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Platform

Studio, Live and Convert

You design the project in Studio and run it in Live. Convert turns an existing TIA Portal HMI project into a FabyaVision project.

Flow

How the programs work together

Each program leaves its result in the same .fvs project file.

  1. Optional step

    FabyaVision Convert

    Converts
    Input
    TIA Portal project
    Output
    .fvs project
  2. FabyaVision Studio

    Designs
    Input
    .fvs or empty project
    Output
    .fvs project
  3. FabyaVision Live

    Runs
    Input
    .fvs project
    Output
    Operator screen, browser and TV

In brief

Programs

FabyaVision Studio

A whole SCADA project is prepared in one workspace: project tree, page editor, inspector and table editors.

The syrup preparation screen in the editor, with the selected tank's properties and tag bindings.
Studio page

FabyaVision Live

Runs the project in the plant: operator screens, alarms, trends, recipes, reports and tasks.

Plant flow with OEE and production indicators, the production order and the alarm list.
Live page

FabyaVision Convert

Reads the classic HMI, WinCC Unified and WinCC Professional devices in a TIA Portal V20 project.

Counts of pages, objects, tags and connections, with the exact, approximate and placeholder split.
Convert page

Shared foundation

What the three programs share

480+2D object types
430+3D object types
8communication protocols
4scripting languages
6interface languages

2D and 3D object engine

Equipment drawings are generated in code: 2D objects are vector (SVG), 3D objects are WebGL. Their colors and motion bind to tags.

WebView2-based desktop software

All three are Windows applications whose interface is drawn with Microsoft Edge WebView2. They are installed on premises and are not a cloud service.

Project.fvs

Project file

A project is a single file: copy it to back it up or move it to another computer. Older .fyscada files open too.

  • Pages (2D / 3D)
  • Tags and structures
  • Connections
  • Alarms
  • Recipes
  • Reports
  • Scripts
  • Tasks
  • Users
  • Languages and texts

The bundled sample project: 22 pages (5 of them 3D scenes), 169 tags, 17 alarms, 11 scripts, 15 tasks.

Installer

Installation types

Full

All components on one computer.

  • Studio : included
  • Live : included
  • Convert : included
  • Sample project : included

Plant computer

For an operator station or a panel PC.

  • Studio : not included
  • Live : included
  • Convert : not included
  • Sample project : not included

Engineering computer

For the computer where projects are prepared.

  • Studio : included
  • Live : not included
  • Convert : included
  • Sample project : not included

Custom

You pick the components one by one during setup.

  • Studio : selectable
  • Live : selectable
  • Convert : selectable
  • Sample project : selectable
  • included
  • selectable
  • not included

The installer includes .NET Framework 4.8 and the WebView2 Runtime, which is why the file is about 740 MB.

Deployment

Typical layout

Studio and Live can also run on the same computer.

Engineering computer

Studio · Convert

Projects are prepared here; Studio does not connect to PLCs.

Plant computer

Live

Live runs the project, talks to the PLCs and shows the operator screen.

PLCs and devices

PLCs, OPC servers and MQTT brokers.

  • S7
  • Modbus TCP
  • OPC UA
  • EtherNet/IP
  • Mitsubishi MC
  • Omron FINS
  • OPC DA
  • MQTT
Connectivity page

Browser

Computer, tablet and smart-TV browsers, with user name and password.

Network TVs

Up to eight TVs, with a page sequence and transition effects.

Technical summary

Architecture and requirements

TopicDetails
ArchitectureA .NET Framework 4.8 shell hosting an HTML / SVG interface in Microsoft Edge WebView2. Studio and Live run as 32-bit, Convert as 64-bit.
Project fileA single JSON file (.fvs). Persistent tags and logs are kept in a data folder next to the project.
RequirementsWindows 10 / 11 · .NET Framework 4.8 · Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime · a WebGL-capable graphics driver for 3D.
Interface and manualThe interface comes in 6 languages: Türkçe, English, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Français. The offline manual has 100+ topics in the same 6 languages.

Try the platform

The demo installs all three programs and the sample project; the sample project runs with the simulator, no PLC needed.