This document presents an evaluation questionnaire for Human-Machine Interface (HMI) systems aimed at enhancing supervisory and control systems in the oil and gas industry. It details criteria for assessment and encourages expert input while collecting evaluations for multiple HMI providers. The paper also provides guidelines on choosing and evaluating HMI systems, with a focus on operational excellence and technical support.

1. Evaluation Questionnaire ON HMI systems
Abstract— This proposed questionnaire is a part of a major research work about
upgrading supervisory and control systems. By this paper we hope to examine the
potential value of HMI systems and their challenges with the table bellow of
criterions regarding to the oil & gas industry.
This paper also, explores the decisions inherent to applications engineering in
the oil and gas industry and offers guidance and recommendations on how HMI
systems can be chosen and then will help on the evaluation of these systems.
Notes:
- If you have more than one HMI provider in your system, please fill
questionnaires for each one.
- In this table you will find evaluation listed criterions, but are not limited to, so
we are expecting your expertise to add other norms that you have seen in your
professional career.
- Evaluation mode could be by numbers (percentage) or letters depending on
criterions.
Full Name
Position
Company
Country/Region
Received date
Reply date
Criterions Description
Name of system (scada/dcs/…)
Provider/company
Date of install
First opinion
Industries’ use
Deployment platform
Languages Supported
Open architecture
Technical support
Robustness

2. Scalability
Distributed networking model
Filtration and distributed alarm
management
Connectivity options
Flexibility of connecting
Reliability of connecting
Data presenting
Class information analysis
Real-time data management
Adherence to industry standards
Advanced analysis
Work Process Management
Operational excellence
Enhanced Graphics
Performance
Security
Real-time Operational
Intelligence
Time to solution
Extensibility
Updates Support
Historical Data Visualization
Failover Enhancements
Intelligent control
Data interfaces connectors
Compatibility with microsoft
Components Suite
Alarm management
Geographical visualization
Enhance navigation
Simplify engineering
Redundant HMI applications
Fault Detection
Database/HMI Configurator
After sales service
Other HMI functions
Final opinion
Note: Thanks for your collaboration, and your prompt reply will be appreciated.
Please send the filled questionnaire(s) to these e-mail addresses:

3. brh-chal@hotmail.com & aouadj_m@yahoo.fr