In principle, the know-how protection can be applied to all module types which use profiles, such as

  • InSpectra and InCycle modules

  • Computation module

  • Lookup table

  • Parameter set

  • Process condition

The following protective functions are realized:

  • Protection against change The protected elements cannot be changed without entering a password.

  • Read protection The configuration of the protected elements is not displayed without entering a password.

  • License protection The protected elements are only executed on systems that run with a previously registered dongle or registered soft license. Several license numbers can be registered.

The protection is realized via so-called protection schemes that, once defined, can always be applied again.

The basic procedure is as follows:

  1. Generating a protection scheme

  2. Applying a protection scheme to an element