Upgraded and Unstoppable: Emerson's Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA Platform Reaches New Heights

🔧 New Release of Movicon.NExT 4.4 Enhances Industrial Automation Capabilities

Emerson has now issued an exciting new release that is sure to transform industrial automation. Emerson introduced the general availability of Movicon.NExT Version 4.4, a next-generation human-machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) solution. Movicon.NExT provides users with the ability to create transparent and interoperable automation structures for a wide range of applications from discrete and process manufacturing to commercial, industrial, and municipal/utility projects. This release introduces a tide of enhancements that significantly improve functionality, performance, and flexibility with a particular focus on simplifying the process of development and user-friendliness.

🔌 Smarter Communication, Simpler Development

Industrial communication protocol drivers for the platform, such as for OPC UA and EtherNet/IP, have been made more powerful in this release to include support for advanced multi-station arrays and more. A completely new DNP3 driver allows Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA to integrate neatly into power grid and electrical utility systems. The system now better combines read/write tags, leading to better throughput and simpler connectivity with digital assets.

Developmentally, the platform now has native Python runtime scripting, which makes it possible for developers to create custom, cross-platform logic in a matter of minutes. All of this on enhanced UI, new graphical attributes, and enhanced license management, helping to make the end-user experience easier and project development quicker.

📊 Enhanced Data Management and Ironclad Security

Movicon.NExT Version 4.4 brings data management to the next level. It now incorporates new TimescaleDB support in its historian that provides better storage efficiency and brings a significant performance improvement, especially when handling enormous amounts of data.

Further significant improvements enhance data accuracy and SQL database compatibility, and recipe and alarm management are made central for better control. The platform is actually built to meet the growing demand for data to drive today's visualization and analytics.

From a security standpoint, the full migration to .NET 8 for foundation apps and a built-in, encrypted password management system for the entire platform provide good defense against cyberattacks. To guarantee that users comply with regulatory requirements, CFR21 compliance has been enhanced further, with user group information now logged as well as usernames.

🚀 A Foundation for the Automated Future

This version is not limited to the central platform. Other Movicon.NExT modules, such as Pro.Lean and Pro.Energy, have also been enhanced to v4.4, including an improved user interface, new library symbols, and the addition of grouping and overview screens.

The launch of Movicon.NExT version 4.4 reinforces its status as an open, high-performance, and integration-capable platform, yet always with a focus on ease-of-use. It is built to be the rock-solid core of a new generation automation architecture, giving end users, systems integrators (SIs), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the ability to develop genuinely innovative and robust automation solutions.

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