Sustainable visualization solutions in industrial automation with Movisa — A case study

Abstract

Current visualization systems in industrial automation mostly rely on dedicated runtime environments making the migration of visualization solutions from one platform to another almost impossible. On the other hand, an increasing number of different platforms has to be used also in industrial automation, to monitor or to operate the technical process. We propose with Movisa a model-driven approach to the development of sustainable visualization solutions in industrial automation. Movisa is a Domain Specific Language designed to capture only functional contents of visualization solutions. This paper presents Movisa by introducing its main concepts in a case study. It will also point out the potential of model-driven approaches concerning the sustainability of visualization solution in industrial automation.