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1. and recovery of communication if it was restored before the operator acknowledged the event The dialog box will not be closed until the operator acknowledges the loss of communication even if the connection has been restored This ensures that the operator will be informed about all communication problems All the parameters in the list are acknowledged To acknowledge the loss of communication press the Acknowledge button in the dialog box After that the dialog automatically closes and the audible alarm will turn off The example of communication dialog box is shown in Figure 24 TechnologSoft 47 Parameter Date and Time Project Device3 Channel 1 18 11 2014 15 00 24 Project Device 3 Channel2 18 11 2014 15 00 24 Project Device 3 Channel3 18 11 2014 15 00 24 Figure 24 Loss of Communication Dialog Box When a loss of communication is revealed the corresponding indicator will appear in the status bar When the communication with all data sources is restored the indicator will disappear Left double click on this indicator will open a window with a list of all data sources which have loss of communication If the parameter which has loss of communication with its data source is displayed in the group window its value will be displayed in Alarm Color 2 48 TechnologSoft All events loss acknowledgment and restoration of communication by each parameter are written in the loss of communi2. Toolbars and Docking Windows d Toolbar for Real Time Mode M Mnemonic v Control Groups Graph Properties Ej Table Control Page Restore Standard Windows Layout Status Bar Figure 6 View Menu Control Groups Menu The Control Groups Menu Figure 7 contains configuration commands of control groups Control Groups Add Edit Delete Figure 7 Control Groups Menu The Add command creates a new group The Edit command changes configuration of the current control group The Delete command deletes the current group Settings Menu The Settings Menu Figure 8 contains all the configuration commands The list of all commands is presented in Table 2 TechnologSoft Settings Control Groups Mnemonic Graph Table Alarms and Alerts gt SMS Alarm Scheduled Tasks Alarm Conditions Loss of Communication User Rights Language gt Figure 8 Settings Menu Table 2 List of Settings Menu Commands Command Description Control Groups Opens a dialog box with display settings of control groups Mnemonic Opens a dialog box with display settings of a mnemonic Graph Opens a dialog box with display settings of a graph Table Opens a dialog box with display settings of a table Alarm Conditions Opens a dialog box to configure alarm conditions Loss of Communication Opens a dialog box to reconfigure the communication system SM
3. document is a complete user manual For information on configuring the TCS see the Administrator s Manual System Requirements Windows 2000 XP pro 2003 Vista 7 8 for Light Net versions Windows XP Home only for Light version Processor 1 GHz Memory 512 MB RAM Free hard disk 50 MB for program files Free hard disk 10 GB for database Protocol TCP IP Printer for reports or and if printing module is installed Database size depends on many factors such as the number of used devices data archiving period data hold time etc As soon as TechnologSott is installed the database size is very small but over time the files will grow Depending on the amount of program use database file size can reach a lot more than indicated in this manual TechnologSoft e GSM modem if alarm SMS module is installed 8 TechnologSoft Organization of RS485 Communication Line It is important to correctly install the RS485 communication lines lt is forbidden to have a branching link The network topology for the connection of devices is a common bus See the example in Figure 1 i Device m Communication line Computer Figure 1 Example of RS485 Installation The wiring circuit is shown in Figure 2 The ends of the link must be terminated Terminator in this case is a resistor of 120 ohms which is connected between two signal lines A and B TechnologSoft 9 The line is connected to
4. message is sent immediately after the event was recorded The Administrator sets the number of message repeats for active unacknowledged alarms and the interval between such repeats The following messages can be sent for critical alarms depending on the settings o messages about a new alarm o repeated messages about the active alarm if it has not yet been acknowledged by the operator TechnologSoft 51 o messages about alarm acknowledgment if at the moment of acknowledgment the alarm has not yet been cancelled or if the option of sending messages about alarm cancel is disabled o message about alarm cancellation The message text of a new alarm will include the name of the project the time of message creation the current value of the parameter for which the alarm was triggered the code and text name of the alarm The text of repeated messages of active alarms will contain the same information as well as the number of repetitions The message text of alarm acknowledgment will include the name of the project the time of message creation the alarm code and the operator who performed the acknowledgment In the case of hardware acknowledgment the operator is not specified The message text of alarm cancellations will contain the same information except for the current value of the parameter for which the alarm was triggered General Alarms The alarms of general level are processed together Only one message is sent for all active genera
