OSAI OPENcontrol - Isoview; Internationalization; Connectivity; Custom Operator Interfaces

IsoView
IsoView is an advanced graphical object that can be integrated in any page of the Process
Controller. It is a panel which displays the complete part under machining (preview)
reading basic G-code commands in the selected part program. IsoView also outlines the
block in execution and shows the tool position on the prole with a pointer.
IsoView is also available as an independent application in the WinNBI suite.
Internationalization
The WinNBI manages different languages using les with Unicode format that allows the
use of non-European fonts. A built-in LayoutBuilder function provides a simple mechanism
for the translation of text used in the custom video layout, through export and import
of text les.
Connectivity
OPENcontrol and WinNBI allow complex distributed architectures. WinNBI can interconnect
many CNCs on the LAN, located in different areas of the factory or as part of a modular
machine. It can also be distributed on more than one PC, allowing the control of all CNCs
in the network from several nodes.
A new CNC communication method, based on cross platform Web Services (WSDL le and
SOAP protocol), has been developed in OPENcontrol to support such a exible, network
based, architecture. It has the same performances of the previous protocol (historically
based on COM/DCOM technology) with the advantage to allow development of the HMI in
different O.S. hosting the clients.
Custom Operator Interfaces
Complementing WinNBI or as an alternative to it, specic operator interface applications
or supervision systems can be developed using the channel based on Web Services
(easily managed by modern software Integrated Development Environments such as
VisualStudio, NetBeans, Eclipse). The applications can also be written in VB, C++, C#,
Java or other advanced languages, interfacing with the CNC through a simple to use DLL
library wrapping and hiding the Web Services communication method. The same library is
used for back compatibility, allowing legacy application, to continue working.
OPENcontrol for Metal Cutting and Milling
Thanks to its exibility, OPENcontrol system can be used in different markets,
such as laser, plasma and oxy-fuel cut and for chip removal machines. In order to
accelerate CNC installation and to reduce time-to-market of machines using specic
technologies, OSAI developed ready-to-go software solutions, each one dedicated to
a specic sector.
OPENcontrol Technical overview
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