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Top Ten Benefits Of A Mobile Remote

Monitoring Solution
Tue, 03/31/2015 - 11:52am

by Melissa Topp

Itwasntsolongagothattheconceptofremotemonitoring
meanthavingtheabilitytoseeand,maybeifyouwere
lucky,controlsystemsthatwerephysicallybasedina
separatelocationfromyourown,eventhoughyourlocation
wasmostlikelyanothertetheredspotinadifferentroomor
buildingwithinyourcorporatecampus.
Recentimprovementsinmobilehardwareandsoftware,
includingdataintegration,visualization,historicaldata
storage/retrieval,analysisandsecuritycapabilities,have
mademobileremotemonitoringofmultisitemanufacturing
processesfasterandeasierthaneverbefore.

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HeresaTop10ofwhatyoushouldexpectfromatop
mobileremotemonitoringsoftwaresolution:
1.IntegrationwithIndustryOpenStandards
YourselectedmobileHMIsoftwareshouldbebuilton
universalconnectivity,allowinguserstoconnectto
anything,anytime,anywhere.Native
implementationsofconnectivityprotocolsprovide
unparalleledviewsofawidevarietyofdatatypesand
formats.
2.InstantKPIsandAlertsInstantlyreceivingKPIs
andalerts,dayornight,onamobiledevice,allows
userstostayinformed24/7.Managerscanmonitor
performancemetricsinrealtime,whileoperators
receiveupdatesonissueswhiletheyreonthego.
3.QuickDeploymenttoAnyDeviceDeployment
shouldbeinstantafterdownloadingamobileapp,
allowingforremoteenterprisewidemonitoring
immediately.DevicescanrangefromApple
iPads/iPhones,Androidphonesandtablets,Microsoft
SurfacedevicesorWindows8phonesandtablets.
4.DazzlingGraphics,Alarms,TrendsandCharts
Mobileoptimizedalarmsandassets(categorizedby
importance)helptobubblethemostimportant
informationtothetopforfasterandbetterdecisions.
Accessinghighpowered.NETgraphicalcontrolsfrom
anydevicereducestheengineeringtimeofmobile
readydisplaysandutilizessmallscreensizes
efficiently.
5.OverlayofRealtimeDataonDetailedMaps
Mappingshouldbeimplemented,alongwiththe
collectedrealtimedata,toshowKPIsformovingor
geographicallydispersedassets.Datacanbe
contextualizedintoeasytocomprehendinformation
bypositioninginteractiveassetsvirtuallyonamap.
6.EasilyDesignedHMIDisplaysforMultiple
DevicesUsinganintuitivegraphicaldata
visualizationtool,usersshouldbeabletocreate
singledisplaysthatscaledynamicallyforanydevice,
formfactororresolution.Thisresponsivedesign,as
itiscalled,allowsvectorgraphicstoscaleandbe
rearrangedseamlessly,enablingcontentthatwas
createdforonespecificdevicetoberesizedfor
anotherwithoutlosingquality.
7.ISA95Navigation&OrganizationStandards
ComplianceFollowingtheISA95standardmakes
creatingandnavigatingeasy.Usersshouldbeableto
drilldownintoanassethierarchyformoredata.
Suchnavigationshouldprovideeasyaccesstoreal
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worldassets,aswellasintegrationwithcommandsto
controlapplications.
8.SmartTiles,CharmsandMoreYourselected
softwareshouldenablerecentnaturaluserinterface
technologyproductivityfeaturesavailableinthe
latestsmartdevices.Oneexampleistheuseof
smarttiles,similartoMicrosoftsLiveTiles,thatcan
beusedwithinHMIdisplaysonmultipledevices.
9.RemoteMonitoringofCriticalInfrastructure
Remotemonitoringviamobilecontrolsoftwareis
idealforindustriessuchasWater&Wastewater,
Wind/Solar/RenewableEnergy,Process
Manufacturing,Pharmaceuticals,Biotech,Oil&Gas,
BuildingAutomation,andElectricUtilities.
10.WideOrganizationalUseforOperators,
ExecutivesandMaintenanceStaffYourselected
softwareshouldberolebased,allowingoperatorsto
stayinformed,evenwhiletraveling,byviewing
assetsviaintuitivenavigation.Executivesshouldbe
abletovisualizebusinessperformanceandimprove
enterprisewidecommunications.Maintenanceshould
bemadeeasiertoplanandscheduleviarealtime
updatesandinformationdeliveredthroughremote
monitoring.
Byadheringtotheseguidelines,youshouldbeableto
narrowyourlistdowntoasetoftrulypowerfulmobile
remotemonitoringsolutions.
MelissaToppisDirectorofGlobalMarketingatICONICS,
Inc.

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