Use
FactoryTalk® Optix™
with
PlantPAx®

PlantPAx®
 is the distributed control system (DCS) that
Rockwell Automation®
 offers for process industries.
PlantPAx®
 integrates all HMI, controls, optimization, engineering, and inputs/outputs into a common system architecture.
PlantPAx®
 system 5.40 and later supports
FactoryTalk® Optix™
target devices (
OptixPanel™
 Standard operator panel or
ASEM™
6300P Panel PC) for use as local/field panels where operators require immediate access to localized data.
In a typical
PlantPAx®
 system, operator workstations (OWS) running
FactoryTalk® View SE
 client software provide centralized alarming, historian access, and control-room operations.
FactoryTalk® Optix™
local/field panel target devices connect to
ControlLogix®
process controllers via
EtherNet/IP™
. The controller handles process execution, alarming logic, and state management. You do not need to modify
PlantPAx®
 controller logic or supervisory architectures to adopt
FactoryTalk® Optix™
target devices as local/field panels.
FactoryTalk® Optix™
target devices that operate inside the control network follow
PlantPAx®
 security, including role-based access, authentication, and secure communications.
IMPORTANT:
PlantPAx®
 Process Library v5.20 and v5.30 have Objects and Faceplates for
FactoryTalk® Optix™
. See the Process Library release notes for more information. Process Library v4.10 does not have content for
FactoryTalk® Optix™
.
For more information, see:
  • PlantPAx®
     Distributed Control System Selection Guide, publication PROCES-SG001
  • PlantLink®
     Display and Library Guidelines Reference Manual, publication PROCES-RM200
  • PlantPAx®
     Distributed Control System Configuration and Implementation User Manual, publication PROCES-UM100
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