5. of parameters which values can be changed by the user To switch to a control page select the View Control Page menu or press the appropriate toolbar button The example of control page is shown in Figure 14 This is the control page for Group 2 Four parameters of this group are displayed for control To change the value of the parameter press the button next to the desired parameter and enter a new value in the dialog box 24 TechnologSoft Figure 14 Example of Control Page TechnologSoft 25 Status Bar The status bar is located at the bottom of the main window and displays basic information about the state of the TCS The status bar is divided into sections left to right O OO0O00 0 0 Current status Indicator of long action progress Name of the current user Indicator of connection with configuration database Indicator of connection with software archive database Indicator of connection with hardware archive database Active alarm indicator left double click on the indicator displays a list with information about all active alarms Indicator of communication with devices left double click on the indicator displays a list of parameters which have loss of communication Depending on the operating mode and the specific situation the status bar may contain other information For user convenience when the mouse is on the individual sections of the status bar tooltips with more detailed inform
6. the computer via RS485 RS232 adapter directly to a physical COM port or via RS485 USB adapter into the USB port virtual COM port For critical facilities with continuous polling of devices it is strongly recommended to connect the link to the physical COM port using RS485 RS232 adapter as virtual COM ports can hang sometimes because of the Windows O S It stops the data exchange and it cannot be retrieved without human intervention Communication line No NV A To device Figure 2 Wire Connection 10 TechnologSoft Interface Description TCS Main Window The main window of the TCS Figure 3 consists of the following parts the main menu toolbar status bar and workspace The main menu is always at the top of the window The status bar is always located at the bottom of the window the status bar can be turned off All other space is called a workspace Toolbars may be displayed as floating windows located above the working area or in the form of windows attached to one of the edges of the working area Figure 3 shows a demonstration project There is the Group toolbar at the top of the workspace lt contains three control groups Group 1 with four parameters and their values is currently selected in the figure The status bar informs you that the current user is Administrator that the database connection is established and that there are no accidents or failures with the devices The working area of the ma
7. the database Besides this type of archive depends on device settings which do not provide sufficient flexibility Depending on the object of control either software or hardware archive or both together can be used 34 TechnologSoft Archive View To switch to the Archive View mode run the Tools View Archive menu command Figure 9 The archive can be read for each individual group To do this select a group the period of time the archive type software or hardware and start the process of data loading The group is selected by left clicking on the desired group on the group panel The group is highlighted by special color To select the period of time and the archive type use the Archive toolbar Figure 18 If the Archive panel is closed it can be opened via the View Toolbars and Docking Windows Archive menu or by using the toolbar button In the left column select the date and start time in the right column select the date and end time of period during which you need to look through the archive data There is a radio button of archive type under the calendar Specify the period of time and press Load to start the data loading from the archive database Loading can take different time depending on the selected length of archiving period and pixel number in the group Data loading can be stopped at any time by pressing the Break button TechnologSoft 35 By period from to 14 12 58 14 12 58 S 4 Nove
8. will be here The real time graph is dynamically shifted along the time axis at a speed corresponding to the selected scale According to the settings the graph can display data for either a few minutes hours or a few days The format of titles on the time axis can be changed so that they give maximum information To do this open the context menu on the time axis Figure 12 and select the desired format Only Time Only Date Date and Time 18 11 14 13 34 16 8 11 14 13 34 40 Date and Time short Figure 12 Context Menu of Time Axis At any time some portion of the graph can be increased for more detailed consideration To do this hold down the left mouse button and stretch the frame from left to right and then release the button After that the site caught in the area frame will be extended to the whole area of the graph If the frame is stretched from right to left then the scale will be reduced It is also possible to change the scale using the mouse wheel the third mouse button In addition the scale can be changed for each axis separately To do this hold down the left mouse button on the desired axis and move it left or right for the axis of time and up or down for the axes of values When the desired zoom is reached release the mouse button After the change of scale on the Y axis when the mouse is on this axis the Auto Zoom pop up button will appear This button allows to choose the scale of the Y axis according
9. S Alarm Opens a dialog box to configure SMS alarm Scheduled Tasks Opens a dialog box to control scheduled tasks User Rights Opens a dialog box to administer user rights Language Drop down menu with the list of available interface languages 16 TechnologSoft Tools Menu The Tools Menu Figure 9 contains commands of the various software tools The View Archive command switches to the archive view mode The Clear Archive command cleans the program archive of redundant files The Template Manager command opens a dialog box for control of device templates The User s Event Log command opens the TCS Event Log The Loss of Communication Log command opens the Communication Log The Alarm Log command opens the Alarm Log The Make Record to Log command allows adding a record to the User s Event Log Tools View Archive Clear Archive Template Manager User s Event Log Loss of Communication Log Alarm Log Make Record to Log Figure 9 Tools Menu Help Menu The Help Menu Figure 10 contains help items relating to the TCS The About the program command shows the information about the TCS Help 9 About Teil Figure 10 Help Menu TechnologSoft 17 Control Groups Toolbar The floating group panel is a key element of control and can be attached to any side of the window or displayed as a separate window on top of the work area The panel size can be changed
