Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
This chapter introduces the EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor Builder.
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EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor uses a technology called augmented reality to optimize the operation and maintenance of industrial sites and equipment:
• The operator points a tablet computer at the site or equipment to be monitored.
• EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor uses special image comparison techniques to match the scene visible in the field of view of the tablet camera with previously stored photographs of the same scene.
• When a match is made, markers called points of interest are overlaid on the live scene visible on the tablet.
• The operator taps the point of interest markers to display information. A wide variety of information can be displayed, including:
◦ Process variables
◦ Values extracted from an SQL database
◦ Documents, instruction sheets or wiring diagrams
◦ Web pages
◦ Videos
◦ Audio
◦ Procedures
You can also view all the information overlaid on the stored images of the site or equipment to be monitored without being physically in front of it.
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EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor introduces a number of other key concepts:
• An area is a zone within each site or building (such as production lines, plant rooms, storage areas, workshops, laboratories, and office areas) that you want to monitor using
EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor.
NOTE: The number of areas you can monitor depends on the type of license you purchase .
• Scenes are things to monitor within an area, for example, machines, electrical cabinets, or production lines.
• Subscenes are a part of a scene, typically a close up view of a particular area of the scene. A subscene can contain its own points of interest.
• Procedures are a set of instructions that the operator must carry out in a predefined order to complete the task. Instructions can include scenes that must be recognized by the EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor App using augmented reality.
NOTE: Procedures are only available with particular license types .
• A project is a container for all the information in areas, scenes, subscenes and procedures.
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