Version 10.2 of the TrakSYS Manufacturing Operations Management software platform includes several significant upgrades that make TrakSYS more capable and easier to use.
TrakSYS now supports native connections to OPC UA servers. OPC UA communicates automation values over networks using a protocol that eases many of the complications experienced when setting up traditional OPC DA connections. TrakSYS can now be configured to acquire data from a combination of any number of OPC DA or UA sources.
Version 10.2 has added support for deploying the TrakSYS database to cloud-hosted Azure SQL and AWS RDS SQL database instances. This allows customers to offload the often times complex and expensive SQL Server infrastructure to a cost effective hosted solution.
Expanding on the existing email notification capabilities in TrakSYS, a new type of notification (called an Alert) is now available. Like email notifications, Alerts are configured by defining message templates and target user groups. These new notifications are ideal for alerting users that actions are required in another area of the application, such as overdue tasks, exception situations requiring input, out-of-specification production, etc.
Complementing the new Parsec Smart Data Collector and Coordinator IIoT devices, the Smart Tag and Smart API endpoints allow simple configuration of placeholders for the reception of production counters and blocked status from the line.
A set of APIs and interfaces have been introduced to lay the framework for creating and deploying TrakSYS "Apps." TrakSYS Apps are collection of specific configuration and user interfaces in the platform. With this new framework, Parsec, its partners, and even enterprise customers can create re-usable capabilities within TrakSYS, deploy them and manage updates using a structured and methodical process.
TrakSYS version 10.2 also contains many other minor new features and updates, including expanded JavaScript charts; improvements to standard view performance; improved multi-site time zone handling; improved notification archiving; and more.
