Hearth

The Hearth — Preview

The hearth is the center of the forge — here you see the glow of the metal, here you feel the heat. Hearth is the SCADA/HMI solution of the ForgeIEC platform: process visualization and plant operation, accessible anywhere through the browser.

Intended Scope

Process Visualization

• Web-based display of plant states and process values
• Responsive dashboards for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
• Real-time updates without manual reloading
• Freely configurable process screens with symbols and animations

Alarm Management

• Central alarm management with acknowledgment and escalation
• Alarm history with timestamps and user logs
• Prioritization and filtering by plant areas
• Push notifications for critical states

Trend Recording

• Long-term recording of process values
• Configurable sampling rates and storage duration
• Trend charts with zoom, pan, and cursor queries
• Export to CSV and common formats

Operator Interface

• Input forms for setpoints and recipe parameters
• User management with permission levels
• Operator log (audit trail) for regulated environments

Platform Integration

Hearth reads the process data directly from the Anvil bus (iceoryx2, without copying) — the same path the runtime uses internally. Instructions to the plant go to the Anvil server (anvild). Access is through the web browser — no installation required on the operator device.

Browser  --->  Hearth (web server)  <---  Anvil bus (iceoryx2)  <---  forgeiec_plc (PLC cycle)
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                       +--- instructions --->  Anvil server (anvild)

Licence: AGPL-3.0-or-later

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