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SST I/O Simulation Software includes PICS Simulation™ which allows you to perform control system testing and operator training before you go on-line. Using SST's PICS Simulation™, you can quickly create a dynamic model on a PC that duplicates the behavior of the actual process and provides the control software with simulated device feedback.

By simulating your process, you will save time and money, manage technical and scheduling risks associated with a project, minimize process downtime and greatly enhance operator training.

Simulate your processes and see the benefits on your bottom line!

  • Save overall project time and money
  • Find and fix software bugs earlier
  • Install tested and proven software: faster startups
  • Minimize process downtime and startup costs
  • Improve operator training
  • Avoid damaged equipment
  • Reduce product waste
  • Maximize productivity
  • What can go wrong will be detected

PICS Simulation is a risk-free solution. PICS software enables you to identify and correct control system errors in the office, implement new processes quickly and accurately and avoid the high cost of production downtime before you flip the switch.

> Industries using PICS

PICS has proved its value on hundreds of projects in a wide variety of industries including:

  • Automotive
  • Food & beverage
  • General manufacturing
  • Material handling
  • Nuclear energy
  • Petrochemical
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Rubber & plastics
  • Utilities & waste water treatment

> PICS Features

  • Simulate multiple controllers with a single package
  • Toggle fault parameters and change analog values
  • Log values of selected I/O with the I/O logger
  • Import variables from popular controller programming packages or any delimited file formats
  • Take advantage of the library of predefined device templates
  • Create and wire multiple devices in an external spreadsheet
  • Material handling tracking features
  • Import bitmap background from other applications

PICS Simulation features an object-oriented development environment that significantly reduces the time and effort required to create and use a simulation model. PICS models are built from standard devices which are arranged on a graphical worksheet and "wired" to actual I/O addresses. A library of pre-defined device templates is provided, and custom devices are easily created.