AlViS

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AlViS

• Introduction

Dipl. Ing. Lubomir Bak Project managerSpirit
a.s.
www.alvis.skwww.spirit.sk
bak_at_spirit.sk
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Spirit a.s.

• Softwarehouse in Bratislava, Slovakia
• 11 years history
• Highly qualified experienced developers
  (university degree)
• Various projects (national, international)
• Car industry (VW, suppliers chain,)
• Transportation (railway terminal IS)
• Air pollution monitoring (various UN,EU and
  national projects)
• Custom solutions, consulting services
• Focus on
• Development
• Training
• Support (web, e-mail, phone, on site support)

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AlViS (Alarm Visualization System)

• A general purpose tool for easy development of
  complex graphical monitoring and control
  applications.

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Technical requirements

• IBM PC AT 512 MB RAM
• VGA 32-bit color depth
• 1 USB/parallel port
• 1 Serial/Ethernet port
• MS Windows 2000 SP4\XP
• MS IE 6.0

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Dongle protection

• Safenet Sentinel/Net sentinel (USB, parallel
  port)
• Sentinel system drivers (Sentinel Protection
  installer 7.4.0)
• Sentinel Protection server system service -
  NetSentinel
• Maximum 6 programs (servers, AlViS) per key
• System configuration (programs, max.symbols,
  servers, passwords, encryption keys,...)
• Service key (5 hours runtime)

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AlVIS versions

• Number of symbols used
• AlVIS /F
• AlVIS /300
• AlViS /150
• AlVIS /light (50 symbols, 1 server)
• 5 logical servers (panels) allowed
• 10,15,20,50,100 servers (30 100)

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Ordering information

• AlViS client count and types
• DDE server count and types
• Dongle types
• Dongle lt - gt programs assignment

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Ordering examples

• Example 1
• 1 x Parallel dongle
• AlViS /F, 10 servers
• DDE server SecuriPro
• DDE server LST
• 2 x USB Dongle
• DDE server Aplex
• Example 2
• 1 x Net dongle
• 4 x AlViS /F, 5 servers
• 2 x SecuriPro DDE server
• 1 x LST DDE server

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Key features

• Robustness
• Universality
• Open system
• Scalability
• Rich feature set
• Easy application development
• Adaptability
• WEB support
• Multilanguage system

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Robustness

• 10 years history
• Advanced functionality
• Designed for 24/7 operation
• Hundreds of successful installations (banks,
  insurance companies, industrial plants, army,
  police, state organizations,) - growing
• Leading system in Czech and Slovak republics
• Installations in Poland, Austria, Holland,
  Russia, Island, Turkey, Holland, Hungary

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Universality

• General purpose system
• Can monitor and control any devices, technologies
  or phenomena connectable to a PC
• Optimized for
• Intrusion detection systems
• Fire alarm systems
• Access control systems
• Building management systems
• Video systems
• Can be used in other areas (process control,)

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Open system

• Vendor independent
• Panel independent
• Around 80 panels\technologies currently supported
• Constantly growing
• Supports cooperation with 3rd party programs and
  tools (OLE automation, MCI, SQL, Web)
• Integration tool

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Scalability

• The whole range of installations supported
• Small (1 panel, 1PC)
• Medium (1-2 PC several panels)
• Large (many panels, PCs, LAN, WAN, Internet )
• Industrial plants
• Nationwide, international networks
• Supervison centers
• Architecture, feature set - support
• License\price policy

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Client/Server architecture

• AlViS
• Graphical monitoring and control client
• AlViS DDE servers
• Communication with different devices (serial
  lines, TCP/IP, PC cards, databases,)
• Distributed system
• Modified DDE (NetDDE) based protocol
• Encryption
• Robustness
• Connections supervision
• Automatic reconnection

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DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)
DDE service (server / panel type)
Dde item 1 (sensor1)

Dde topic (panel1)
Dde item N (sensor N)
Dde topic (panel2)
DDE item variablesensor
...
Bit oriented value Bit 0 Alarm Bit
1 Error Bit 2 Disablement Bit 3 Revision
Dde topic (panelN)
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DDE operations

• DDE connect
• DDE request - initial value request
• DDE advise - value update request
• DDE poke - value assignment
• DDE execute - function execution

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NetDDE (Network DDE)

• Network DDE system service
• ShareName ServiceName TopicName
• DDE share
• Trusted share
• DDE shares creation
• Automatic
• netshare.exe
• shareName entry in DDE server ini file
• Example
• SecuriPro 1
• Name SecuriPro1
• shareName SecuriPro1
• Using DdeShare.exe

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DdeShare.exe
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NetDDE requirements

• Network DDE system service started ( automatic
  startup )
• NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled
• PCs must be in the same Workgroup, Domain
• Users must have the same local accounts on both
  PCs (names and passwords)
• Users must have the rights to log on locally,
  access the PC from the network
• ! Network DDE restart needed after manipulation
  with accounts, passwords, security parameters,..

