New version of zenon Software Platform available

Copa-Data GmbH | Together with zenon 8.10, the Salzburg-based manufacturer is also releasing a new version of its zenon Analyzer 3.30 reporting and analytics software.

The number of variables in industrial projects is growing exponentially. As a result, Copa-Data developers have optimized zenon's algorithms and further improved the code. This has enabled them to speed up response times in both zenon Editor and zenon Runtime. Realistic performance tests demonstrate bulk changes during configuration are far faster – with time savings of up to 97 %. Spontaneous and triggered archiving are now also much faster and capable of multi-tasking, as per cyclical archiving. By updating the technology and optimizing the storage system, the software has been upgraded from 400 to up to 150,000 value changes per second. Runtime performance is now unaffected when archiving large amounts of data.

In batch-oriented production, the unit classes used to configure processes provide additional flexibility in the zenon Batch Control module. This makes it possible to create generic recipes that are unit-independent.

Drag-and-drop functionality is a new feature in the popular zenon Extended Trend module. This function allows variables to be added directly to trend curves in Runtime.

The HTML5 Web Engine, part of the web server, has been updated to the latest technology standards. This ensures zenon's independence in terms of operating systems and its connectivity. The combined element, often referred to as the multi-purpose tool in zenon, is now also available in the Web Engine. Engineers can save time in project creation, because the released properties of the symbols are fully supported. Existing screens no longer have to be adapted for the Web Engine. With zenon 8.10, it is now possible to evaluate limit value violations and perform functions supported by the Web Engine, such as configuration of set values or screen switching.

Copa-Data complies with the annually audited security certificate IEC 62443 for software manufacturers. The international series of industrial standards provides a framework for preventive and systematic detection and reduction of security gaps in industrial automation and control systems. In addition to the integration of new drivers, for example, for Hekatron fire alarm systems, many existing drivers have been updated. Furthermore, zenon now also has the BACnet certificate in accordance with ANSI/ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers), and thus complies with the important 135-2012 standard for building automation.