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The iFIX Developer Portal provides a complete and diverse set of web services designed to allow discovery and querying of real time and historical data. Depending on the method invoked, either XML formatted data is returned or dynamically generated trending images are returned in “.jpg” format. Because the system is multi-threaded, it can handle thousands of requests simultaneously from any verity of software and systems.
Full Featured HTML Web Server
The iFIX Developer Portal provides a complete HTML interface for browser use. When the iFIX Developer Portal is being accessed by a browser, web pages are produced with complete details on all methods and properties associated with the system’s web services. All pages used to describe a specific method will also contain a web form (HTTP-GET) to automatically assemble the request URL to test the web service method using the provided HTML interface. XML formatted data or graphics are retuned to the browser window.
Web Services
Web services are what the iFIX Developer Portal is designed to provide. All services are invoked using the HTTP-GET protocol by any software or system accessing the portal. Weather it is the internal HTML web server for browser use, MS Excel, a web server or any other system; the approach is simple. Any system wishing to invoke any of the methods will simply send the appropriate URL (or web address) to the portal. The URL contains references to the method and properties it wishes to retrieve data from. The Portal will in return, hear the request and return the appropriate data to the requesting client based on the parameters in the URL request.
 Free Tools- Excel Reporting Addin (view website for more info)
The best way to consume data from the portal using Excel is to download our free Add-In for Excel. This Add-In installs to allow menu driven data selection right from Excel. You simply select the destination cell(s) and use the add-in features to select data you need for the cell or range. It allows for dynamic date ranges for reporting historical data and can insert any real-time data values available in the portal. Build reports from any pc in the enterprise that has Excel installed. Excel sheets can have data from many SCADA systems all in the same file. Data can be refreshed effortlessly. Dates for historical data are placed in a reference cell; if the cell’s date changes the report data is updated.
 Free Tools-Portal Viewer for Pocket PC (view website for more info)
Allows Wi-Fi enabled pocket PC Handheld devices to view real-time SCADA data. Field maintenance feature allows users to place database blocks in manual for calibration or maintenance.
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