EVCO - Industrial microprocessor based controllers

Supervision systems represent an effective solution for process variables monitoring and a reply to the international provisions on the hygienic-sanitary prevention system HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
Evco suits these requirements with the supervision systems RICS.

RICS (Remote Integrated Control System) is a hardware/software package (for Windows) made of:
- a network of instruments (provided with serial port)
- a software (for process variables monitoring and events management).
The network of instruments can be made:
- only of instruments that support the EVCOBUS communication protocol
- only of instruments that support the MODBUS communication protocol
- both of instruments that support the EVCOBUS communication protocol and of others that support the MODBUS one.
The kind of network is RS-485; since the signal supplied by the serial port of some instruments is not RS-485, to interface these instruments with the network you have to use a hardware driver.
To allow the communication between the Personal Computer and the network of instruments you have to use a serial interface.

Interfacing the network of instruments to the Personal Computer (symbolic representation).

It is possible to represent each instrument in the network with a picture that looks like the real one (virtual instrument) which colour changes according to the instrument status (normal operation, execution of defrost, alarm, etc.)
To keep the physical disposition of the instruments, it is also possible to position the pictures in virtual rooms.
For each instrument it is possible to show the process variable read by the probe/probes, to show/modify the working setpoint and the configuration parameters, to show the outputs status, etc.
The data recorded by RICS are continuously stored in the hard disk of the Personal Computer; at any time it is possible to generate some reports (graphs, tables, files, etc.) on the trend of the plant in the desired interval.
To be continuously informed on the status of the plant it is also possible to set RICS in order that it sends e-mail, fax or SMS (at intervals and/or if alarm conditions had to arise) to the desired addresses.
The access to the functions happens through an identification system (login and password) by levels.

From the left-hand side: representing the instruments with virtual instruments, generating a graph and setting the mailing of SMS.

One of the most important features of RICS is the Client-Server functionality.
This functionality allows to manage one or more plants (Servers) from one or more remote stations (Clients).
The connection between these two stations can be realized through:
- a normal telephone line (modem)
- a local network (LAN)
- internet.
On the Server station it is possible to set the level of access to the function of the Client station.

Managing more plants (Servers) from a remote station (Client) with Client-Server functionality.

Another important features of RICS is the Web functionality.
This functionality allows to manage a plant from a remote station through an ordinary internet browser (Microsoft^® Internet Explorer, Netscape^® Navigator, Firefox^®, etc .).

Managing one plant (RICS server) from a remote station both with Client-Server functionality (RICS client) and with Web functionality (Intermet browser).

Rics is available in three versions: Free, Advanced and Top; it is also available a Demo version (it allows to evaluate the software without using real devices).

FEATURES / VERSION	FREE	ADVANCED	TOP
SUPPORTED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS
EVCOBUS	YES	YES	YES
MODBUS	YES	YES	YES
SUPPORTED LANGUAGES
English	YES	YES	YES
Italian	YES	YES	YES
other languages	-	YES	YES
ORDINARY SUPPORTED FUNCTIONALITIES
maximum number of instruments that can be managed	20	40	100
modifying the working setpoint and the configuration parameters	-	YES	YES
configuring the levels of access to the functions	-	YES	YES
DATA RECORDING
minimum sampling time	5 min	30 s	30 s
recording the process variable read by the main probe	YES	YES	YES
recording the status of the instrument	-	YES	YES
SUPPORTED REPORTS
graphs	YES	YES	YES
tables	YES	YES	YES
exportations	-	YES	YES
SUPPORTED DIAGNOSTIC
repeating the diagnostic of the instrument	YES	YES	YES
simple alarms management	YES	YES	YES
advanced alarms management	-	-	YES
sending e-mail	YES	YES	YES
sending fax	-	YES	YES
sending SMS	YES (1)	YES	YES
ADVANCED SUPPORTED FUNCTIONALITIES
Client-Server functionality	-	YES	YES
simple Web functionality	-	YES	YES
advanced Web functionality	-	-	YES

(1) sending e-mails compatible with the service of SMS forwarding.

Depliant ZIP 537 KB

RICS 4.30 - List of compatible instruments and supported communication protocol v1.00 ZIP 381 KB
Leaflet ZIP 537 KB

Depliant ZIP 312 KB

RICS Demo 4.40
ZIP 30.75 MB

Make sure the Personal Computer has the following minimum system requirements:
- Microsoft^® Windows XP installed (Windows XP Professional recommended)
- 800 MHz processor (1.2 GHz recommended)
- 128 MB RAM
- 300 MB not used in the hard disk
- SVGA monitor
- CD-ROM unit
- mouse or compatible input device.

RICS Free 4.30
ZIP 27.09 MB

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