Reusable Templates

UCOS employs reusable, object-oriented technology to guarantee repeatable, consistent results.

Introduction to UCOS

UCOS stores the device logic, point definitions, and run-time graphical behavior for devices in reusable templates.

Then, the template is used to insert new device definitions into the project. Each new device inherits all of the characteristics of the template.

CSI has developed complete libraries of industry-specific, pre-configured, pre-tested templates that define common processes for many industries.

Using these pre-configured, pre-tested templates guarantees consistent implementation of your company's control standards throughout one or more projects.

As such, UCOS templates allow control systems to be developed:

Faster
With fewer people
With more consistent and reliable results at all levels

Details

UCOS Template Contents
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In UCOS, templates are used to define all the characteristics of a given device (e.g. a pump or valve) including point definitions, logic, screen graphics, a faceplate command window, alarm definitions, and so forth.

Whenever an engineer needs to insert a device into the project, he or she chooses the appropriate template and inserts an instance of the template.

The advantages of this approach coincide with the advantages of classical object-oriented design:

Object-Oriented Templates	Traditional Copy-and-Paste
Each device created from a template is identical to the template, which helps to ensure consistency every time.	Each device is created individually or using copy and paste, thus increasing the likelihood of inconsistency.
Quickly make changes to all devices based on a template simply by changing the template.	Changes have to be applied manually to each copy of the device.
Each device can be customized independent of its source.