System Overview

Process Vision is a process monitoring and video recording system designed for laboratory process management.

Key Features

• Process Monitoring: Real-time display of temperature and pressure controller PV (process value), SV (set value), and output percentage
• Recipe Management: Create, edit, and manage process recipes, then download them to controllers
• Video Recording: Records process footage via Chronos high-speed camera for later review and analysis
• Historical Data Query: Query and export historical process data with chart visualization
• Automatic Data Logging: Automatically records temperature, pressure, and other data to CSV files during processes
• Log Export: Packages application logs, Modbus trace logs, and configuration files into a ZIP for technical support

Main Window Layout

Left Navigation Panel

The navigation panel is organized into four sections:

Section	Menu Items
Process	Process Monitor
Recipe	Recipe Editor
Data	History Query
Settings	Device Configuration, About

Center Dashboard

• Process Status Card: Shows the current process state (Idle / Running / Paused / Completed / Error), session code, progress percentage, and a radial gauge progress indicator
• Live Video Preview: Displays a live video feed from the Chronos high-speed camera. Shows a "No Camera" placeholder when no camera is connected
• Temperature Card: Displays temperature PV, SV, and Output values
• Pressure Card: Displays pressure PV, SV, and Output values
• Quick Actions: Start/Stop process buttons

Status Bar

Displays the system time, current operation messages, and process state.

Core Concepts

Recipe

A recipe defines the execution steps for a process, including target temperature, target pressure, duration, and output limits for each step. Each recipe supports up to 8 steps.

Recipes have three states:

• Draft: Editable but cannot be used for processes
• Active: Can be selected for process execution
• Archived: No longer in use

Process

A process is a single execution of a recipe. When a process starts, a session is created to track the operator, recipe, start time, and other details.

Process State

State	Description
Idle	Waiting to start
Running	In progress
Paused	Temporarily paused
Completed	Finished successfully
Error	An error occurred

Controller

The system connects to TAIE FC series PID controllers via the Modbus protocol:

• Temperature Controller (Slave Address 1): Controls heating/cooling
• Pressure Controller (Slave Address 2): Controls pressure

Language Switching

The system supports the following four languages. The interface updates immediately upon switching:

Locale Code	Language
zh-TW	Traditional Chinese (繁體中文)
en-US	English
zh-CN	Simplified Chinese (简体中文)
ja-JP	Japanese (日本語)