APACS+ standard system functions deliver:

• Seamless integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, such as SAP®
• Tools for creation of custom function blocks containing third-party applications for use directly in the system's configuration software
• Utilization of the advantages of fieldbus technology in distributed systems with PROFIBUS
• Open access to the controller via Application Programmer's Interface (API) toolkit for third-party software suppliers
• Seamless communication with intelligent field devices through support of PROFIBUS and HART® protocols
• Reduced integration costs for existing equipment via direct communication with popular PLCs and DCSs using OPC
• Full read/write access for plant management systems and high-level applications (optimization packages, historians, etc.) via an open database
• Integration of standard PC applications through OPC and DDE servers
• Integration of standard workstation database applications through a SQL interface