Transcript 2006-09-15-HMI-40

GENESIS32 for Power Users
R. Arnost, B. DeLong, U. Huenichen, A.
Scherpenzeel , R. van der Tas, A. Tupaj
ICONICS Worldwide Customer Summit – September 2006
HMI-40 Agenda
Introduction
Configuration Databases
GENESIS32 Data Mining Facilities
Unified Data Manager
ScriptWorX2006
Custom Command Servers
Aliases – Language, Global, Local, etc.
Recipe handling with Unified Data Manager
MonitorWorX & Unified Data Browser
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Configuration Databases
Historically configuration stored in Access
• Alarm Server, Logger, Trend Data Logger, etc.
New generation products use SQL Server
• MMX, BridgeWorX, ReportWorX, etc.
Version 9 support SQL Server for all products
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Benefits of SQL Server
Central Storage
• GENESIS32 configurations stored in a single
database (e.g. Alarm Server, Logger, etc.)
• Can be made highly available with clusters
Makes online/live modifications easier
• Allows for modifications from a different PC
Convenient in redundant solutions
• Both sides can use single (HA) database store
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Data Mining – Server
Data Mining Server
• Supports access to multiple databases
concurrently
• Create applications to access
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SQL Server
Oracle
MySQL
Informix (on IBM Mainframes)
and various others using ODBC
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Data Mining – Client
Data Mining Grid
• ActiveX control
• Provides extensive OLE Automation I/F
Records and columns exposed as OPC Tags
• Also allows access from PDAs
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Data Mining – Example
Demonstration
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Unified Data Manager
Global Expressions, Groups,
Value Sets, Recipes, Triggers,
Subscriptions, Filters
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Unified Data Manager
Global Expressions
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Unified Data Manager
Global Groups
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Unified Data Manager
Global Value Sets
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Unified Data Manager
Global Triggers
Global Subscriptions
Global Filters
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ScriptWorX2006
Predictive Thread Planning
• ScriptWorX32: 1 Script = Thread
- Max. # of scripts, script queuing → Unpredictable
order of scripts
• ScriptWorX2006: Designer/Thread model
- Scripts organized into VBA Designers
- 1 Designer = 1 Thread
- Script queuing on a per-designer basis
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ScriptWorX2006
Configurator
• Project → Designer/Thread → Script
• Function, Sub-Routines and Global Variables
- Available to all scripts in a designer
• Script - Associated to a trigger selected from the
Unified Data Manager
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ScriptWorX2006
ScriptWorX2006 Global Variables
• Available to all scripts within a Designer/Thread
- Share, watch, change values by each script
- Example: Counter of executed scripts within a Designer
- Available to OPC Clients as OPC DA
- Implemented through GenBroker Plug-Ins
- OnVarChange event
- Scan for parameters
» Global Variable name
» Thread ID
- Thread ID as input – possible conditioning on Thread ID
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ScriptWorX2006
Supported ScriptWorX2006 Events
• OnConnection
- E.g. connect a DB
• OnDisconnection
- E.g. dis-connect a DB
• OnTimer
- Timer inside a script
• OnVarChange
- Global Variable value changes
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ScriptWorX2006
Trigger Data
• Input parameter of scripts
- Public Sub NewScript(td as TriggerData)
• Triggers are shared with
- All Genesis applications
- All BizViz applications
- E.g. a script and a report can be triggered by one trigger
• Triggers are managed by UDM
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ScriptWorX2006
Designer/Thread Options
• Priority
- RealTime, High, Above Normal, Normal, Below Normal,
Low, Idle
• StartUp Squelch
• Timer
- No need to re-trigger entire scripts, use timer inside a
script (see also ICONICS Timer ActiveX)
• WatchDog
- Prevents scripts running out of control
• Processing Queue
- “Ignore new” vs. “Remove old”
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ScriptWorX2006
ScriptWorX2006 and OPC DA
• VBA Global Variables – available as OPC DA data to
any OPC clients
• Status of Designer/Thread as OPC DA – queue length,
WatchDog time, etc.
