The APROL process control system from B&R combines all levels of the automation pyramid into a complete system, from the field level to the management information level.

Modern, concurrent engineering throughout the system, comfortable operation and monitoring, and seamless recording and evaluation of all historical process data is the basis for a high-performance state-of-the-art process control system.

Based on NOVELL openSUSE 10.2 operating system, APROL provides the system security necessary to handle critical process systems.

APROL is a modern process control system that functions as a complete, homogenous and internationalized system. The system features, ranging from concurrent engineering to operation and monitoring, guarantee that the requirements relevant for a process control system being used internationally are met:

Effective engineering

■ Concurrent and offline engineering

■ Function block language according to IEC 61131-3 including the hyper macro concept

■ Maximum engineering security using plausibility checks and detailed messages (validators)

■ Version management for all engineering data

■ Bumpless and partial downloads

Intuitive operation

■ Tool tips for every project element

■ Operator-specific favorites / bookmarks

■ Process diagram history using forward and back keys

■ Process image aggregate search

Complete system monitoring

■ Multilevel alarm concept

■ Image for alarm and intervention text

■ Trend curve for alarm

■ Online debugging

Seamless recording and evaluation of process data

■ TrendViewer for graphic and mathematical evaluation

■ Batch report with AuditTrail

■ Export in Microsoft Office applications as HTML, XML, CSV