10. TERA o advanced automation technologies TechnologSoft TechnologSoft Control System Version 2 00 00 User s Manual TechnologSoft 3 Contents Short Descrip iom 2i oe ar RI OR e aE NEEE E d due dede 6 Organization of RS485 Communication Line eee e ecce eee e eee eee eee eee eee eaaet tette eee e sese e tote 8 Interface Descriptions m 10 PES MOULMIHOOM EE E EEEE TET NE 10 MANI AEE ET N EA 12 PEOIECE Meat pi roo alada 12 User MM A AAA Y 13 VIEW WC A SA A A 13 Control MM T T UU T MET 14 Setimes Men ii ID ed tea 14 A E E 16 Heb Moisa A E EE ia Sila 16 COnl TOL OTOUDS LODO 17 Ror A DO TO use soa ad ereerreererrterntee E e re 17 Mne A ENT 18 Graphics 19 Data Tabla A AAA SAD 22 ConttOb Part NN 23 O 25 Starine the Sofware eukien inn e E iaaa ior kariine or 26 4 TechnologSoft User Lori LO Ud a iia 27 Chanoine auser Passw OVO andara iS 29 Loading a PROA io 31 TES Operatino Mode A iS 32 IRCOIA TING MOE EU E Nado dada 32 5535017238272 09 7 9731 rM AA A ano coo 92 Morknie with Archive pet rave nha eo eue ere eo ENEMY ERN ES ee Vene edu edad A 33 Arche DOS NARA AAA pun pui ut Dota dd v REA PR EARS i n 33 AFRE V LEWIS A A A EI TND ALII cei ER EX IUNIO M EL Leno 34 Loadug Hardware AT CHIVE quee si e da o P ORARE e a 36 lump v ET 38 ATArms and E Mera Gn Cres e 42 Loss of Communicati
11. a current project from the database Close Closes the current project Save Saves the current project in the database If it is a new project the software will prompt the user to enter a name TechnologSoft 13 Save as Saves the current project in the database under a different name i e creates a copy of the project Print Opens a print dialog box Print Preview Opens a print preview dialog box Print Setup Opens a print setup dialog box Page Setup Opens a page setup dialog box Exit Exits the program User Menu The User Menu Figure 5 includes commands for user log in out and password change User Logout Change Password Figure 5 User Menu The Login command is used to verify the identity of the user and his or her rights to perform different actions The Logout command logs user out of the TCS The Change Password command is the password change of the current user View Menu The View Menu Figure 6 contains the control commands of the program main window look and types of data view The Toolbars and Docking Windows submenu has On Off commands of available toolbars in the current mode Below is the list of types of data view available in the current mode The Restore Standard Windows Layout command restores the default configuration of the toolbar location 14 TechnologSoft The Status Bar switch enables disables the status bar view View
12. arameters This function allows to organize periodic delivery of messages with the current values of critical parameters to the specified phones Because of this the service personnel or technician may monitor processes remotely The administrator configures parameters of SMS delivery please refer to Administrator Manual SMS alarm module and GSM modem are required for SMS delivery 54 TechnologSoft Print Print commands are in the Project Menu Figure 4 Printing Reports To print a report switch to the Archive View please refer to the Archive View section of the manual On the Archive toolbar select the desired time interval and click Report If the project has multiple report templates first the Report Selection dialog opens Figure 26 and then the Report Creation dialog appears Figure 27 If the project has only one report template the report selection dialog will be skipped Report Selection Figure 26 Report Selection Dialog On the Report Selection dialog select the report template for printing in the dropdown list of available reports TechnologSoft r Report Creation Archive Type O Software Hardware Select Parameters For Report Y Channeli Y Channel2 Y Channel3 Select All Deselect All Figure 27 Report Creation Dialog On the Report Creation dialog in the Include To Report section specify the type of information in which it is necess
13. ary to display data summary table data table and or graph In the Archive Type section select the type of archive from which data should be loaded for the report In the Select Parameters For Report section choose a list of parameters that should be included in the report Clicking on the OK button closes the dialog box and shows the layout of the generated report Then select the Project Print command of the main menu This opens the standard print dialog for the generated report 33 56 TechnologSoft Printing Graphs Printing graphs is available in both Archive View and Real Time modes To print a graph switch to the Graph type of data view and run the Project Print command of the main menu or press the Print button on the toolbar This will open the standard print dialog to select a printer Printing Data Tables Printing data tables is available in both Archive View and Real Time modes To print a data table switch to the Table type of data view View Table menu command and run the Project Print command of the main menu or press the Print button on the toolbar This will open the standard print dialog to select a printer Alternative way to print is to right click on the table and choose Print in the context menu Figure 28 Date and Time Ch1 Ch2 Ch3 Export Data to CSV File Print Print Preview Figure 28 Data Table Context Menu TechnologSoft 57 Printing Reports on Schedu
