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Trend and Historian
FactoryStudio offers a complete solution for plotting data, using historian information, displaying trend charts and more. This module includes:
Storage and
Replication
Store and
Forward
Universal Time and Daylight
Saving
These features, as described for the Alarm and Events, are also available for the Tag Historian database management.
Process Analysis and Batch Systems
Compare two curves on the same chart from two different start times, ideal for batch and process analysis.
Vertical and XY plots
Device and Interfaces
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FactoryStudio performs real- time optimization, blocking addresses to maximize the use of the communication channel. |
Native Communication Drivers
Connectivity is a key FactoryStudio feature, therefore many native communication drivers to a variety of industry standard protocols and PLCs are included. New drivers are continuously added to the standard distribution of FactoryStudio.
OPC Client and Server Support
FactoryStudio is in full compliance with the OPC Server and Client specifications. For any protocol not included with the product, the OPC client provides all the necessary integration.
Remote Data Servers
Data acquisition and drivers, native or OPC, can run on remote computers, for instance to get data from RS-232 devices or to eliminate the requirement for DCOM OPC configuration.
OPC Data Server FactoryStudio Station
FactoryStudio can be deployed as a stand- alone OPC Data Server, using the native protocols and providing data to other systems though its OPC Server interface.
Automatic Synchronization
A Tag Import Wizard and automatic definition synchronization is provided for OPC Servers, Rockwell ControlLogix L5K files, CSV files, Beckhoff TwinCAT, OSIsoftTM PI System and PI AFTM; new wizards are continuously being added.
Vertical waterfall and XY charts are available, with all properties accessible through real-time tags or in the code behind scripts.
Annotations and Alarms Overlay
Customizable open project templates are provided, so you can overlay annotations stored in SQL databases, or alarm conditions and acknowledgement, on top of the trend charts.
Real-time Online Charts
Online charts run at the client display level, even if there is no historian to the selected tags. Built-in trend chart control is available for desktop, web and mobile clients.
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Customize and Save at Runtime
Empower operators to customize tag groups, scales and the whole appearance of the trend charts at runtime; save and share the configuration.
Snapshots, Tables and Reports
Trend charts can be added to web and PDF reports, image snapshots and value data table exports are available upon operator commands or any process event.
OSIsoftTM PI System Database
For high-performance, large applications, instead of a SQL database, the tag historian can be kept on the PI System database. The pure .NET SDK level connection with PI (no COM, OPC or OLEDB required) provides high performance and click-once tag definition synchronization.
Data Quality and Timestamp
Tag Quality is stored and presented on the trend charts. FactoryStudio is capable of handling up to 0.1 ms interval timestamps, therefore, the precision will be whatever the evolution of networks and data acquisition devices will bring in the future. Your data management based on FactoryStudio is prepared for long-term usage and process enhancements.
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Real-time SPC calculation |
Process Isolation and Multi-threading
Data communication runs in its own .NET domain, with a WCF layer to isolate the drivers from the main real-time database. Multiple threads are created to each protocol and device node for maximum performance.
Diagnostics Tools
Complete set of testing, deployment and diagnostics tools provides fast and reliable application development and installation.
Built-in Performance Monitoring
Statistics on system messages, success and error messages, dynamic blocks created, cycle time and execution time on each block are generated to allow the fine tuning of high performance applications.
Dynamic Addressing
Everything in the driver configuration, from the station node IP to the address and tag mapping can be changed online using the project script itself. Create standard applications capable of having the runtime setup to the specific conditions where it is being deployed.
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IEC-61850,
IEC-870-5-101 and 104,
Matsushita,
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Modbuss,
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Alarms and Events
Real-time Alarm Processing
- Audit Trail and Alarm Areas
- Multi-platform Alarm Visualization Component
- Notification Subscription
- Store and Forward
- Automated translations
- Storage and Replication in local and remote databases
- OSIsoftTM PI EFTM Event Frames
- Universal Time and Daylight Saving always considered, for accurate time-stamps
Reporting and Data Access
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Reports can be saved in multiple formats: Text (ASCII or Unicode), HTML, XPS and PDF! |
Built-in Report Designer
FactoryStudio includes a user-friendly simple Report layout editor integrated with the engineering workspace. The rich text format uses underlying XAML flow document technology from WPF, Windows Presentation Foundation; that enables the inclusion of graphics and flexible formatting.
Runtime Display Snapshots
The runtime displays can be opened in background or saved to image files, allowing you to create rich graphic snapshot reports. Current displays and layouts also can be printed or saved as an image to disk.
Report Append and Text Data Logging
The report generator ability to append files, based on the project configuration and real- time tags, can be used to create CSV and text logging files for scenarios that require the information to be created as time goes by, such as batch reports and shift reports.
Dynamic Graphical Symbols
Any symbol from the real-time displays can be included in the Report. The dynamic behavior of the symbol, such as color, text output, and rotation, are all updated using the current tag values when generating the report. User controls, like Trend and Bar charts can be added as well.
Tables and Queries
The contents of database tables and queries can be added to the reports. The queries and report generation execute in isolated processes, not interfering with the real-time processing.
Data Access Toolkit
A complete .NET Data Access library is available to create custom reporting solutions or to integrate with Microsoft Office, SQL server reporting services or other vendors tools. A COM model API is also available to be used from Excel VBA and JavaScript applications. |
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