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Press Release Summary:
Part of AMS® Suite: Intelligent Device Manager, Device Dashboards provide clear view of everything users need to evaluate, diagnose, and configure field devices. Each has embedded expert guidance to streamline most important and frequent tasks performed by plant operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel. Powered by Electronic Device Description Language, dashboards function independent of protocol and present data in similar user experience regardless of device.
Original Press Release:
Emerson Introduces Device Dashboards, a Unique Family of Device Management Displays Focused on Boosting Usability and Productivity
Intuitive graphical interface for all field devices gives at-a-glance status and easy configuration and troubleshooting
AUSTIN, TEXAS (October 13, 2009) -- Emerson Process Management introduces a unique family of more than 50 Device Dashboards for its AMS® Suite: Intelligent Device Manager developed from Human Centered Design practices.
The new dashboards are intuitively designed interfaces that provide, in one glance, a clear view of everything users need to evaluate, diagnose, and configure a field device. Each has embedded expert guidance to streamline the most important and frequent tasks performed by plant operations, engineering, and maintenance personnel. The new displays provide a device interface that is in a category by itself, elevating traditional device interfaces to the decidedly easier to use human-centric dashboard.
"Enhanced usability is a serious need for end users who are pressured by larger facilities run by fewer and less experienced personnel," said Duane Toavs, director of Emerson's Human Centered Design Institute. "They want technology to work for them, streamlining their routine scanning of plant assets, quickening their recognition of issues, and shortening the time to convert information to decision-making and action; and they don't want to require experts to do this, or undergo massive training to make it work."
The new Device Dashboards are powered by enhanced Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL). These Dashboards function independent of protocol, including HART®, WirelessHART(TM), FOUNDATION(TM) Fieldbus, or Profibus, and present data in a similar user experience regardless of the device.
The Dashboards are easy for both experienced and the inexperienced worker. All landing screens follow a similar format including red-yellow-green device status graphics to alert users and enable a direct link to graphical diagnostic and troubleshooting help. The same screens show graphical display of the primary variable of devices; and shortcuts to most often used tasks. Easy configuration is a click away. Guided setup assists with configuring complex devices. If desired, more experienced users can access manual setup data and more detailed information.
"These new Device Dashboards in AMS Device Manager are a significant start toward answering the very real industry need for improved usability," summarized Toavs. "We are committed to expanding ease of use throughout all Emerson technologies as we did with the dashboards by applying the concepts of Human Centered Design."
About Emerson Process Management
Emerson Process Management (www.emersonprocess.com), an Emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater treatment, mining and metals, food and beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries. The company combines superior products and technology with industry-specific engineering, consulting, project management and maintenance services. Its brands include PlantWeb®, Syncade(TM), Fisher®, Rosemount®, Micro Motion®, Daniel®, DeltaV(TM), Ovation®, and AMS® Suite.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2008 were $24.8 billion and Emerson is ranked 94th on the Fortune 500 list of America's largest companies. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
PlantWeb, Syncade, Fisher, Rosemount, Micro Motion, Daniel, DeltaV, Ovation, and AMS are marks owned by one of the Emerson Process Management legal entities. Other marks are property of their respective owners.