14. as exceeded the allowable limit Project Device3 Channeli 18 11 2014 14 48 20 18 11 2014 14 48 35 ini 18 11 2014 14 50 25 Administrator The temperature at the control point 1 has exceeded the allowable limit Project Device3 Channel 1 18 11 2014 16 55 34 18 11 2014 17 02 20 iini Figure 23 Alarm Log 46 TechnologSoft Loss of Communication with Devices In the communication mode each parameter receives new values from the data source The data source is typically a device For various reasons the communication with the devices can be disrupted for example the loss of device power break or interference in the communication line and others The TCS reveals the loss of communication with data sources and reports it to the operator as well as logging the loss of communication This occurs as follows If within a time period defined by the administrator the parameter fails to receive a new value from the data source the TCS generates a communication event regarding this parameter At the same time this alarm sounds through the built in speaker of PC system unit and external speakers if they are connected to the PC sound card Also a communication dialog box will appear on top of all windows The frame of the dialog will be flashing drawing the attention of the operator The dialog box contains a list of parameters which have loss of communication The list contains the names of parameters time of start
15. ation will appear If the status bar is disabled it can be turned on using the View Status Bar menu 26 TechnologSoft Starting the Software To start the TechnologSoft program use the menu command Start All Programs gt TERA gt TechnologSoft TechnologSoft After starting the main program window will open Figure 3 At first start the program may display a message that it is impossible to connect to the database And in the status bar the indicator of connection with database will be red This situation can occur in two cases 1 If the database Firebird is on the same computer as the TechnologSoft program but it is not yet installed is not configured or is not running In this case it is necessary to install configure or run the Firebird please refer to Administrator s Manual 2 If the database is on another computer In this case it is necessary to check and change the settings of the configuration database please refer to Administrators Manual Once the connection to the database is restored the indicator in the status bar changes color to green The program is ready for operation Log in to the program please refer to the User Login Logout section of the manual and open or create a new project TechnologSoft 27 User Login Logout To enter the program run the User Login command in the Main Menu This command opens a dialog for authorization which is shown in Figure 15 Enter a user nam
16. cation log Time of the event and the operator who was on duty when the event occurred are always saved The loss of communication log can be opened by selecting the Tools Loss of Communication Log menu The log window will appear on the screen Figure 25 When you open the log the list of loss of communication events for the current day will be automatically loaded To see a list of events for different time specify the time range and then click Load The time range is selected similarly to the TCS event log The log contains the following information o Parameter with loss of communication Date and time of communication fail Operator on duty when the fail occurred Time of fail acknowledgement Operator who performed the acknowledgment Time of communication restoration Operator on duty when the communication was restored OO000 0 0 TechnologSoft 49 0 00 00 November2014 Br Cp Ur Mr C6 Bc 28 29 30 31 1 2 456 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 4 5 6 7 Tadaw 18 11 2014 From 18 11 2014 00 00 00 0 19 11 2014 00 00 00 Days 7 Days Parameter Acknowledged Cleared Date and Time User Date and Time User Date and Time User Project Device3 Channel1 Project Device3 Channel2 Project Device3 Channel3 18 11 2014 15 00 24 Administrator 18 11 2014 15 00 24 Administrator 18 11 2014 15 00 24 Administrator Figure 25 Loss
17. e and password in the dialog box and then press Login If data is entered correctly the dialog closes and the status bar shows the name of the current user User Login Figure 15 User Login The User field in the dialog box is designed as a drop down list This makes it possible to enter a user name from the keyboard or select it from the list The list contains all the users in the database NOTE After installing the program there is only one user Administrator The password for this user by default is admin This user is used for administration of user rights and program settings WARNING It is strongly recommended to change the password of Administrator in order to avoid unauthorized access to the database and malicious actions that can be performed even unintentionally To exit the program run the User Logout command in the Main Menu After that the Login failed line will show in the status line 28 TechnologSoft To change the user log in again A user can be changed at any time without interrupting the control of the current process TechnologSoft 29 Changing a user password Any user can change his password on his own In addition the password of any user can be changed by the user with administrative user rights please refer to Administrator s Manual To change the password the user must log into the program and run the User Change Password command in the Main Menu The Authorization Ch
18. e computer and devices continuous operation of a special program archive module and is used in cases where process technology is continuously monitored or there is a need for operational archiving or devices do not support archiving The second one is used in cases where there is no way to ensure constant communication between the computer and devices or there is a need for duplication of information for greater reliability A software archive is formed by continuous communication with devices and recording the current values in the archive database lt provides operational update of data in the archive and does not require from devices to support the archiving function Moreover a software archive does not depend on the device settings and has its own highly flexible configuration However a software archive is completely dependent on the stable link with the devices In case of loss of communication or computer failure current readings do not fall into the archive database and so called gaps areas of time with no data will appear A hardware archive is maintained by the device and stored in its internal memory This is a more reliable way to archive because the data is always saved until the device is turned on The gaps have much smaller probability of appearing than in the software archive There is also no need for constant communication between computer and devices However the hardware archive should be read from time to time and stored in
