TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
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Presentation
i4Gen
is a customer interface made by CRE to offer users a complete management of new CRE controllers.
The unit hardware is a multi-touch screen color display develop for harsh environment and industrial areas,
providing access to all controller's data for control, measurement and configuration.
Thanks to an embedded TeamViewer© License, it will be possible to access remotely to the
i4Gen
for
support, remote control or fleet management.
i4Gen
License free software provide also the capability for each user to use the interface from any platform
(PC, tablets) in order to configure, customize and program CRE controllers online or offline.
Control and Management
Direct display
i4Gen
is able to display information from 1 controller in direct Ethernet connection and shows a basic
overview of the power plant by using controller CANbus data when applicable.
SCADA display
i4Gen
can be used as a power plant display if connected on an Ethernet HUB accessing to each controller
with the Modbus TCP network. In SCADA mode the direct display of any of the controller is available and a
SCADA page allows the user to change the displayed controller.
Multi-user display
Several
i4Gen
can also be securely connected by Ethernet hub a single controller (or a group of
controllers), for redundancy application, multi-level access or long-distance monitoring panel.
Events displayed/recorded
An innovative feature turns major alarms and faults into 3D graphical object display, to warn operator about
an important event and facilitate immediate diagnosis (ex: coolant tank lights up in red in case of coolant
temp fault or in orange in case of coolant temp alarm).
An event alarm/fault recorder is also available on a dedicated display page, indicating timestamps, status,
acknowledgment, and corresponding variable; the event page can be filtered for diagnosis and investigation
of selected variables.
Compatibility
i4Gen
is compatible with these controller versions :
-
GENSYS2.0
(starting v5.01). Beware, v5.04 is not supported.