• Read / Write OPC DA
• NT Service Support
- Genesis32 Tray or manual registration
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Custom Command Servers
Custom Command Servers and Configurators
• Always existed in GraphWorX32
- Runtime and Configuration Mode
• V9 also adds support in the Alarm Viewer
Aggregate all code into a single component
• All displays automatically use the same code
• Can be used with WebHMI as well
• Protect IP inside compiled object
• Easy to source control and manage versions
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Architecture
GraphWorX32
Alarm Viewer
IcoOEMSetup.ini
Custom Command Server
(COM Object or .net class with COM interop)
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Configuration
CCS defined in IcoOEMSetup.ini
• […]
GraphWorX32 supports override in pick field
• Multiple/concurrent Custom Command Servers
supported during runtime operations
Alarm Viewer support added to
• Allow customised acknowledgement dialogs
• Build custom interfaces to maintenance
systems
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Code Definitions
Alarm Viewer
Public Function CustomCommand(hWndParent As Long, _
ObjectOne As Object, ObjectOneType As String, _
EventId As Integer) As Boolean
…
CustomCommand = True
End Function
GraphWorX32
Public Function CustomCommand(hWndParent As Long, _
ObjectOne As Object, ObjectOneType As String, _
ObjectTwo As Object, ObjectTwoType As String) As Boolean
…
CustomCommand = True
End Function
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Alarm Viewer Example
Fully customised alarm acknowledge dialog
Allows for custom alarm causes
Integration with Maintenance Systems
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Aliasing
What is Aliasing?
Aliasing is providing significant cost saving potential by reusing
your:
• Graphical Objects
• Pop Up Display
• Main Displays
• Language Displays
• Trend Viewer
• Alarm Viewer
• Scripts
With Aliasing you can reduce the TCO of your project by 30-60% !
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Aliasing
“With Aliasing you can reduce the TCO of your project by 30-60% ??”
Why ?
Because:
You can realize a standard symbol library that can be reused many times
You can realize standard displays that can be reused
Use one set of displays to visualize lots of:
• Devices
• Machines
• Subsystems
• Buildings
Every time you change your standard you are saving time!
Your displays can be updated by the software.
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Aliasing
How does Aliasing work?
Special Variables in the configuration
will be dynamically replaced in runtime:
• OPC Tags or part of the address string
• System names or IP numbers
• Text labels and button labels
• Display names, file names, …
• Multi language labels, alarm messages, …
• Units,
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Aliasing
There are 4 Types of Aliases
Local Aliases
Global Aliases
Language Aliases
DataWorX Aliases
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Local Aliases in Symbols
Enables reusable GraphWorX Objects:
Fixed address:
ICONICS.Simulator.1\SimulatePLC.Valve1Open
Alias address:
ICONICS.Simulator.1\SimulatePLC.Valve<<ValveNumber>>Open
Valve 1
Valve 2
Valve 3
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Local Aliases in displays
Use Aliasing in Symbol Pop Up displays:
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Global Aliasing
Designed at Core of ICONICS Products
Available throughout all applications
• GraphWorX32, AlarmWorX32, TrendWorX32, …
Centralised configuration
• Server side database
• Client side usage, including WebHMI
Theme based
• Changing one theme can change many aliases
Alias resolution can be scoped
• Local to the application, or machine wide
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Global Aliasing / Configuration
A Global Alias Variable is like
an one dimensional array of
predefined values.
The Theme defines the
number of indices
These Variables are available
allover the network!
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Global Alias in Runtime
Theme ID 1
One action sets multiple
Global Alias variables
At the same time to the same
Index!
Hot Water
Set by pick actions
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Theme Based Aliasing
The themes are in control, aliases follow
All OPC DA, HDA, A/E nodes use
GraphWorX32 Displays
AlarmWorX32 Viewer
TrendWorX32 Viewer
<#Server1#> (PC12, PC32, PC8, …)
<#Server2#> (PC16, PC15, PC1, …)
<#Server3#> (PC14, PC10, PC2, …)
<#Server4#> (PC23, PC18, PC42, …)
Line A
Line B
Line ..
