Xi vigilance Suite (psim)

The Xi Vigilance Suite comprises of a variety of applications and utilities that enable xSPEC-T Africa to provide a unified, highly integrated front-end for Security and Building Management solutions. These applications and utilities include:

  • PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) – A highly scalable, enterprise monitoring and control front-end application.
  • Scada (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) – A platform that converges, controls and manages devices that communicate using industry standard protocols.
 

Both the PSIM and SCADA software was developed in-house by Xi Systems. Xi Vigilance SCADA was the first locally developed SCADA solution in South Africa.

This solution has been successfully implemented at a number of high security facilities clients including several Nation Key Points, High Security Hospitals and Railroad Depots, incorporating both ancillary works and security layers providing a complete, integrated security and building management solution controlled and managed by xSPEC-T Africa.

On average, the system monitors and controls in excess of 800 devices and sensors across more than 12 subsystems per site. Additionally, the PSIM software also incorporates Standard Operating Procedures (“SOP”) for these security systems. All subsystems are connected to the PSIM frontend through the SCADA solution.

Security & Building Management applications

These complex security installations need to be manned by control room operators and though a highly customisable end-user interface the security installation is displayed and controlled through easy-to-use interactive controls. Using this interface, operators monitor motion driven CCTV footage, handle security events, log items to maintenance, answer all incoming intercom calls and operate controlled gates and doors for entrance and egress from. Each event is logged and stored in the database for auditability and evidence tracking.

Key Capabilities

  • Provides Users with unified front-end for multiple subsystems.
 
  • Combines Building, Situation, Crisis and Incident management.
 
  • Real time Monitoring.
 
  • Ability to Connect Multiple Sites.
 
  • Subsystem Health Monitoring and Automatic Recovery.
 
  • Videowall with Black Screen Technology.
 
  • Easy extensibility and third-party integration through plugin architecture.

SCADA HMI & DCS

SCADA which stands for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. Our solution offers an industrial control system in a form of computer system monitoring and controlling a process. We exhibit alarms in the form of:

•  Fire

•  Perimeter

•  CCTV

•  Safety

•  Access Control

•  VoIP Calls

•  Intercoms

•  Asset Management and Tracking

The solution creates eye catching alarms and sends notifications via SMS, E-mail and Automated Voice Calls via VoIP PBX. It contains advanced reporting features and is able to combine all reports from various sub-systems.

DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEMS

We specialize in centralizing and integrating Distributed Control Systems (DCS). We offer support in the design of distributed control systems that are an integral part of critical infrastructures.

DCS is a fully operational system consisting of various sensors and actuators that are connected and controlled by different dedicated controllers and applications which allows for the automation of certain procedures.

• GPIO Boards

• Usart-,12C-

• Analog Digital in / out

• Serial in/out

• DeviceNet

• RS232 and RS485 – Comms

• OPC-Complaint

• Profibus

• X-ray Machines

• Explosive detectors

• Metal Detectors – Handheld / walk through

Our distributed control systems can directly connect

to physical equipment such as switches, pumps and

valves or may work through an intermediate system such

as a SCADA system. Our Distributed Control System is

connected to a centralized controller which in turn is

controlled by Human-Machine Interface (HMI) or an OPC

client. Our Human-Machine Interface is customisable

and can be configured to suit any size or type of system

required by our client