Los Alamos, NM — (press release excerpt) — ErgoTech Systems, Inc. announced the release of ErgoVU, a new line of Web-enabled hardware/software solutions that bridge the gap between enterprise applications and raw factory floor data. ErgoVU is entirely Java-based, so it can run on any platform. It is shipped pre-configured running embedded Linux on either a standard Panel PC or headless on a fanless PC/104 system. Both of these systems can run entirely from a CompactFlash card or with an optional hard drive for the database system.

ErgoVU's thin-server architecture provides an integrated, cost-effective solution for industrial information management and visualization. Java Applets display data remotely in a browser, or on the optional front panel display. As an option, data can be stored directly from industrial hardware, including PLCs, or from legacy and OPC enabled applications, into standard databases. Password access to the Web server and optional user authentication options protect write-access to hardware points. Hardware authentication is provided when a keyboard is not available.

ErgoVU uses ErgoTech's “Virtual Instrumentation Beans” JavaBean library to build HMI displays for monitoring and control. The system is configured graphically and deployed automatically from ErgoTech's VIBLaces editor. Display screens and their underlying logic and connections are built and tested live, and then hot-deployed over the network to the ErgoVU hardware.

Using ErgoTech's OPC Gateway, ErgoVU can access information from OPC servers and applications. This provides an authenticated web-interface to these devices without the risks associated with passing ActiveX components across the web. This also allows integration of ErgoVU with real-time control systems for complete factory automation solutions.

 
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