I/O Drivers

The Proficy I/O Drivers offering includes two main components:

• The Industrial Gateway Server (IGS) OPC Server
• The HMI/SCADA drivers.

IGS provides OPC based connectivity for the Proficy software suite and the HMI/SCADA drivers provide direct and/or standalone single driver OPC connections into the Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX & CIMPLICITY packages. These offerings combined include over 175 drivers – enabling connectivity to thousands of mainstream and niche automation devices.

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Proficy Industrial Gateway Server (IGS) 

This stand alone connectivity package includes a base set of 100 drivers that are based on industry standard protocols and provide connectivity to the world’s most popular devices. With administration, configuration and maintenance being performed through an independent application to that of the connected software, IGS can be used to provide stable, reliable connections to thousands of mixed vendor devices and instruments for any of the Proficy software packages and can be shared with third party applications. In addition, IGS has an optional ‘Premium’ driver package that can be added on top of the base offering which extends connectivity even further.

 

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Proficy HMI/SCADA Drivers

These drivers are based on industry standard and proprietary protocols and are specifically designed for Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX and or CIMPLICITY -- delivering both integrated and or OPC stand alone single driver options. These drivers deliver the choice of enabling within iFIX or CIMPLICITY systems or operating independently as separate OPC server based instances. Each OPC instance of these drivers connect to a single device type, enabling high-performance dedicated channels for control and visualization.

Search our HMI/SCADA Drivers online here.

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• Proficy Industrial Gateway Server (IGS) v7.5 - IGS 7.5 delivers a basic set of core drivers with an optional premium set that delivers additional specific niche drivers.
  
  Download the cutsheet here.
   

• HMI/SCADA Drivers - These drivers are updated continuously, so please use our online search tool for details on individual driver updates.
  
  

  Search our HMI/SCADA Drivers on line here.

   

	Type	Title
	Datasheet	Industrial Gateway Server 7.5 (GFA-1328) Industrial Gateway Server 7.5 - Enabling reliable connections to your devices for control, data acquisition, and visualization
	Datasheet	Proficy for Sustainability Metrics Proficy for Sustainability Metrics is a software solution that enables viewing your sustainability data to improve your operations.
	Brochures	Renewable Energy Solutions Many of today’s global energy-generating capacity relies on GE Intelligent Platforms’ advanced technology solutions and industry expertise to help them build and sustain a competitive advantage. - 8 Pages
	Brochures	Solutions for Dairy Manufacturing Combining extensive knowledge of the dairy industry and processes with the latest innovative technologies, we have answers to address your manufacturing complexities.
	Brochures	Tobacco Manufacturing Solutions Read about how GE Intelligent Platforms - 8 Pages
	White Papers	Achieving Operational Excellence in Consumer Products Manufacturing (GFT-784) The Foundation of Sustainable Productivity and Profitability
	White Papers	Driving Operational Efficiency with Intelligent Asset Management (GFT-801) Optimizing upstream production and maximizing return on investment with comprehensive, timely, and high-quality information
	White Papers	Enabling Rapid Line Changeovers (GFT-831) Using electronic work instructions to improve changeover processes—paving the way for manufacturers to recover valuable production time, accelerate margin, and control product quality
	White Papers	Ensuring Food Safety (GFT-803) A look into the critical software capabilities that can help manufacturers optimize product quality and minimize food safety risks during production— protecting consumer brand loyalty and profitability
	White Papers	Five Essential Components for Highly Reliable Data Centers (GFT-799) Ensuring continuous operations with an integrated, holistic technology strategy that provides high availability, increased visibility, and insight through information
	White Papers	Information Strategies for Manufacturing Sustainability (GFT-767) Balancing Environmental and Operational Metrics Can Prove That “Green is Green”
	White Papers	Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for Achieving Consumer Packaging Excellence (GFT-726A) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for Achieving Consumer Packaging Excellence
	White Papers	Resource Intensity - Linking Operational and Sustainability Goals Extend traditional operations metrics and KPIs with resource consumption data
	White Papers	The Profitable and Safe Supply Chain Paper #1 (GFT-713A) Manufacturing IT Support for Product Quality Also Preserves Operating Margin
	White Papers	The Profitable and Safe Supply Chain Paper #2 (GFT-746A) Aligning Quality Information Solutions with Enterprise Systems
	Customer Stories	Pfizer Newbridge Pfizer Newbridge created outstanding business value by moving away from islands of automation using an integrated automation strategy from GE

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• Proficy Plant Applications Quality Management - The Plant Applications Quality module helps you increase product quality by lowering waste, reducing scrap and significantly lowering product recall costs.
• Plant Applications Production Management - A system module to help oversee production operations including functions to control product flow between equipment, develop product genealogy reports and make schedule changes to reduce excess inventory
• Proficy Pulse - Powerful visualization and analytics for your operations
• Plant Applications Efficiency Management - A module to identify and monitor all areas of manufacturing for inefficiencies - perform root cause analyses, historical data summaries, schedule reports and control overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Plant Applications Batch Analysis - Off-the-shelf reporting and analysis applications that work with multi-vendor systems to improve overall consistency and quality in batch execution processes.
• Proficy Workflow - Digitize manual and automated processes with one tool. Manage by exception, orchestrate production and achieve event-based, data-driven results.
• Proficy View - Machine Edition - View is an HMI designed for machine-level operator interface applications. It includes a wide range of PLC/device drivers and OPC client/server support and provides remote connectivity and thin client support for diagnostic and data monitoring.
• Proficy Troubleshooter - Enabling the Intelligent Historian
• Proficy Tracker - A lean production solution to monitor and manage production flow, collect and store a variety of product data, and control and organize processing and routing of materials.
• Proficy HMI/SCADA - iFIX 5.5 - GE Proficy iFIX offers a robust SCADA engine, rich set of connectivity options, open architecture and highly scalable and distributed networking model
• Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY - CIMPLICITY is an ideal solution for all applications, while offering enhanced operation in highly discrete environments. CIMPLICITY offers special fit functionality for applications and industries including: Automotive, Aerospace, Machining, Semiconducto
• Proficy for Sustainability Metrics - Software solution delivering real-time insight for reducing consumption. unlocks data in existing automation and systems, as well as meters and sensors—making it available to support both usage analysis and the process or equipment tuning.