What FabyaVision is

The two programs of FabyaVision, Studio (project design) and Live (plant operation), how they work together, what can be done and the limits.

FabyaVision is Fabyatek's SCADA / HMI software: it displays the data of a production plant coming from PLCs and other devices on the screen, lets the operator issue commands, and records alarms and historical data. The product has two main programs; FabyaVision Convert, which converts TIA Portal projects into Studio projects, is a separate auxiliary program.

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1. Menus and toolbar — save the project, check it, start it in Live and upload it to Live.
2. Project tree — screens, tags, connections, alarms and other sections.
3. Workspace — a 2D screen or 3D scene is designed here.
4. Inspector — properties, tag connections and events of the selected object.

How it works

A project is a single file (.fvs). Studio creates the file; Live reads and runs it. Live does not modify the project file; the records it produces while running are written to the .veri folder next to the project (File and folder locations).

1. Design

   In Studio, prepare the connections, tags and screens. No PLC is needed: the Simulator driver generates signals.

2. Test

   Tools›Check project (F7) lists the errors; Online›Start Live (F5) saves the project and opens it in Live. Details: Check the project.

3. Upload to Live

   Project›Upload project to Live… copies the project to the project folder of the Live computer and saves each upload as a revision together with its description. Details: Uploading the project to Live.

4. Run it

   Open Live and select the project on the project selector screen. The operator browses the screens, acknowledges alarms and enters values.

5. Observe

   If you wish, Live offers a live view to browsers and TVs on the network: Remote monitoring. Browser users with an authorization group can also control: Remote control.

Components

What you can do

• 2D screens and 3D scenes: draw process diagrams with the object library; in a 3D scene, make the plant explorable. 2D editor, 3D screens, object catalog.
• Panel design: design an electrical panel step by step with Tools›Panel design wizard…; the wizard generates a 3D scene, a view screen and a bill of materials. Panel design wizard.
• Starting from a TIA Portal project: convert the WinCC screens, tags and connections into a Studio project with Convert, then complete it in Studio. Converting a TIA Portal project.
• Tags and communication: define PLC addresses as tags and bind them to objects. Tags, drivers.
• Alarms: digital and analog alarms, alarm classes, acknowledgment. Alarm system.
• Notifications: send important alarms to selected contacts by e-mail and SMS. Notification center.
• Historical data and trends: record the selected tags over time and monitor them as curves. Historical data, Trend.
• Recipes and reports: load product recipes to the PLC; record a production report with a trigger signal. Recipes, Reports.
• Performance reports: assign ready-made reports calculated from archive and alarm records to a plan; produce them as PDF and Excel and distribute them by e-mail. Performance reports.
• OPC UA server: expose the tags you select in Live to other SCADA and MES systems. OPC UA server.
• Users and authorizations: operator, engineer and administrator groups; authorization per object and screen. User administration.
• Scripts and tasks: scripting with VBScript, JavaScript, C and Python; scheduled tasks. Scripts, Tasks.
• AI assistant: have a local model write scripts in Studio, and get work done in the project by typing. AI Assistant.
• IP camera: place the camera image on the screen. IP camera.
• Multilingual: the interface (and the manual) in Turkish, English, Spanish, German, Italian and French; as many languages as you like for project texts. Languages and texts.
• Multi-screen and TV: spread Live over several monitors, or cycle screens on the second monitor. Multi-screen and TV.
• Excel: export the tables to Excel and import them from Excel. Import / export with Excel.

Supported drivers

Communication is carried out with a driver selected for each connection. Studio offers 11 drivers:

Limitations and points to note

• Studio does not connect to the PLC. Tag values arrive only in Live. Online›Test connections… in Studio only tests whether the target port is listening (TCP connection); the protocol test is performed in Live.
• Remote monitoring does not use HTTPS. It is read-only by default; if remote control is turned on, only browser users who have been given an authorization group can control, and the object authorizations are applied in the browser (Remote control). Do not expose the server directly to the internet; follow the Access via VPN guide.
• There is no multi-station architecture. There is no server / client arrangement in which several Live computers share tags, alarms and logs. Each Live runs its own project and its own records. Two Live computers can work as backups of each other (Redundant server pair).
• Live is not a Windows service. To make it start when the computer starts, select the option in the installation (a shortcut is placed in the Startup folder); if the program closes, it does not restart by itself.
• System requirements: Windows 10 and later, .NET Framework 4.8, WebView2 Runtime. Details: Installation.