT, DATA ACQUISITION & DATA
PROCESSING, HMI, DEPLOYMENT, IT & CYBERSECURITY

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 ARC Informatique has been developing and About PcVue Solutions offer
marketing industrial software for over 30 years. PcVue is a full-featured product that represents the latest advances in SCADA software for multi-station monitoring
and control. The new PcVue range has been designed using recommendations from integrators, OEMs and end-users,
ARC Informatique is the PcVue Solutions SCADA developer, offering software, and based on ARC Informatique’s considerable experience in the industrial automation sector. PcVue features modern
hardware and application support as a global service to several markets. ergonomics and tools based on templates and instances to minimize the time for application development, including
The open, scalable, software platform of PcVue Solutions delivers full control and the latest tools from Microsoft user interface standards and the security features of Windows® platforms.
connectivity, implementing a large variety of built-in drivers including IEC 61850 PcVue provides a flexible solution for supervising industrial processes, utilities and infrastructures. It meets industrial
certified by KEMA (now DNV-GL), BACnet BTL listed, LonWorks, KNX, OPC and standards of reliability and performance while maintaining the user-friendliness of an office application. It spans
a rich graphical interface. PcVueSolutions offers an advanced alarms and events requirements from single-user applications to high availability distributed systems.
logging system as well as reporting capabilities.
Thousands of sites are monitored and controlled by PcVue Solutions in several
vertical markets such as BMS, Energy, Water, Transportation, Infrastructures, Oil & Graphical Interface Dynamic
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presence through direct sales offices in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America and SIG Map Control SIEMENS OPC MK8000 IP

relies on its partner network to guarantee exceptional service, domain expertise and POSM
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Advanced alarm and event
product satisfaction. PcVue Solutions, your independent global SCADA provider. management
Power System Automation drivers
Configurable alarm and event viewers IEC 61870-5-104 Client/Server
Filter, sorting, mask by status, priority IEC 61850 Client
and/or attribute – modifiable on line
DNP3
Contextual alarms management

PcVue Solutions, your independent global SCADA provider Alarm counters Other drivers (100+)
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Benefits
Continuous quality improvement
 A modular offer for monitoring and controlling all kinds of processes, affording great reusability without
ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 certified further investment
Microsoft certified partner  Save development time and costs with a flexible and scalable platform that adapt to change
OPC foundation member  Enhance the user experience while minimizing the training process
Member of the BACNet™ Interest Group  Leverage the cutting-edge technologies
LonMark® International member
 A high level backward compatibility version to later ones ensuring lasting solutions
IEC 61850 DNV-GL Certified
BACNet™ Advanced Workstation BTL Listed

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 A new version that introduces new

What’s new in PcVue 11.2? and improved features while still

maintaining backward compatibility
ensuring the sustainability of our
A version that reinforces interoperability, quality and security
PcVue 11.2 customers investments

At a glance
Systems are more and more complex and are required to connect heterogeneous environments while ensuring high
performance and security levels.
Enhancements for a platform more efficient while ensuring more security

PcVue 11.2 consolidates the integration of standards and components for an even better
interoperability and quality.
PcVue 11.2 implements the KNX driver for Building Automation and is validated and listed by the BTL (BACnet Testing
Building Automation Application Explorer
Laboratories) for the most comprehensive BACnet profile : B-AWS. Substation automation drivers have been improved BACnet Advanced Workstation BTL Listed Changes & Newly Supported Items
to reach a world class level of efficiently, proven by customers success stories. KNX driver
Application Architect
COMMEND SA ICX driver
A version that takes advantage of the latest Microsoft platforms Windows 10 and Windows GEZE library More communication items
Ergonomic optimization
Server 2012 R2 and meets the IT deployment constraints. Substation Automation
IEC 60870-5-104 Outstation
PcVue 11.2 features an improved protection of server components and implements an SMNP Agent.
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New Supported Platforms
Windows 10

IT &
Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2
PcVue 11.2 HMI enhancements

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SQL Server 2014

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Historical mode for the grid control

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Deploy PcVue servers as Windows services Virtual keyboard language layout switch at runtime