19. ear Double click on this indicator will open a window with a list of active alarms Alarm condition is tied to a particular parameter and if the parameter is displayed in the group then when the alarm condition is violated its value will be displayed in Alarm Color 1 All events appearance acknowledgment and cancel of alarm are written in the alarm log Time of the event and the operator who was on duty when the alarm occurred are always saved The only exception is hardware acknowledgment In this case only time of the alarm is written in 44 TechnologSoft the alarm log operator is not written On this basis it can be determined how the alarm was acknowledged by software or hardware If hardware acknowledgment is supported the software acknowledgment can be disabled In this case when an alarm and acknowledgment dialog appear the operator can click Acknowledge and thus close the dialog box but this event will not be recorded in the alarm log Event acknowledgment will be logged only if it is the hardware acknowledgment Alarm log can be opened by selecting the Tools Alarm Log menu Alarm log window will appear on the screen Figure 23 When the alarm log opens the list of alarms for the current day will be automatically loaded To see a list of alarms for different time specify the range of time and then click Load The time range is selected similarly to the TCS event log The log for each alarm has the following informati
20. eck box will open Figure 16 In the dialog box enter the current password to make sure that the user of the computer is the one who is logged into the program After entering the password click OK If the correct password is entered the dialog closes Authorization Check Figure 16 Authorization Check If user authorization is successfully validated the Change Password dialog box will open This dialog is shown in Figure 17 30 TechnologSoft r Figure 17 Change Password In the dialog box enter the new password twice and click OK If the entered passwords are the same then the dialog box will close and the message about the successful password will appear TechnologSoft 31 Loading a Project To start monitoring a desired object load a corresponding project from the database However first it is necessary to log into the program please refer to the User Login Logout section of the manual The project is a configuration that describes the connection of devices controlled parameters used types of data view configuration backup alarm conditions and others To open a project select the Project Open command Figure 4 or use the corresponding toolbar 1 At the same time it is possible to open only one project Therefore if it is necessary to go to another project first close the current project and then load the second one Close the project by using the Project Exit command Figu
21. ed type of data view for the current group It can be a graph a data table a mnemonic or a control page To select a group click on it The selected group is highlighted in a special color 18 TechnologSoft Use the View Menu or toolbar buttons to select the type of data view For a mnemonic press the M button For a graph press the button For a data table use the amp button And to go to a control page use the button Mnemonic To switch to a mnemonic select the View Mnemonic menu or press the appropriate toolbar button It will show a mnemonic for the current group Figure 11 Each group can have its own mnemonic wherein the same mnemonic can be assigned to multiple groups To see the mnemonic for another group select the desired group TechnologSoft 19 T1 32 1 C T2 32 1 C T3 32 C T4 32 C T5 32 1 C Figure 11 Example of Mnemonic Graph To switch to a graph select the View Graph menu or press the appropriate toolbar button The example of the graph is shown in Figure 3 The graph always has the X axis the axis of time The Y axis axis of values can be several depending on the settings But only the axes with attached parameters are displayed The Y axis may have unlimited number of parameters 20 TechnologSoft The symbols show the parameters of the current group which are selected for display on the graph When you change the group the parameters of the new groups
22. event list is dynamically updated to match the current filter The event list can be sorted by any column of the table To sort the events left click on the column header Another click on the header of that column changes the sort direction Some events can have long descriptions Therefore for ease of viewing detailed information on specific event double click on the line with the event of interest lt will open a dialog box with information about this event Figure 21 TechnologSoft 41 Date and Time 18 11 2014 11 33 05 User Administrator Action Save project Description Demo Figure 21 Dialog with information about event 42 TechnologSoft Alarms and Emergencies While working in the data collection mode all alarm conditions specified in the configuration are analyzed f any condition is violated then the TCS generates an alarm event At the same time the alarm sounds through the built in speaker of PC system unit and external speakers if they are connected to the PC sound card Also a dialog box of alarm acknowledgement will appear on top of all windows The frame of the dialog will be flashing drawing the attention of the operator The Alarm acknowledgement dialog contains a list of active alarms and cannot be closed until the operator acknowledges all alarms whether the alarm has been removed or not Acknowledge the alarm by pressing the Acknowledge button Each alarm is acknowledged separatel
