The document describes the ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R2 software from Wonderware. It provides a centralized platform for industrial application development, management, and control. Key benefits include enabling enterprise integration, lowering engineering costs, scalability, enforcing standards, and improving control without costly replacement. The 2012 R2 version improves information availability, data capacity, integrity, security, and provides a holistic view of contextualized data.
1. Software Datasheet
Summary
ArchestrA System
Platform provides a
common, highly efficient
and centralized software
infrastructure to develop,
manage, control and
maintain your industrial
applications with
exceptional scalability
and openness.
Enables integration of
your entire enterprise
Lowers engineering
costs
Easily scales as your
business grows
Enforces engineering
and operating standards
Improves control
without costly system
replacement
Business Value
ArchestrA System
Platform provides a
single, scalable platform
for a broad range of
industrial control and
reporting applications.
The open, industry
standards-based
ArchestrA technology
delivers flexibility and
extensibility for lean
operational excellence.
WHATS NEW
ArchestrA速 System Platform 2012 R2,
the newest centralized application
development environment and
infrastructure solution from
Wonderware速, is designed to deliver:
≒ Higher information availability
≒ Larger systems and improved
Historian data capacity
≒ Improved data integrity
≒ Global system unification with
improved security
≒ A holistic view of contextualized data
IMPROVED BUSINESS CONTINUITY
High availability of information and the ability to easily analyze it is extremely
valuable to customers and can quickly translate to bottom line dollars, especially for
those running operations around the clock.
ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R2 can:
≒ Support pairing of two Historian Servers in a redundant configuration, such that
process values are simultaneously registered in each Historian without requiring
separate configuration for each.
≒ Allow users to configure cost-effective domain isolation of the control network
from the corporate network and maintaining data integrity and storage.
≒ Allow production to be completely isolated while fully integrated with the business
systems, a welcomed option for both production and IT managers alike.
≒ Enable companies to dramatically reduce or even eliminate capital costs and
administration associated with the perimeter hardware.
≒ Provide easier data access and trending capabilities at the control level and the
business level.
ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R2
2. Historian Server Pairing for secure, highly available data and domain isolation
INCREASED HISTORIAN DATA CAPACITY
As supervisory control systems grow larger and become more sophisticated, the need to capture or
historize process data grows as well. Now, the maximum tag size of the Wonderware Historian is 300
percent larger, handling up to 500,000 tags.
This benefits you in the following ways:
≒ Now, even the largest systems can take full advantage of the Wonderware Historian, particularly
installations in the Oil & Gas, Power, Water & Wastewater, and Natural Gas industries
≒ Historian can now gather data on a broader range of tags within your facility, helping you more
easily understand process issues and opportunities for improvement
HISTORIAN TIME STAMP FOR
BETTER HANDLING OF INTERMITTENT OR LATE DATA
In industries such as Upstream Oil &Gas, Natural Gas distribution, Water & Wastewater and Electric
Power distribution, data coming from the field can be intermittent, out of sequence or substantially
older than the current data. When off-line remote sites suddenly connect, the burst of cached data
must be handled efficiently and accurately.
System Platform 2012 R2 and Historian 2012 R2, with significantly higher storage and retrieval
throughput, enable historization of intermittent and late data with total integrity and without any
greater system load than a comparable amount of real-time data.
3. BETTER INTEGRATION OF DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS
System Platform 2012 R2 enables you to easily and seamlessly integrate all of your distributed
control systems, regardless of the age, number of systems or their geographical location, using
Wonderwares single, tightly integrated software infrastructure.
≒ Well-suited for large globally distributed companies, as well as medium-sized companies that want
to logically separate different parts of the business for operations or reporting purposes while
maintaining a single integrated system
≒ Enables complete data integrity, with high availability, across all of our systems
Gobal system unification achieved by the new ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R2
IMPROVED SECURITY
The latest version of ArchestrA System Platform provides data communication channel encryption
for enhanced system security. The data communication channels from System Platform to Historian
Server or between one System Platform and another (Galaxy to Galaxy with Multi-Galaxy capability)
can be fully encrypted, thus helping to improve the security of data across the entire system.
Configuration of this encryption is as simple as checking a box and is extremely cost effective.
Secure,
Redundant
Historization
Plant 1
Plant 3Plant 2
Secure,
Encrypted, Bi-directional
Inter-plant Data Exchange
Communication
Global
System
Uni鍖cation
Secure,
Redundant
Historization
Secure,
Redundant
Historization
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DATA CONTEXTUALIZATION
ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R2 features a new Information Server OverView module, which
provides a browser-based integrated view of process history, alarm, and production data. It provides
users with a holistic understanding of their operations.
≒ Information from multiple sources can now be shown in context and in high fidelity for flexible
trouble shooting, drill-down diagnostics, and ad-hoc analysis
≒ OverView provides a rich user experience, much like a desktop application, that can be easily
accessed from the web via Information Server, reducing risk and maintenance requirements.
≒ Operators, to production managers to the CEO can have access to real-time and historical data with
the context needed to solve problems faster
FULLY COMPATIBLE AND EASILY UPGRADABLE
Wonderware is one of the leaders in open system compatibility and committed to easily upgradeable
software so our users get the most from their investment. ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R2
continues in this tradition through tight integration, broad compatibility and easy upgradability.
Learn more about ArchestrA System Platform 2012 R2. Contact your Wonderware distributor today!
Rel. 11/12 PN WW-4147
I would recommend the
Wonderware System to
anybody who is looking
for a way to improve
their process, speed up
programming changes
and increase profits.
Dennis Boyd,
Electrical Power Engineer,
Nucor Steel