Customer Background
Our client is a major player in the energy industry, operating in over 41 countries worldwide. They provide comprehensive solutions, products, and services for both conventional and emerging energy sources. With a dedicated workforce of 20,000+ employees, the company is committed to transforming two critical business segments: Subsea and Surface Technologies.
Customer Need
Our client had access to a wealth of data on their surface and subsurface environments, but it was only accessible through their Human-Machine Interface (HMI). They needed a more flexible solution that could handle multiple data streams and object-oriented control logic in a graphical format. To address this need, they turned to Softdel for help in developing a web-based version of their HMI. This new solution can be used by anyone, including engineers, geologists, and business owners, on any device.
Softdel’s Solution
- Softdel’s engineers developed a web-based visualisation of the customer’s HMI runtime, allowing easy access to data.
- The solution also enabled the export of detailed extensible markup language (XML) representations of configured screens, graphics, objects, etc. The scope involved:
- Parsing the XML data.
- Segregating it into static and dynamic data.
- Look up images in the repository.
- Rendering it in a web view/web browser.
Standards and Technology
Programming Language: React.js, Node.js, HTML/CSS
Platform: Windows
Browser: Chrome, Edge
Benefits
- An advanced tool: Softdel's solution is an advanced tool that surpasses simple data integration and visualisation, enabling each user to create their own personalised HMI editor; this feature makes it possible for multi-disciplinary teams to analyse data as per their preferences.
- Richer visualisation: Softdel's solution offered an improved visual experience by creating more cohesive, modern, and fluid image rendering, which includes high-quality animation to enhance each data stream viewed on screens.
- Eliminated complex installations: The new browser-based HMI provided by Softdel eliminates the need for complex installations, resulting in a flexible and seamless data visualisation experience for all stakeholders, thus saving time and installation costs.
