HMI/SCADA Cimplicity

Basic Course
Introduction to HMI/SCADA
What is the difference between HMI and SCADA?

HMI = Human Machine Interface, a system which allow operator to get direct interaction with the plant devices,
such as start/stop motor, monitor process parameter (pressure, level, temperature, flow, etc)

SCADA = Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition, a system for gathering, control and analysing plant data.

SCADA is a system of hardware and software elements that widely used in various industry for monitoring,
controlling and analyzing the process locally or at remote location.

HMI actually is a part of the SCADA system.

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Introduction to HMI/SCADA
What is the difference between HMI and SCADA? HMI is actually just a part of the SCADA system.

HMI = Human Machine Interface

HMI functionality: Visualizing the Process

SCADA = Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

SCADA functionality: Managing and Controlling the Process

HMI could be only a small touchscreen mounted on the panel or even an annunciator or simple flow process
with numbers of indicator lamps

Common application mostly used in industrial is local HMI using touchscreen or panel PC which mounted on
the panel and PC based HMI/SCADA using various industrial software.

HMI / Panel PC HMI/SCADA Software

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Introduction to HMI/SCADA
HMI could be only a small touchscreen mounted on the panel or even an annunciator or simple flow process
with numbers of indicator lamps

SCADA is the entirety of the system that controls and monitors the operations of a plant. It is an integrated
system that is used to control and monitor the workings of the individual parts of the plant.

Common application mostly used in industrial is local HMI using touchscreen or panel PC which mounted on
the panel and PC based HMI/SCADA using various industrial software.

HMI / Panel PC HMI/SCADA Software

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Cimplicity 11.1

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Cimplicity - Licensing

Cimplicity is offered in 4 different licensing schemes:

• Server Development - Can run a project, modify project configuration and can act as a viewer.
• Server Runtime - Can only run a project and act as a viewer. Cannot modify any project configuration.
• Viewer Development - Modify projects configuration but cannot run them. Can also act as a viewer
• Viewer Runtime - Only view data and connect up to remote projects

Server license for both Development or Runtime have the following point choices:
50 point
75 point
150 point
300 point
700 point
1500 point
35000 point
Unlimited point

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Cimplicity - Licensing

User Registration
Hardware Key
IC647xxxxxx
starting version 7.0

License Viewer

Software License
IC646xxxxxx
up to version 6.x

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Cimplicity - Licensing

Below version 7.0

1
2 3

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Cimplicity - Licensing

1
Version 7.x & 8.x 2

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Cimplicity - Licensing

Above version 9.0

SSL Key

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System Configuration – Standalone Server

Development / Development / CIMPLICITY licensing schemes:

Runtime Server Runtime Server
Server: Development / Runtime
Point choices: 50 / 75 / 150 / 300 / 700 / 1500 / 35000 /
Unlimited

Drivers:
Basic Driver included (GE, Modbus, etc.)
PDS (Proficy Driver Server)
IGS (Industrial Gateway Server) or OPC Server (order
separately)

Applications:
Standalone HMI/SCADA

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System Configuration – Server & Viewer
CIMPLICITY licensing schemes:
Viewer Viewer Web HMI
Server: Development / Runtime
Point choices: 50 / 75 / 150 / 300 / 700 / 1500 / 35000 /
Unlimited

Drivers:
Basic Driver included (GE, Modbus, etc.)
PDS (Proficy Driver Server)
IGS (Industrial Gateway Server) or OPC Server (order
Development / separately)
Runtime Server
Applications:
Server – Client HMI/SCADA
Web HMI
Redundant Server

Viewer: Development / Runtime

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System Configuration – Single Server Dual Monitor

CIMPLICITY licensing schemes:

Server: Development / Runtime

Development /
Runtime Server Point choices: 50 / 75 / 150 / 300 / 700 / 1500 / 35000 /
Unlimited

Drivers:
Basic Driver included (GE, Modbus, etc.)
PDS (Proficy Driver Server)
IGS (Industrial Gateway Server) or OPC Server (order
separately)

Applications:
Standalone HMI/SCADA

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Cimplicity – Connectivity

Screens Alarms Scripts Trends CimView

Points Point Database

Native
Devices

OPC
HMI Driver
Ports
OPC Driver
Industrial
Protocols
Industrial Controllers

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Cimplicity – Project Components

Project

Screen Equipment Point

Device

Port Controller
Protocol Controller
Controller

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Cimplicity – Project Development Steps

◼ Project Configuration
◼ Protocol Configuration
◼ New User Creation
◼ Port Creation
◼ Device Creation
◼ Point Creation
◼ Screen Development
◼ Alarm Configuration
◼ Trend Configuration
◼ Data Log Configuration
◼ Run/Stop Application

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Cimplicity – Cimplicity Workbench

Workbench is the main development tool, and almost all functions can be accessed from here.

