How Many Colors is it Suitable for an Operator Picture?
Some control engineers asked for full colorful, even 3D-style operator pictures for their Operator Consoles. Yes, I know they look beautiful. But considering for the alarm management I am wondering if this kind of pictures are really good for operator control? Is there any standard or guideline I can follow? Any suggestion will be appreciated.
I think we're trending towards simplicity
That's good question, I wonder that myself too. While I don't know of any guidelines or standards out there, I have noticed that the operator screens shown by the DeltaV System group has been moving towards more minimalistic design.
Check out these two videos:
Model Predictive Control Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYqEhgE7v7I
This one shows the traditional 3D pipes.
Rosemount 3051S Plugged Impulse Line Demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is5VfWJhrbk#t=1m35s
This latest video shows the minimalistic design.