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Single panel connection
AlViS
PC
DDE
DDE server
RS232/422/485, TCP-IP, ...
Panel
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Multiple panels connection
AlViS
Panel X 1
Server 1
PC
Panel Y 1
DDE
Panel Y 2
Server 2
Panel Y N
Server N
Panel Z 1
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Multiple PC, multiple panels connection
PC 1
Panel X 1
AlViS 1
Panel Y 1
Server 1
Panel Y 2
PC 3
Server 2
AlViS 2
PC 2
Server 3
Panel Z 1
NetDDE
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DTCGate, DTSGate

• NetDDE replacement

Panel
AlViS
DDE server
DDE
DDE
DTSGate
DTCGate
PC 1
PC 2
TCP\IP
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DTCGate.ini

• Main window
• serverPort9000
• server 1
• serviceDetect
• topicDetect1

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DTSGate.ini

• Main window
• address10.1.8.14
• port9000
• responseTimeout30000
• serviceGalaxy
• serviceSuffix

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Complex system example
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Easy application development

• Predefined functionality
• Drag and drop, point and click rapid application
  development
• Text, XML editor application development
• Parallel development
• Minimize repetitive tasks
• Only unique information ( addresses, texts,..)
  must be entered
• Import from text files
• low development and service costs

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Adaptability

• Different customers - different needs
• 90 - standard, predefined functionality
• 10 - special requirements
• AlViS
• User definable graphical objects ( symbols,
  plans)
• User definable texts (symbol, operator
  instructions, event protocol texts, print texts
  )
• Symbol behavior
• AlViS behavior
• AlViS dialogs
• AlViS script
• AlViS symbol templates
• AlViS.ini

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AlViS script

• Event driven AlViS script engine
• Events - internal (alarm, error, plan change,
  variable change,) - user (mouse, keyboard
  action,) - external (events from connected
  devices,)

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Event flow
Sensor event (Fire)
panel
Server variable change
server
AlViS variable value change
AlViS symbol status change
AlViS
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Web support

• XML support
• Web areas
• Web plans
• Web reports
• AlViS Web

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Web areas, Web plans

• Rectangular areas on standard AlViS plans
• The whole plans capable of showing web contents
  (html files, www links,)
• Static and dynamic creation, URL settings
• Usable for web cameras,
• Accessible from AlViS script- whole areas- area
  elements

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AlViS Web

• Complementary to the standard AlViS system
• Allows independent Web monitoring and control (
  through www browser) of standard AlViS
  applications
• Supports events protocol viewing and filtering
• Requires LINUX\Windows 2000\XP Apache web server
  and MySQL\MS SQL database server

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AlViS Web diagram
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Multilanguage system

• Online language switching
• Supported languages - English- German-
  Slovak- Czech- Polish - Russian- Icelandic
• Other languages on demand

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AlViS modes

• Development mode
• Monitoring application development
• Password protection
• Runtime mode
• Real-time alarm monitoring

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Development mode

• Provides means for
• Defining plans
• Placing and configuring symbols
• Configuring main and view window parameters
• Editing users
• Numerous tools and features exists for
• Maximal adaptability to the customer
  requirements
• Simple and rapid development of monitoring system

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Development mode

• User definable graphical objects
• Plans ( bmp, jpg, gif, wmf, emf files)
• Symbols - multistate
• Shape, color, number and order of states
• Symbol bar
• Symbol reaction on external ( servers) and
  internal (user action) events
• Object oriented scripting language
• Variables (external, internal, predefined)
• Functions
• Timers
• Built in OLE automation, MCI, serial
  communication support
• Syntax coloring editor
• Early typing error detection

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Development mode

• Easy application modifications
• Select , cut, copy, paste
• Replace
• regular expressions
• Parallel graphic and text mode development
• XML application format support
• Symbol templates
• Rapid application development
• Formal and actual parameters
• Simple massive modifications template editing

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Monitoring (runtime) mode

• Clear graphic representation of the monitored
  area
• Plans
• Symbols
• View windows
• ( symbols, alarms, errors, user and protocol
  windows)
• Priority real-time processing of events
• Graphical localization of the alarm symbol
• Automatic plan change
• Alarm symbol zooming and blinking
• Acoustic alarm signalization
• PC speaker
• Sound card

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Monitoring mode

• Alarm details window
• simple/structured
• Alarm confirmation
• Alarm processing delaying
• Alarm comment
• Online print
• Protocol message
• Alarm details/ operator instructions
• Alarm plan
• Alarm plan with instructions

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Monitoring mode

• Events protocol
• Encrypted circular file on the disk with
  proprietary format very fast
• Online /offline filtering
• Print
• Export
• Automatic backup (online/incremental)

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AlViS security

• Encryption
• Communication
• Application
• Protocol
• Graphical files
• Action protection
• User system with passwords and access rights
• Every relevant action in AlViS can be protected
  by passwords and access rights (AlViS windows
  visibility and manipulation, development mode,
  alarm confirmation, protocol, symbol actions,)

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AlViS utilities

• PView - external protocol viewer
• DView universal DDE client
• Dtest universal DDE server
• DTSGate, DTCGateTCP\IP lt---gt DDE gates
• AlViS Protocol external protocol components

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AlViS 3.1 features

• Import symbols from text files
• Symbol parameters update from text files
• Symbol parameters editing in grid
• Alarm actions
• Web windows
• Symbol state icons order change support
• Symbol states order change support
• Symbol status sound files
• Camera protocol links support

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AlViS Web 3.2 features

• AlViS Web DB connection supervision
• Symbol state sound support
• Video protocol links support
• AlViS user windows support
• Right mouse click symbol context menus

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AlViS benefits

• End user
• sophisticated, up-to-date, easy to use unified
  monitoring and control system
• Panel manufacturer/distributor
• Hardware support
• Participation in complex installations
• AlViS distributor
• Licence fees
• Installation company
• AlViS installation,service, support