Proficy SCADA Alarming & Notification Software

SCADA alarming is the process of detecting abnormal, important, or potentially unsafe operating conditions and alerting operators or other personnel so they can assess and respond. Alarms can indicate equipment faults, process deviations, communication failures, or values moving outside configured operating limits.

SCADA systems typically display alarms within the operator interface. SCADA alarm notification software can extend those alarms beyond the primary HMI SCADA workstation, helping maintenance teams, supervisors, technicians, and other personnel stay informed when they are away from the control room.

SCADA alarm notification software sends alarms and events from a SCADA system to people through additional communication channels and devices. Depending on the system, notifications may be delivered through smartphones, tablets, email, pagers, two-way radios, PA systems, or other supported devices.

Alarm Cast provides alarm and event notification services for Proficy iFIX and CIMPLICITY. It connects with the HMI SCADA alarm system to extend operational notifications to personnel who may not be actively monitoring an HMI workstation.

SCADA alarm notification software receives alarm or event information from the HMI SCADA system and distributes notifications according to configured rules. Administrators can define which alarms generate notifications, who should receive them, and which communication methods should be used.

Alarm Cast works with Proficy iFIX and CIMPLICITY alarms and events. It supports destinations and distribution lists that help organizations route notifications to the appropriate personnel and devices.

SCADA alarm notifications can be delivered through a variety of communication channels and devices, including smartphones, tablets, email, pagers, mobile computers, two-way radios, PA systems, and text-to-speech.

Alarm Cast supports multiple device types from the same system, helping industrial organizations deliver alarm information through the communication methods that best fit different roles and operating environments.

SCADA alarm notifications can improve awareness by delivering important alarm information to personnel even when they are not directly monitoring the HMI. This can help maintenance teams, technicians, supervisors, and other responsible personnel learn about operational issues sooner and begin assessing the appropriate response.

Notification rules, distribution lists, and schedules can also help route alarm information to the people responsible for responding, reducing reliance on someone continuously monitoring a particular workstation.

Yes. SCADA alarm notification software can use schedules and notification rules to help route alarms according to personnel availability, shifts, or other operating requirements. This is particularly useful in facilities with multiple shifts or changing areas of responsibility.

Alarm Cast Enterprise supports destination schedules that define when a user's device should receive notifications. Organizations can use these schedules with notification rules and distribution lists to direct alarm information according to their staffing structure.

SCADA alarm notification software can help manage excessive notifications by controlling when and how alarm messages are distributed. This is important when chattering alarms or unusually high alarm activity could generate large numbers of unnecessary messages.

Alarm Cast Enterprise includes alarm throttling capabilities that can suppress notifications from alarms that are activating excessively. It also provides carrier throttling to manage excessive transaction volumes to messaging providers. Effective alarm management should also address the underlying alarm configuration and engineering practices that create unnecessary alarms.

Yes. SCADA alarm notification systems can use groups or distribution lists to send the same alarm notification to multiple people or devices. This can be useful when several roles need to know about an event or when responsibility is shared across a team.

Alarm Cast supports server-level distribution lists that group multiple destinations together. Administrators can manage membership in these lists without having to update the notification configuration for every individual alarm.

Large industrial operations may need to manage notifications from multiple SCADA servers or projects. Centralized alarm notification can help organizations share notification resources and manage alarm communications across larger environments.

Alarm Cast Enterprise can aggregate notifications from multiple Proficy iFIX or CIMPLICITY systems through a centralized Alarm Cast server. Alarm Cast Standard can act as a gateway to the Enterprise server, supporting larger applications that require centralized notification capabilities.

Alarm Cast Standard is designed for a single SCADA server that needs to provide alarm and event notifications. It can also act as a gateway to a centralized Alarm Cast Enterprise server.

Alarm Cast Enterprise is designed for larger applications that need to aggregate notifications from multiple Proficy iFIX or CIMPLICITY systems. It adds capabilities including alarm throttling, carrier throttling, destination scheduling, automated carrier link failover, multiple-project support, and additional security controls.