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& PcVue clients as desktop applications
New libraries to cover the WATER vertical market
Data acquisition &
Launch & connect diagnostic tools Data treatment Mixers, Probes, Water
Comprehensive client tools for configuration &
New components for MOXA library
diagnostic
From a local user session or a remote desktop New switches : IKS-6728A, IHS-G6524A, IKS-G6824A
SCADA Basic enhancement
session

Secured deliverables
DATA Export
Installation package signature
New output export format
Binary files signature

New Driver for industry

SNMP Agent
EtherNet/IPTM driver (11.2 Update)

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 Built-in BTL listed BACnet protocol
PcVue 11.2 A quality certified protocol embedded into your supervision

Building Automation
PcVue Solutions reinforces its position in the building automation introducing PcVue 11.2 as a BACnet Advanced
Workstation (B-AWS) certified and listed by the BACnet Testing Laboratories.
PcVue 11.2 offers the highest level of integration with the BACnet protocol, including the support of all services
(trends,alarms,schedules,…) and also specific advanced features to enhance the developers' experience.

A powerful interoperable standard for your A full integration into PcVue

Building Automation System
 Helpers for diagnostic and commissioning
 Versatile support for BACnet automation objects
 Devices and objects discovery
PCVUE 11.2 CONSOLIDATES THE INTEGRATION OF and for all services offered by the standard (BIBBs)
 A comprehensive mapping editor (offline/online,
STANDARDS AND COMPONENTS FOR BUILDING  Data Sharing
EDE files)
AUTOMATION  Network & Device management
 Advanced features: COV/Polling, segmentation
Validated and listed by the BTL (BACnet Test Laboratories) for the most  Alarm & Event notification and supported services (FDT, BBMD)
comprehensive BACnet profile B-AWS  Trending and event logging
 Supports the KNX protocol
 Supports the COMMEND SA ICX protocol  Scheduling
 Comes with a new added library for Building Automation

New libraries for building

Supervise your automated systems for buildings

A STRONGER POSITION IN THE SMART

 PcVue comes with a library for GEZE systems,
BUILDING developers and manufacturers of construction
Member of the SBA (Smart Building Alliance) systems for door, window and safety technology
 Member of the IP500 Alliance  Contains pre-defined templates, a set of icons and
 Member of the LonMark association animated symbols
 Member of several BACnet groups
 Allows to quickly create an interface for those
components

KNX driver COMMEND SA ICX

Connect your building to PcVue with driver
the KNX standard A new driver to cover your intercom
needs!
An open standard to supervise your buildings
 Known open standard, vendor neutral
Connect seamlessly the intercom system with
 Suitable for small and medium size buildings, PcVue
existing or new
 Support for the COMMEND Intercom Exchange
 Smart protocol with automatic alert mechanisms
GE800 using TCP/IP
and a common configuration tool (ETS)
Intercom monitoring and control

 Large range of ICX messages supported

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 IEC 60870-5-104 enhancements
PcVue as a substation gateway

PcVue 11.2  IEC 60870-5-104 Outstation

Substation Automation  PcVue is now able to expose its variables via a

PcVue Solutions provides a world-class platform
for power systems, including built-in drivers for
the Energy Management and the smart grid
interoperability such as IEC 61850, IEC 61400-
25, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3.
built-in IEC 104 server channel
 PcVue can be used as an interface to control
center
 Eliminates the use of an OPC server, which has the
disadvantage of not making available the features
specific to the IEC 104
DNP3 optimisations
Designed for reliability

PcVue 11.2 introduces the most advanced  Advanced timestamp management

 Archives optimization
features to meet the energy standards of  Support for devices redundancy

reliability and performance

IEC 60870-5-104 IEC 61850 & DNP3

 Direct execute (DE) and IEC 61400-25  Level 2+ implementation
Select before operate (SBO)  Support for both polling and
 8-1 client driver
 Double points spontaneous messages
 Direct execute (DE,DEw)
 Quality descriptors and time  Comprehensive handling of
and Select before operate
tagged values objects groups & variations
(SBo, SBow)
 Redundancy  Control relay and analog
 Pre-defined and extensible
output block (CRoB, AOB)
data class catalog
 Redundancy
 Buffered and unbuffered
report control blocks (BRCB,
URCB)
 DNV-GL Certified

