Atlas®

Atlas® User Interface and Machine Control Platform
Atlas Software Platform
Atlas is a software platform for the rapid developmentof industrial inkjet user interface and machine controlsystems.

Atlas can control a complete machine or act as acomponent in larger systems. Its unique modular andopen design allows you to customise, as well as tointegrate additional tools to enable a quicker route tomarket for your product.
Developed by GIS using the latest Microsoft .NET platforms, Atlas comprises a flexible User Interface Platform(UIP), as well as Machine Control Services (MCS), a powerful server technology for managing the entire printing
and sub-system process.

Comprehensive Software Platform

Brand and Customise• Software for end users, machine development,• Fully customisable user interface - including

commissioning and support

fonts, icons, colours and branding• Single platform to cover many products• Easy-to-implement language localisation• Supports scanning, single pass, direct-to-shape• Complete GUI control with the ability to create

and custom applications

tools• Integrate with third party software

Quick Route to Market

Print Systems Integration• Rapidly develop user interfaces using production-Easily integrate sub-system components including:• PLCs, heaters, dryers, UV curing

ready components• Enhance, restrict and customise components for• Automation, motion, transport• Vision, monitoring, verification

your application• Compatible with existing software / system

platforms• Ink delivery / cleaning systems• Datapath / electronics• RIP & Workflow (PDF-VT, variable data)

Windowed UIKiosk UI

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User Interface Platform (UIP)

Machine Control Services (MCS)

Modular UI design supplied with two different

The Atlas MCS is a configurable software platform forinterface options for component display:controlling industrial inkjet machines and their sub-• Windowed UI - shipped as standard, provides

highly flexible control• Kiosk UI - available as an optional extra,

systems. It is designed to work with Atlas UIP, as well as
third-party software.
This powerful new tool allows access to standard

provides a more controlled and limited interface

protocols for converting images to swathes - as well as

for different operator levels

providing the driver behind print queues, transportelements - and much more.

UIP Software Development Kit

MCS Software Development Kit

The UIP offers extensive customisation options

MCS offers a full Software Development Kit (SDK) for

through a variety of Software Development Kit (SDK)the creation of new MCS components:

components. Once licenced, this allows bespoke
tailoring with the ability to:• Create drivers for any sub-systems• Use existing MCS platform technology• Enhance, modify and change functionality• Modify and enhance MCS components• Add branding, change icons, fonts, colours• Create new user interface tools to create one

complete system

MCS Application Programming Interface• Supplied with industry-standard HTTP 2.0 RESTful• Microsoft Visual Studio.NET platform• Example C# source code &• MVVM (MVC) structure• Full documentation• Accessible using the open-source ‘Swagger’

framework interface on a standard browser• Client source code and project files available for alarge number of languages, including: C#, C# .NET2.0, C++, Python and many more
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