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Real World Example
Recurring layers appear on each display
• Labels
• Engineering information
• Function Groups
- security, fire, etc
Remember which layers are visible when
switching display
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Two Options
OPC Tags to control layer visibility
• System wide
• Or requires a set of tags for each person
Global Aliasing to control layer visibility
• Is automatically (local) system aware
• Single set of aliases is sufficient
• Is the better solution
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International Language Support
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Why multi-language support ?
Language neutral SCADA/HMI systems
Expand your international business
Minimize costs
• Simplify Internationalized Solutions
Maintenance engineers can connect to the
systems viewing real-time and historical data
in different languages
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Technical Details
GraphWorX32
TrendWorX32
AlarmWorX32
????
/+alias+/
Configurator
MDB
CSV
DE
En
Language Server
(COM object)
NL
Tables
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Functionality
Make visual objects multi-lingual
• A language alias is delimited by /+ +/
• /+your_alias_goes_here +/
• The configuration for all Aliases are stored in
database
When changing Language
• Aliased Text is Translated
• Fonts are changed
• Automatic Engineering Unit Conversion
• Process values are properly formatted xx.xxx
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Configuration mode
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English Runtime
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French Runtime
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GraphWorX32
Text Labels, Buttons, …
Tooltips, Popup Menus,…
State Fields
Process Points
• Format
• Read Scaling Expression
• Write Scaling Expression
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TrendWorX32
Aliased Pen Descriptions
Aliased Units Labels
Automatic Ranging
Details window header
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AlarmWorX32
ICONICS Alarm Servers
• Also applies to 3rd party A/E Servers
• Aliased Alarm Tags and Messages
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Alarm Viewer
ICONICS Alarm Viewer
• Aliased column names
• Aliased alarm content is translated
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Alarm Logging
ICONICS Alarm Logger
• Subscribes to AE Servers and
- Either translates aliased alarm strings
- Or, stores aliases untranslated for multilanguage by
the alarm reporter
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Reporting Historical Alarm
ICONICS Alarm Reporter
• Queries alarm database and translates aliased
alarm strings
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Recipe management
UDM for configuring recipe parameters
Recipe Selection: Tree Control ActiveX
• Or PPT’s, State Fields, Pick Actions
Viewing and Editing recipes: Recipe ActiveX
• Or PPT’s, State Fields, …
Control recipes: Pick actions
• Download, New, Copy
• Save, Delete, Restore
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Recipe management
UDM for configuring recipe parameters
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Recipe management
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MonitorWorX
Collect and Expose Runtime Information
• Through User’s Interface
• As Points available for GraphWorX32 etc.
System Tray Icon
Replacing Gentray and License Monitor
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MonitorWorX: Runtime Tab
Start Times, Uptime, Version numbers etc.
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MonitorWorX: License Tab
See licensed nodes on the network
See available points, client units, mobile
clients, …
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MonitorWorX: Apps &Services Tab
Start/Stop Servers, View version numbers
Enable/Disable events to Windows Event Log
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MonitorWorX: Redundancy Tab
View Redundancy Node Pairs
• Health & Running hours
• Switch primary node / backup node
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TraceWorX32
Designed at Core of ICONICS Products
Complete Product Error Tracing
Simple Web Browser GUI
Zip and Email TraceWorX32 Files
• Send to ICONICS engineers
Simplifies Debugging
User-specified Trace Levels
• Logs all Messages at or Above a Trace Level
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Unified Data Browser
Browse Tags from
• OPC Servers, Databases,
• SNMP Devices
1/5
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Unified Data Browser
• ScriptWorX 2006 Variables
• UDM: Expressions, Groups, Value Sets, Recipes
2/5
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Unified Data Browser
License Details:
• Client units, mobile users, points,…
3/5
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Unified Data Browser
Global Aliases
Local GraphWorX Aliases, Variables and
Simulation tags
4/5
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Unified Data Browser
Recipe interaction, recipe details
5/5
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