Emerson PAC Machine Edition (formerly GE Proficy Machine Edition)
octoplant supports the administration of Emerson PAC Machine Edition projects and enablescyclical monitoring of devices projected with this development environment.
Note
Up to version 9.5, the supported software is called GE Proficy Machine Edition. In this tutorial, we will however solely refer to the software as Emerson PAC Machine Edition to avoid confusion. This also applies to GE Proficy Machine Edition for older versions.
Image: Integration Emerson PAC Machine Edition
System compatibility
| Emerson PACÂ Machine Edition | 8.0 | V8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | |
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| versiondog 4.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| versiondog 4.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| versiondog 6.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| versiondog 9.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Requirements
- When uploading Emerson PAC Machine Edition, we recommend that you use octoplant agents. The settings that apply to servers also apply to agents.
- A valid installation of Emerson PAC Machine Edition is required on the octoplant server or octoplant agent.
- The octoplant server or octoplant agent needs to be executed using a local system account with the option Allow data exchange between service and deskop (user activity) activated.
- If you are using multiple versions of Emerson PAC Machine Edition or GE Proficy Machine Edition, you need a separate octoplant Upload Agent for each version.
Key features and functions
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Detail comparator for configuration and firmware (version comparison)
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Automated difference detection between device and stored valid version (backup detailed comparison, backup and version detailed comparison)
- Clear presentation of complete change history
- Detailed graphical comparison
- Automatic backup for disaster recovery
- Devices supported:
- PACSystems RXi
- PACSystems RX7i
- PACSystems RX3i
- Series 90-70
- Series 90-30
- VersaMax
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Custom component type for Emerson PAC Machine Edition.*
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The Proficy Machine Edition component type and GE Proficy Machine Edition upload type are also used with Emerson PAC Machine Edition.
Restrictions
- PC targets and panel targets are not supported.
- Changes to Diagnostic Logic Blocks, FAT/SAT, supplemental files of a PLC target are not recognized.
- Current values of the variables are excluded from the backup and version and from the backup comparison.