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 PcVue 11.2 Cybersecurity at every level

Deployment, IT
 Leverage IT-style deployment
• Improved protection of server components

&Cybersecurity
- PcVue servers as Windows services
- PcVue clients as desktop applications
 Launch & connect diagnostic tools
• Comprehensive client tools for configuration & diagnostic
• From a local user session or a remote desktop session
 Secured deliverables
• Installation package signature
• Binary files signature

Supported platforms SNMP

Take advantage of the latest environments Meet the IT constraints with the new SNMP Agent for PcVue

Allows a third party system to monitor various

operating parameters of PcVue
Server stations Client stations Virtual Environments
 SNMP Agent is available in PcVue
 Data acquisition & Historical  Windows®  VMware®
Servers  PcVue is able to expose any variable via SNMP
7  Hyper-V™
 Web Server  No specific development
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 Remote Desktop Services
8.1
• Windows Server® 2008, 2008
10
R2, 2012 & 2012 R2
• Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2008,
Mobility
2008 R2, 2012, 2014 Connected to your process by any means

 Improve real-time decision making

Production & Installation

Web HMI
Remote Access – HTML5 compatible
Mobile App
 Signed installation package  Reduce the maintenance cost
Confidence in our deliverable Ready to Go solution with no-pre-installation required on client
 Authentication & Integrity side

The package your are installing was created by ARC Informatique  Maintain a high level of security

The package was not tampered since its production Integrated Microsoft Windows® authentication: Active Directory

 Download options Support of secure HTTP (HTTPS)

.zip - Single compressed archive

.iso file
 Signed binary files

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 PcVue 11.2 Application Architect
 More communication items

Enhancements for even • SNMP Manager, OPC Client, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3
 Modelling associated labels items

more efficiency  Ergonomic enhancements

 Graphic preview
• Symbols and mimic thumbnails

Advanced Configuration Environment  Templates documentation

• Each template can now include its documentation

New features  Naming rules on more items

 Messages sorting in generation report
Application Explorer
 Deselection of instance for generation
 New entry - General
 Parameters evaluation improvements
• Domains,
• Natures,
• Labels for Command levels, Browsing levels, Alarm Ack
levels, Alarm Mask levels and Alarm Maintenance levels,
• Associated labels
 Associated labels configuration
• Support for a new type of associated labels for
enumerated values
• Name and content length extended

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 New Libraries
HMI  New libraries to cover the WATER vertical market

An even more delightful interface yet still easy to configure • 450+ objects added
• Mixers
• Probes
 Historical mode for the Grid control  Tooltip on all animations
• Water specific devices
In addition to the Variable Tracking mode, the Grid It is now possible to add tooltip on all types of animation  New MOXA switches
control now supports an Historical mode that can be  Highlight of control zones
used to display trend data. • IKS-6728A

It is now possible to disable the highlight of control • IHS-G6524A

It comes with several features:
zones on mouse over. • IKS-G6824A
• Filtering based on time period or variable selection,
 Virtual keyboard language layout switch at runtime
• A new set of SCADA Basic instructions,

• Color changes based on thresholds and quality,

• Export of the displayed data to Excel or Csv files.

Data Acquisition
Data Processing
One more way to interconnect your industrial devices efficiently
Improve capabilities while saving development time

DATA EXPORT
 Adapt the output to fit the way you analyze your data
 An industrial Ethernet standard
• Output can now be generated in the form of an Excel®
Workbook or CSV file • The EtherNet/IPTM driver is available in PcVue 11.2*

SCADA BASIC • EtherNet/IPTM is a member of a family of networks that implements CIP (Common Industrial Protocol)

 Tens of new functions & modes • Proven and complete industrial Ethernet network solution available for manufacturing automation

• Supported by hundred of vendors arounds the world

*Available in 11.2 Update

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