PLC and HMI Backup and Version Control
When a controller fails or a program change goes wrong, the plant needs the right program version quickly. TDL sets up scheduled backups and version history for PLC, HMI and SCADA programs, with FactoryTalk AssetCentre or as part of a yearly maintenance contract, so changes can be compared and earlier versions restored.
What TDL does
Scheduled automatic backups
FactoryTalk AssetCentre server with Microsoft SQL Server: scheduled backups of PLC and HMI programs with version history.
Comparison with the previous version
Programs and drive parameters uploaded and compared with the previous baseline, so changes made since the last visit are found.
Audit trail and access control
Audit trail of program changes and user access control for who may change and download programs.
Recovery
Recovery procedure from the archived versions; the application of a failed HMI recovered and archived for the plant.
Backups in maintenance contracts
Controller, HMI and SCADA backups kept for the plant; server backups with restore tests on a fixed plan.
Asset management station
Industrial PC with Rockwell Automation software for the assets of the production lines.
Project references
Backup before every change
Programs backed up before any change, on offshore ICSS maintenance and on SCADA projects.
Related services
Breakdown Support & Lifecycle Services
Line down? Breakdowns go to the front of our queue: fast troubleshooting on site or remotely, program fixes and replacement Allen-Bradley parts to get production running again. Also commissioning, preventive maintenance, PLC backup and version control (FactoryTalk AssetCentre), vibration monitoring and training on Rockwell Automation and AVEVA software.
SCADA & Plant Data Integration
SCADA and HMI on FactoryTalk View SE/ME, FactoryTalk Optix, AVEVA System Platform, AVEVA InTouch HMI (formerly Wonderware InTouch), AVEVA Edge (formerly InduSoft Web Studio), Ignition and N3uron. Thin clients with ThinManager. Historians (FactoryTalk Historian, AVEVA Historian, AVEVA PI System), FactoryTalk Batch, OPC UA, Kepware and MES integration.
Project references
- 2025–ongoing – SEHC – FMCS and PMS Maintenance and IntegrationYearly maintenance · ControlLogix firmware and redundancy · AVEVA System Platform · 37 PLCs
- 2023–2024 – P&G Vietnam Dong An – FactoryTalk AssetCentre for LFE Making and Packing LinesFactoryTalk AssetCentre · PLC and HMI backup and version control · audit trail · LFE making and packing lines
- 2020 – Kumho Tire Vietnam – Asset Management System for Production LinesAsset management station · Rockwell Automation software · production lines
- 2014–ongoing – URC Vietnam – Yearly Maintenance of Drives and Control SystemsYearly maintenance since 2014 · 200+ drives of many brands · PLC and SCADA backups
- 2012–ongoing – P&G Vietnam Dong An – Yearly Maintenance and Control System ModificationYearly maintenance since 2012 · making and packing lines · changes and upgrades on demand
Frequently Asked Questions
Does FactoryTalk AssetCentre work with existing controllers?
Yes. At P&G Dong An the AssetCentre server was connected to the existing PLCs as well as a new PLC from HDL making.
Can backups be kept without AssetCentre?
Yes. Under yearly maintenance contracts, programs and drive parameters are uploaded on each visit and compared with the previous baseline, as at URC Vietnam.
What does the server side need?
At P&G Dong An, AssetCentre runs on a Windows Server virtual machine with Microsoft SQL Server for its database.
Need reliable backups of your PLC and HMI programs?
Speak directly with our engineers. Your RFQ, scope of work or drawings are answered by the engineers who program and commission the systems, from the first review of the existing system to the proposed solution.
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