Emerson PAC Machine Edition (formerly GE Proficy Machine Edition)¶
versiondog supports the management of Emerson PAC Machine Edition projects and enables cyclical monitoring of devices configured with this development environment.
Info
Up to version 9.5, the supported software is called GE Proficy Machine Edition. In this tutorial, Emerson PAC Machine Edition is used for reasons of readability. For older versions, this also refers to GE Proficy Machine Edition.
System requirements¶
| Emerson PAC Machine Edition | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| versiondog 4.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| versiondog 4.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| versiondog 6.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| versiondog 9.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Other requirements¶
- The use of agents is recommended for the upload of Emerson PAC Machine Edition. The same requirements apply to the agents as for the server:
- A valid installation of Emerson PAC Machine Edition is required on the server or agent.
- The server or agent must be running on the local system account with the Allow data exchange between service and desktop (user activity) option enabled.
- If you are using multiple versions of Emerson PAC Machine Edition or GE Proficy Machine Edition, you need a separate upload agent for each version.
Integration features¶
- Detailed comparison for configuration and firmware (Version / version detailed comparison)
- Automated difference detection between device and stored valid version (backup / backup detailed comparison, backup / version detailed comparison)
- Continuous display of change history
- Detailed graphical comparison
- Automated backup for disaster recovery
- Supported devices:
- PACSystems RXi
- PACSystems RX7i
- PACSystems RX3i
- Series 90-70
- Series 90-30
- VersaMax
- Custom component type for Emerson PAC Machine Edition*
- Asset inventory support
* The component type Proficy Machine Edition and the upload type GE Proficy Machine Edition are also used with Emerson PAC Machine Edition.
Restrictions¶
- PC targets and panel targets are not supported.
- Changes to diagnostic logic blocks, FAT/SAT, supplemental files of a PLC target are not recognized.
- Current values of variables are excluded during backup/version and backup/backup comparison.