Project Architecture

Movicon.NExT uses a innovative and scalable architecture concept based on the most modern software technologies around today.

The architecture uses a Client - Server model based on a .NET framework created specifically for industrial systems.

The projects are principally built one part Server (for managing communications, data, alarms and historical logging) and one part Client (for managing the Movicon.NExT graphical displays).   The platform's information model is based on the OPC UA technology and totally transparent to users.   Therefore a Server project provides its Variables for full disposal by means of publishing them as OPC UA tags in the Address Space enabling the Client project to access the list of these Variables according to its assigned access rights.  The Movicon.NExT modularity enables Movicon Clients to connect to third party OPC UA Servers without using Server side, or vice-versa enabling third party Client connection to the Movicon.NExT Server application.

The Platform NExT technology added value can be seen in the following areas:

• Configuration ambient completely based on WPF

• Data Server modular with OPC UA information-based model

• HMI graphical interface based totally on WPF with indispensable XAML graphics quality

• .NET technology with openness to third party integration

• Built-in Web Server with HTML5 technology

• Powerful and performing Historian based on SQL Server and open to DB Providers

• Alarm Management and Downtime Analysis

• Great variety of built-in visualization, analysis and control tools.

Below is a simplified schemata of the Movicon project architecture:

Simplified Movicon project architecture.

Movicon.NExT uses the most innovative technologies such as "OPC UA", "WPF", "WCF".