23. iew Archive select the period of time on the Archive panel and switch the Hardware Archive radio button At the same time the Read From Device button will appear right from the radio button Attention If data collection is not running the Read From Device button will be inactive Then select the group and click the Read From Device button which will open a dialog box with information about the progress of the query Figure 19 Loading data from the device is quite a lengthy process and can take several minutes The duration of this procedure depends on the interval time and the archiving period specified in the device At the end of the process the dialog box with the result will appear If successful the software will prompt to display the downloaded data in a form that is currently selected graph or data table In case of failure it will report about the error because of which it was not possible to obtain data TechnologSoft 37 Figure 19 Dialog with information about the progress of the query 38 TechnologSoft Event Log All events which the TCS generates are stored in the database for further processing The list of events can be viewed by selecting the Tools User s Event Log menu A dialog box of user s event log will appear Figure 20 TechnologSoft Time Range 11 31 00 Bicromsing siam log From 18 11 2014 11 31 00 Z Browsing the user s event log V j November 2014 ro EA Y Config
24. in window displays the data as a graph with the parameters according to the current settings of the control group In this case these are the same four parameters which are in the group One of the graph channels is off so we only see three graphs The first two channels of the graph are attached to the Temperature axis and the remaining two channels to the Humidity axis therefore both axes are displayed 11 TechnologSoft Control Groups S 9 9 El are 4 b A A aunjerladula PLoS ERET TL CVECCL beZ 60 22 21 BEEZ 20 12 21 9E 02 cL v0 02 21 EE 6LZL 20 61 Z1 bE BbZb BS 2b Zb 8c4Vel 2g3Vcl 93 91 z 1 PITA ECSV CL TSP VC v e o 3o 7 Menu In igure 3 TCS Mai F 12 TechnologSoft Main Menu The Main Menu is located at the top of the program window Depending on the program mode the menu may vary Project Menu The Project Menu Figure 4 contains the basic operations of the project as well as the print commands The list of available commands in this menu is presented in Table 1 Project Close Save Ctrl S Project Ed A Save as O New Ctrl N g Open Ctrl O amp Print Ctrl P Print Preview Close Print Setup Print Setup Page Setup Exit Exit a b Figure 4 Project Menu Table 1 List of Project Menu Commands Command Description New Creates a new project Open Opens
25. king on the graph area The cursor is a vertical line with a time stamp and windows which contain the values for each channel at that time Windows with values can be moved with the mouse 22 TechnologSoft t2 8 C Temperature an o0 o Q3 eo e de to tn Restore 01 10 14 18 03 56 01 10 14 20 17 56 01 10 14 22 31 55 02 10 14 00 45 54 02 10 14 02 59 53 02 10 14 05 13 53 02 10 14 07 27 52 02 10 14 09 41 51 02 10 14 11 55 50 02 10 14 14 09 49 02 10 14 16 23 49 02 10 14 23 05 46 03 10 14 01 19 46 03 10 14 05 47 44 03 10 14 08 01 43 03 10 14 10 15 42 Figure 13 Cursor on the Graph The cursor can be moved left right with the mouse To remove the cursor right click on it and select Remove Cursor in the context menu Data Table To switch to a data table select the View Table menu or press the appropriate toolbar button The data table will show as many columns as parameters in the current group are selected to display in the data table Each parameter corresponds to a column The number of rows will be limited by either the maximum number of rows or a period of time TechnologSoft 23 The most recent data will be in the top line The oldest is at the bottom When new data is added the new line will be at the top and the last line will be removed at the bottom Control Page The Control Page is designed for remote control of devices Each group has a list
26. l alarms Messages about general alarms are sent with the delay that is specified by the administrator This delay gives for the operator to respond to the alarm If the operator acknowledges all alarms before the delay expires the message will not be sent In addition there is a Minimum SMS Pause for general alarms In this parameter administrator specifies the delay time before sending messages about general level of alarms In other words the general alarm message may be sent only once no SMS message has been sent within the predetermined time 52 TechnologSoft Also the administrator sets the number of SMS repetitions for the active unacknowledged alarms and the interval between repetitions The SMS regarding new alarms and repeated messages about current unacknowledged alarms are only sent for general level of alarms Messages about alarm acknowledgement and cancellation are not sent Messages of active alarms that have been acknowledged by the operator are not sent Messages of unacknowledged alarms that have already been canceled are not sent either The SMS text of the general alarm will contain the name of the project the time of message creation the number of active unacknowledged alarms and codes of these alarms The text of repeated messages will contain the same information as well as the number of repetition TechnologSoft 53 SMS Delivery The TCS supports the function of SMS delivery with the values of critical p
27. le Automatic printing reports on a schedule is done by print module and configured using the printing tasks by administrator please refer to Administrator Manual 58 TechnologSoft Data Export The TCS supports the export of data in a delimited text file format CSV Data is exported by operator s demand or automatically on a schedule Data Export by Operator s Demand Data can be exported from both the data table of real time and the data table of history To export the data select the Table type of data view View Table menu command call the context menu of the table Figure 28 and select Export Data to CSV File This will open a standard dialog box for file saving where the program prompt to enter a file name select its location on the disk and click Save Data Export on Schedule Automatic data export on a schedule is done by data export module Export data tasks are configured by the administrator please refer to Administrator Manual TechnologSoft 59 Records The TCS allows operators to save the records in the event log This ability is provided to actions and events that cannot be fixed automatically but will be useful in the subsequent analysis of historical data To log the record select the Tools Make Record to Log command in the main menu This will open a dialog box that is shown Figure 29 E New User Message 18 11 2014 jv 15 t11 Administrator Technological record j
