DTM Solutions

 dtmMANAGER

dtmMANAGER is a DTM development suite provided by M&M Software, which provides a complete DTM development toolchain to automatically generate a runnable basic DTM through a graphical wizard without the need for FDT domain knowledge.
Equipment providers developing their own DTM based on dtmMANAGER was one of the most used tool for DTM development.

Applicable Scenarios:

• Development of communication DTMs for DCS master controllers, gateway DTMs for IO modules and multiplexing.
• Equipment providers have a large number of device types and need to support multiple fieldbuses.
• Device types with more complex functions and views (e.g. advanced diagnostics for valves, controller configuration, comparative analysis of historical curves, etc.) that want to customize the DTM in depth to take full advantage of the capabilities of the smart device

Advantages:

• Could customize the business logic and user interface of the DTM at will.
• Full control over domain knowledge and DTM source code.
• Support FDT 1.2.x, FDT 2.x, and FDT 3.0.

Disadvantages:

• Requires a stable development and maintenance team for windows application (C# development language) development and maintenance team is required, as the lifecycle of DTM software may exceed 20 years.
• Requires a sufficient and deep understanding of both the FDT standard and the dtmMANAGER API when implementing advanced features
• High cost when handling complex data structures and complex device interaction logic.

Costs:

• M&M Software dtmMANAGER License
• Annual Maintenance of M&M Software dtmMANAGER
• dtmMANAGER Training Workshop
• Labor costs for DTM development team to develop DTMs

Deliverables:
M&M Software dtmMANAGER Standard Products

• Installation package
• Development Tutorial Documentation
• dtmMANAGER source code
• Sample DTM Source Code
• Annual technical support services
• Training Workshop