UPMACS Development System

The UPMACS Development System is…

the most affordable and flexible M&C development tool on the market. With it, Station Owners & Operators can leverage their in-house resources to build new or maintain and grow existing systems. System Integrators can extend their service offerings to include full turn-key M&C systems and services. This is the same tool that has enabled UPMACS to consistently satisfy its customers for years by delivering affordable, feature rich turn-key M&C software solutions in remarkably short development times.

The UPMACS development system was designed with flexibility and intuitiveness foremost in mind. An UPMACS developer does not have to be an experienced programmer. The system includes all the tools and on-line help to make designing custom M&C systems as easy as 1-2-3. UPMACS also offers developer training and support to help shorten potential learning curves.

Traditional monitor, alarm, and control software solutions rely on hard-coded functionality, any change in equipment or functionality means a return to the drawing board, re-linking and recompiling. UPMACS reads information about the configuration and functionality of a station from a proprietary UPMACS Station File which contains information about the visual display of data, the interface protocols required to communicate with the equipment, port configurations and polling sequences, and about every other aspect of the functionality of the system.

1. Device driver development tool for writing, testing and editing protocol/device specific command and response libraries
2. Port configuration and testing tool
3. Interface to create registers for every piece of information that needs to be displayed, acted on or tracked internally
4. The screen design tool and image editor enable you to build screens and GUI logic exactly as required
5. Built-in SCL (Simple Control Language) program editor with syntax coloring for easy development of application specific control functions

SCL has over 200 commands and functions covering everything from serial communications to launching Windows applications and executing Command Line commands. SCL is one of the reasons the possibilities with UPMACS are limitless.

SCL programs can be used in many ways:

• To decode and process nonstandard data from equipment or other sources
• To perform controls when an operator presses a button
• To perform automatic controls when certain events happen
• To record detailed information about events
• To perform automated tasks at startup, at intervals, or at scheduled times and dates
• To perform tasks from within third-party software via TCP/IP sockets
• To record or compile information in text or binary files

The SCL programming language enables you to build virtually any functionality into an UPMACS station. You could, for example, have an SCL program dial into a head-office computer using a modem and phone line and send a report when an alarm occurs.

Since the SCL Programming language is based on BASIC, it is easy to use even without prior programming experience.

FEATURES

• Runs in Windows 10\11, Server 2019 and VMWare systems
• User friendly interfaces for developing and configuring device drivers, ports, registers, screens, and SCL programs
• Comprehensive on-line help with functional descriptions, instructions, tips and suggestions
• Test tool allows verification of driver commands and equipment responses
• Built-in SCL programming language with over 200 commands and functions makes UPMACS a truly open- ended solution
• Detailed SCL programmers reference manual included
• No compiling necessary
• System includes one full UPMACS operate license
• Access to a growing resource of free device drivers
• Developer training available
• Includes UPMACS Image Editor and image library