28. mber 2014 gt 4 November 2014 gt Mn Br Cp Ur Mr C6 Bc ln Br Cp Ur Mr C6 Bc 2 30 123 4 5 29301 2 3 4 5 6 738 9 10 11 12 6 778 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 27 28 29 30 31 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C Today 18 11 2014 C Today 18 11 2014 o Software Archive Hardware Archive Jpen user s event loc Load Break Report Figure 18 Archive Toolbar Once the loading process is completed the archive for the current group will be shown To see the archive for another group select the desired group and then click Load The archive can be represented as a graph or a data table Select it by using commands of the View Menu or by pressing the l and E toolbar buttons To exit from the Archive View mode use the Archive Close menu command After that the TCS will return to the previous data view 36 TechnologSoft Loading Hardware Archive To view the hardware archive it is necessary to read the data directly from the device and store it in the database After that the data will be available for viewing independently of the connection with the device To load the data from the device and store it in the database there should be connection with the device So make sure that the data collection is started please refer to the Starting the Software section of the manual Next go to the Archive View mode Tools V
29. of Communication Log 18 11 2014 15 00 51 Administrator 18 11 2014 15 00 51 Administrator 18 11 2014 15 00 51 Administrator 18 11 2014 15 05 57 Administrator 18 11 2014 15 05 57 Administrator 18 11 2014 15 05 57 Administrator The list can be sorted by any column of the table To sort the events left lick on the column header Double click on the same column header changes the sort direction 50 TechnologSoft SMS Alarm The SMS alarm system is another function of the TCS for more reliable control of the process and rapid response of staff to emergencies This tool allows you to organize the delivery of messages about emergence acknowledgment and cancellation of alarms to specified phones The length of the message in the SMS alarm module is limited to one SMS The maximum length of SMS is 70 characters If the message has more than 70 characters the end of the message will be truncated An SMS alarm module and GSM modem are required for SMS alarm operation The Administrator configures SMS alarm please refer to Administrator Manual During configuration of the TCS administrator specifies a list of alarms for SMS Alarms that were not included in this list will not be sent by SMS There are two levels of SMS alarms general and critical alarms All other alarms that are not marked as critical are considered as general alarms Critical Alarms Every critical alarm is processed separately and immediately by SMS A separate
30. on Alarm name Alarm Parameter Alarm date and time Operator on duty when the alarm occurred Time of alarm acknowledgement Operator who performed the acknowledgment if the operator is not specified it means that the alarm has been acknowledged by hardware Time of alarm cancellation o Operator on duty when the alarm was cancelled OO000 0 0 O TechnologSoft 45 The list of loaded alarms displays alarms in green color which have already been cancelled Highlighted in red are those alarms that are still active Alarm list can be sorted by any column of the table To sort the events left click on the column header Double click on the same column header changes the sort direction 17 11 2014 00 00 00 November2014 gt Mn Br Cp Ur Mr C6 Bc 22 28 29 30 31 1 2 iHour iD 34567 10 11 12 13 14 8 Hours 3 Days Till Now 12Hows 7Days 20 11 2014 00 00 00 Toadaw 18 11 201 Appeared Acknowledged Cleared Parameter Date and Time Date and Time Date and Time User The temperature at the control point 1 has exceeded the allowable limit Project Device3 Channel 1 17 11 2014 12 43 20 18 11 2014 14 48 10 lini 17 11 2014 14 48 20 Administrator The temperature at the control point 1 has exceeded the allowable limit Project Device3 Channeli 18 11 20148 21 12 18 11 2014 14 48 20 ini 18 11 20149 38 31 Administrator The temperature at the control point 1 h
31. on Example of the user record Figure 29 Logging a Record Dialog Box 60 TechnologSoft On the dialog enter a description of events or actions The timestamp is automatically set to the current time but it can be changed if it is a record of some past event After entering the description click OK and the record will be saved in the log To view previously saved records open the event log please refer to Event Log
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33. re 4 Once the project is loaded start communication using the Start button on the toolbar From this moment the TCS receives data in real time and displays them in a form that is currently selected by the user To stop communication press the Stop button on the toolbar a Attention After the computer restarts the TCS does not start automatically The user must personally launch a program log in open the project and start communication It applies only to TechnologSoft client Archive module starts automatically 32 TechnologSoft TCS Operating Modes Real Time Mode Real time mode is the main mode of the TCS In this mode all types of data view are available and the most recent data are displayed Device remote control is also possible After the launch the TCS goes automatically to real time mode Archive View Mode Archive view mode is designed to analyze the accumulated data print reports and read hardware archive In this mode the data is available in the form of data tables and graphs To switch to the archive view mode run the Tools View Archive Figure 9 menu command To exit the archive view mode run the Archive Close command After that the TCS goes to the real time mode In this mode the Archive toolbar is available Figure 18 TechnologSoft 33 Working with Archive Archive Types There are two types of archive software and hardware The first one means a constant connection between th