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Cimplicity – Create New Project

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Cimplicity – Project Configuration

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Cimplicity – User Configuration

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Cimplicity – Point Configuration

Point

System User Defined

Target Type
Virtual Device

Data Type (Data Class) Analog Boolean Text

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Cimplicity – Point Configuration

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Cimplicity – Point Configuration - Ports

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Cimplicity – Point Configuration - Devices

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Cimplicity – Point Configuration – Points - Device

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Cimplicity – Run/Stop Project

Run/start a project is not a mandatory step in development process, but some development process will be
easier when project is running, such as :
instant screen test.

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Cimplicity – Screens

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Cimplicity – Screens - Properties

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Cimplicity – Screens - Animation
Set the Expression on Object.
Expression should be : system point or user defined point

Most frequently used System Points :

◼ $[Link]
◼ $[Link]
◼ $[Link]
◼ $[Link]
◼ $[Link]
◼ $[Link]
◼ $USER

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Cimplicity – Screens – Animation - Display & Write Value

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Cimplicity – Screens – Animation - Navigation

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Cimplicity – Screens – Alarm Configuration

Alarm is set in Point Properties

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Cimplicity – Data Logging
Steps to Configure Database Logging :
❖ Prepare your database : by default is SQL Server (Cimplicity comes with SQL Express)
❖ Enable Project Option : Database Logger : Points
❖ Set Database Logger Connection
❖ Set Point(s) to be Logged
❖ Restart your Project

Step 1: Prepare your database : Make sure SQL Server has correctly install and configured

Check ODBC
Setup on
System DSN

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Cimplicity – Data Logging

Enter sa password as defined during

SQL installation.
If forgot the password, install SQL
Management Studio and set the
authentication to be Windows
Authentication

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Cimplicity – Data Logging

Step 2: Enable Database Logger: Points in Project Option

Database Logger
will available if
Database Logger
options active

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Cimplicity – Data Logging
Step 3: Set Database Logger Data Source

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Cimplicity – Data Logging
Step 4: Set Point(s) to be Logged

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Cimplicity – Historical Trending

Logged type can be enabled only

when Database Logger are
correctly configured.

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Cimplicity – Historical Trending

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Cimplicity – Scripts (Basic Control Engine)

Extend Cimplicity Capability

VBA Dialect
Very Powerful and wide range of control

Login Sample :
Sub OnMouseUp(x As Long, y As Long, flags As Long)
CimLogin(" TRAINING ")
End Sub

Logout Sample :
Sub OnMouseUp(x As Long, y As Long, flags As Long)
Dim response%
response% = AnswerBox("Are you sure want to Logout ?")
If response% = 1 Then
CimLogout(“TRAINING")
End If
End Sub

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Cimplicity – Project Backup and Restore

Cimplicity has no special backup/restore tools.

To Backup :
Copy the entire project folder

To Restore :
Copy the entire project folder,
and open it within Workbench.

Special Notes:
If backup shall be done while Cimplicity is running, exclude lock folder and create new lock folder in the
backup folder - lock folder cannot be copied while Cimplicity is running.

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Cimplicity - Utilities

◼ Point Control Panel

– Display Point Value without creating screen

◼ Point Export/Import ([Link])

– Export/Import Points definition.
– Exported CSV can be edited in Microsoft Excel

◼ Status Log
– Diagnostic Messages

◼ Process Control
– Process Diagnostic

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Cimplicity - Utilities

◼ Cimplicity Options
– Configure Project start-up
◼ OEMKEY
– temporary deactivate license for modification which required development license while the actual license was
runtime
– File location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Proficy\Proficy CIMPLICITY\exe

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Cimplicity - Utilities

OEMKEY – temporary deactivate license for modification which required development license while
the actual license was runtime
C:\Program Files (x86)\Proficy\Proficy CIMPLICITY\exe\ [Link]

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Cimplicity - Utilities

Webview ([Link]

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Cimplicity - Utilities

Multiple Processor Support & OPC Server for Cimplicity version 6.1 and earlier (just add the
following SN from the Registration Utility)

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