June 26, 2013 - NovaTech released Version 14.1 of D/3 Distributed Control System (DCS),. Enahncements in Version 14.1 include:the PAS PlantState Suite product to expedite compliance with the ISA 18.2 Alarm Management standard.
Version 14.1 includes over four hundred new High-Performance Smart Graphical Objects, enabling users to develop process graphics promoting greater situational awareness and enhancing the operator’s ability to make timely and accurate decisions.
D3v14.1 provides enhanced tools for engineering staff to make online changes and debug sequence and batch programs. Operators benefit from display hierarchies that are easy to understand and navigate, information that is delivered in a more graphical manner, and the ability to embed any web-accessible data resources into the ProcessVision Console. Furthermore, browser-based TotalWebVision graphics and trends and the new D3Express cloud-based mobile application can deliver critical information to staff members anywhere, anytime, and on any device. Enhanced security includes integrated Microsoft Windows authentication to protect engineering and operator access with an extensive and granular selection of privileges.
D/3 provides comprehensive logging of all user activity to facilitate 21 CFR Part 11 compliance. ProcessVision may be configured for automatic inactivity log off and sessions can be set up to manage and lock the layout of the entire console desktop over multiple screens.
D3v14.1 delivers greater system reliability, enables faster recovery from plant equipment failures, and brings a more intuitive human machine interface to the operations staff. The ProcessVision Console provides comprehensive process and system diagnostics information to operations and technical staff with minimal configuration required.