34. so as to select the optimal ratio of displayed information and its place on the work area If the group panel is closed it can be opened through the View Toolbars and Docking Windows Control Groups menu The group panel contains control groups The control group further the group is a logical set of control parameters and their display in different types of data views Each group has a name a mnemonic and a set of parameters and further parameters According to the setting group parameters can be viewed directly in a group window in a graph in a data table or in a control page Each parameter can be displayed in only one type of data view for example in a graph and in all types at once The same parameter can be included in several different groups The values of the parameters in the group window are displayed in different colors depending on the situation If everything is OK it is displayed in Normal color If the point is an active alarm it is displayed in Alarm color 1 If there is a connection problem with a device it is Alarm color 2 If an upper or lower parameter value is violated then it is Alarm color 3 or Alarm color 4 respectively All the above mentioned colors are set by the administrator In each group the administrator can configure a list of parameters which values can be changed remotely please refer to the Control Page section of the manual Types of Data View The work area of the window displays the select
35. to the data in the graph area It is also possible to move the graph by right clicking If the cursor is over the graph area the offset will be made on all axes If the cursor is over a particular axis the offset will occur only on this axis TechnologSoft 21 If there is any manipulation with the graph movement or scaling on the X axis dynamic offset on the axis of time will stop It means that a graph displays a static picture In the lower area of the graph the Restore button will appear By clicking on it you can return to the original position i e restore the scale on all axes and the dynamic offset on the axis of time Sometimes graphics can pile up on one another and it is difficult to determine the channels Therefore it is possible to turn off any of the channels temporarily To do this hover over the area of symbols then there will be the gt gt pop up button Clicking this button expands the area of symbols and displays a radio button beside each channel This button determines whether this channel will be displayed or not There is another way to quickly turn off all graph channels except one For this purpose double click on the desired parameter of the current group As a result the graph will display only one channel corresponding to the selected parameter To quickly turn on all group channels double click on the group name For a detailed analysis of the data it is possible to set the cursor Figure 13 by double clic
36. uration 7 Control Br Cp Ur Mr C6 Bc toon V Logout Making record to the user s event lo V Open project 18 11 2014 11 31 46 18 11 2014 11 32 50 18 11 2014 11 33 05 18 11 2014 11 33 13 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 33 35 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 33 56 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 34 01 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 34 10 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 34 12 18 11 2014 11 36 17 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 36 32 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 37 53 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 39 19 Administrator 18 11 2014 11 41 21 Administrator Figure 20 User s Event Log When the dialog box is opened the list of events for the current day is automatically loaded 40 TechnologSoft To see the list of events for a different time specify the desired time range and then click Load The time range is selected as follows First select the date and time since which to show event then select time range between the buttons 1 Hour 8 Hours 12 Hours 1 Day 3 Days 7 Days To see the list of events which start from the chosen date and time to the present press the Till Now button The log for each event has the following information o Event date and time o User at that time o Type of action o Description of action There is a list in the right part of the window to filter events by type In this list it is necessary to select the types of desired events When any type of event is selected or deselected the
37. y This ensures that the operator will be informed about all the alarms Alarm message includes the name the parameter for which alarm will be triggered and the time of an emergency If the alarm had been cancelled before it was acknowledged by the operator there will be also the time of cancel in the dialog box but the dialog will still be expected for the operator to acknowledge the alarm The example of alarm acknowledgement dialog with one alarm in the list is shown in Figure 22 When all alarms are acknowledged the dialog box automatically closes and the audible alarm will turn off TechnologSoft 43 Active Alarms 1of1 ls ei The temperature at the control 1 has exceeded the allowable limit Project 8 Channel Device Channel 1 Appeared 18 11 2014 14 48 20 Figure 22 Alarm Acknowledgement Dialog Alarm acknowledgement through the dialog box is called software acknowledgement Some devices also support hardware acknowledgement i e alarm acknowledgment from the device keyboard In this case the same alarm message can be acknowledged either by hardware or software If the alarm is acknowledged by hardware software acknowledgement is not required and the dialog box will close without operator if there are no more alarms in the list which require acknowledgment When an alarm occurs the corresponding indicator will appear in the status bar When all alarms are cancelled the indicator will disapp
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