Building complex HMI screens for your industrial systems just got much faster. The latest update to ControlCom Connect focuses on reducing the manual work required to build and maintain detailed system diagrams, especially when managing large numbers of variables across production lines.

Find and Replace Variables

When you are managing a large-scale deployment, updating variable mappings one by one is time-consuming. Now you can find and replace variables directly within the diagram editor. This makes it easier to duplicate screens for similar assets or update your data mapping without rebuilding elements from scratch.

New Radial Card Visuals

This update adds a Radial Card primitive to your toolkit. This new element provides a clean, circular visual for displaying key performance indicators (KPIs) like pressure, temperature, or motor speed. It is designed to give operators high-level status updates that are easy to read from across the plant floor.

Advanced Element Control and Logic

We have added more sophisticated controls for element visibility. This means you can create dynamic diagrams where parts of the interface appear or disappear based on real-time machine states. To help you set this up faster, the expression editor now includes quick actions for common logic tasks.

Improved Configuration Tools

Managing your hardware connections is now simpler with several updates to our core tools:

• MODBUS Client Editor: A more intuitive interface for configuring your MODBUS devices and addressing.
• Variable Selection: A smoother experience when browsing and selecting tags for your HMI elements.
• Asset and Namespace Display: Clearer organization of your facility data, making it easier to find the right sensor in a large hierarchy.

These improvements were built for integrators who need to deploy systems quickly while maintaining a high standard of visual clarity for plant managers and operators.

Managing complex industrial environments requires more than just a list of devices. ControlCom Connect now provides deeper organizational tools to help you map your digital twin to your physical facility more accurately.

Organize with Hierarchical Asset Structures

You can now nest assets within one another to mirror your actual plant layout. Instead of flat lists, you can organize your monitoring by site, production line, or specific machine assemblies. This makes it easier to navigate large-scale deployments and ensures your team finds the right data without searching through hundreds of sensors.

Define Relationships and Asset Types

Beyond simple nesting, you can now define how assets relate to one another and categorize them by type. Standardizing asset types—like centrifugal pumps or HVAC units—means you can manage groups of equipment more effectively across different locations. Mapping relationships helps you understand dependencies between your hardware, leading to faster troubleshooting during downtime.

Refined Device Setup and Modbus Tools

We have added improvements to the configuration workflow to make device onboarding faster:

• Variable Import Tracking: When importing variables to a device, the system now displays a count of the items being added, giving you immediate confirmation of the data being mapped.
• Modbus SDK Enhancements: The Modbus SDK editor includes a new button to create variables directly within the interface, reducing the steps needed to get a PLC or controller communicating with the platform.

This update for ControlCom Connect introduces interactive controls to your system diagrams and provides better tools for managing your facility hierarchy. Whether you are an integrator setting up a new site or a plant manager cleaning up old data, these changes make the platform more functional and easier to navigate.

Interactive Buttons for HMI Diagrams

You can now add interactive button elements directly to your diagrams within the HMI Editor. This allows you to build more functional interfaces for your operators. Instead of just viewing data, you can design your SCADA-style screens to include triggers for specific actions or navigation paths.

• Custom actions: Configure buttons to interact with your system variables.
• Simplified navigation: Create buttons that jump between different assets or locations.
• Clearer interfaces: Use buttons to toggle views or reset dashboard parameters.

Streamlined Asset and Location Management

Keeping your IIoT environment organized is now easier. We have added the ability to delete locations and assets directly from the platform. If equipment is decommissioned or a site layout changes, you can remove those items to keep your views relevant and uncluttered.

This is particularly useful for large-scale deployments in water/wastewater or manufacturing where assets are frequently rotated or updated. Removing old assets ensures your team focuses only on live, active equipment.

Visual Refinements

We have also polished the appearance of the data tables and graphs within the Explorer. These visual enhancements make it easier to read high-density industrial data at a glance, helping you identify trends or anomalies faster during your daily monitoring routines.

The ControlCom Connect Data Explorer just got a major upgrade, making it faster to analyze your industrial data and easier to share insights with your team. Here's what's new:

Faster, Smoother Experience

We've significantly improved the performance of the Data Explorer, especially when working with large datasets:

• Faster data table loading: View many variables over long time ranges without the wait.
• Interactive charts during loading: Zoom, pan, and explore your data even while new data is being loaded.

Easier to Get Started

New features help you quickly find the data you need:

• Quick time range buttons: Jump to common ranges (1h, 6h, 24h, 7d, 30d) with a single click.
• Clearer guidance: New users will find it easier to start exploring their data.
• Consistent navigation: Always know where you are with the "Data Explorer" title in the toolbar.

Save & Share Your Work

Collaborate more effectively with these improvements:

• Save Explorer configurations: Save your current setup (variables, time range, and settings) as a named configuration.
• Shareable views: The URL now preserves your full setup, allowing you to share precise views with your team.
• Persistent sessions: Refreshing the page no longer loses your work.

Better Data Table

We've enhanced the data table for easier analysis:

• Sortable columns: Click any column header to sort by that value.
• Relative timestamps: Hover over any timestamp to see how long ago it was (e.g. "2 hours ago").
• Responsive columns: Columns now resize to fill available space.

Track every change to your organization's resources with our new audit trail feature—perfect for security compliance, internal audits, and maintaining visibility across your team's actions.

Overview

Explorer v2 is a professional-grade time-series data visualization and analysis tool designed for IoT device monitoring and operations. It provides real-time and historical data exploration with advanced statistical analysis, intelligent time-range management, and high-performance rendering capable of handling 10,000+ data points smoothly.

What's New

Raw Mode — See unprocessed sensor data for the last hour. Great for troubleshooting recent issues or checking what's happening right now. Limited to 16 variables max to keep things fast.

Aggregated Mode — View statistical summaries over any time range. Add the same variable multiple times with different aggregations (MIN, MAX, AVG, etc.) to compare patterns. No variable limits.

In Aggregated Mode, you can view data as MIN, MAX, AVG, SUM, Standard Deviation, Sample Count, Kurtosis, First Value, or Last Value. Add the same sensor multiple times with different aggregations to see the full picture — like plotting MIN, MAX, and AVG of a temperature sensor together to see its range.

Buckets have range requirements (e.g., 1-hour buckets need at least 24 hours of data). When you pick an incompatible bucket, Explorer suggests three ways to fix your time range: extend/shrink the end date, extend/shrink the start date, or center and adjust both. Click any suggestion and it applies the fix, switches buckets, and refreshes your data.

Renders 10,000+ data points smoothly without lag. Panels resize by dragging, charts zoom and pan, and hovering table columns highlights the chart series. Time jump buttons let you skip forward/backward by preset intervals. Export to CSV with one click.

How people use it

For troubleshooting, switch to Raw Mode and look at the last hour of unprocessed data. For monthly reports, use Aggregated Mode with 1-day buckets and plot MIN, MAX, and AVG together to show daily ranges. To find problem devices, compare the Standard Deviation across multiple devices — high variability usually means something's wrong.

Coming soon

Alarm overlays on the timeline, annotations for specific time periods, and side-by-side time range comparison.