Data Collection and Viewing Software User Manual - agm
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1. e a Real Time Data Real Time Recorded Data Data Controller Recorded Data AGM Electronics Page 10 of 23 Click on the Load Data Button to retrieve data from the Data Controller for viewing Select Load Data from Data Controller Load Data from Data Controller Load Data from File Continue Cancel c Click on Continue The Data Viewer will start retrieving recorded data from the Data Controller When done the progress dialog box will close and the recorded data displayed gt Use the scroll bar to scroll through up to 1 days worth of data AGM Electronics Page 11 of 23 4 5 Viewing Previously Recorded Data Two types of recorded data are available for viewing with the Data Viewer The first type of recorded data is the data that was recorded by the Data Viewer program while viewing Real Time Data The second type of recorded data is the data that was recorded by the Data Controller then retrieved by this Data Viewer program To view previously recorded data you must first select which type of recorded data you wish to view Click on View button then select one of the following from the menu lf you want to view the data collected when viewing Real Time Data select Real Time Recorded Data Then go to 4 6 1 lf you want to view the data recorded in the Data Controller and previously retrieved by this program select Data Controller Recorded Data Then go to 4 6 22. 12 4 2 1 af FE a wa 2 A 5 284 29 30 n 1 4 A a gt C Today 9 5 2012 AGM Electronics Page 14 of 23 5 Reports The Data Viewer program has the ability to produce a report containing common calculations from the recorded data such as Minimum Analog Value Maximum Analog Value Average Analog Value Integrated Total Derived from an Analog Value Count of Open to Closed transitions for Digital I O Total Count from Counters To access the reports right click on the Graphic Display Page then select Reports and Data Exporting JI Data Viewer Reports amp Data Exporting o Gaines Measurement 8 28 2012 3 09 57 PM Until 8 28 2012 5 05 15 PM Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Number of Days Any Date Time Range Tuesday August 28 2012 lt Calculate Report Export Data to CSV File Analogs Min Max Average Total Natural Gas 21 211 75 42 525 50 28 319 83 SCFH 108 91 Steam 14 985 00 30 006 00 19 993 88 PPH Temperature 399 02 750 14 516 21 Degrees _ Presure 149 61 are Edit Analog Report Settings Print Preview Status Start Status a Print Digital In 1 Open Clos Digital In 2 Open Open Select the Date Range for the Report AGM Electronics Page 15 of 23 Select the Starting Date Date Selection will use the following Daily and Weekly Text box that pops up a calendar to select starting date Monthly Two drop down list boxes that
3. Controller to be used over the Internet is beyond the scope of this document AGM Electronics Page 7 of 23 4 3 The first time you use the Data Viewer program or if the address of the Data Controller has been modified 1 Start the Data Viewer program 2 Right click anywhere on the screen x Select Program Settings JN Gata Viewer Data Viewer Data Viewer Settings pemiection Settings a Connection Settings ertinn VINIS CUDI 192 168 0 251 URL or IP Address HTTP Port Number 60 FTP Port Number 21 admin admin password password Real Time Data Settings 05 Update Interval Minutes Select Location to Store Recorded Data Save Changes Cancel Direct or Local Connection Internet Connection If direct or local area network the IP Address HTTP Port Number FTP Port Number should match the settings in the Data Controller Passive FTP Connection should be unchecked lf connecting over the Internet the URL or IP Address should match the Internet IP address or URL If a Gateway is used the HTTP Port Number and FTP Port Number should match the TCP port numbers that have been defined in the Gateway and may not necessarily match the settings in the Data Controller In both cases the ID and Password must match the values set in the Data Controller Click on Save Changes to save the modified network settings AGM Elect
4. Data in the Report Export Data Button Exports Data from the selected range to a CSV file Options Menu 4 Data Viewer Reports amp Data Exporting Gaines Measurement 8 28 2012 3 09 57 PM Until 8 28 2012 5 05 15 PM Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Number of Days Any Date Time Range boda i Tuesday August 28 2012 Natural Gas Steam Temperature Presure Digital In 1 Digital In 2 Right Click to display menu and select menu option Used for Modifying How Analog Data is Displayed and Printing Report Area AGM Electronics Page 19 of 23 Min 21 211 75 14 985 00 399 02 149 61 Status Start Open Open Calculate Report Export Data to CSV File ATralogs Max Average Total 42 525 50 28 319 83 SCFH 108 91 30 006 00 19 993 88 PPH 750 14 516 21 Degrees 300 18 Edit Analog Report Settings Digitals Print Preview Print 7 3 Data Viewer Settings Address Setting Sets the address where the Data Controller is located You may enter either an IP address e g 192 168 0 251 or if a domain name has been assigned the domain name or URL e g something com HTTP Port Number Normally the HTTP port should be set to 80 however when used with Gateways and other devices the HTTP port number may set to a different value FTP Port Number Normally the FTP port should be set to 21 however when used with Gateways and other devices the FTP port number may set to
5. Store Recorded Data Cancel AGM Electronics Page 20 of 23 7 4 Analog Report Settings Use Percentage of Full Scale When selected all analog I O values will be normalized to a percentage of full scale when performing report calculations This can be useful when comparing multiple inputs with widely different engineering ranges Use Engineering Units Report Calculations are performed and displayed in Engineering Units Enable Totals The Data Viewer can integrate analog I O values to create a total value This total while meaningless for some types of analog signals can be useful for flow measurements to estimate a total value For example a flow measurement in Gallons per Minutes GPM can be totalized to provide an estimate of the total number of gallons il iia a aii When using percentage this totalization is fixed at 1 count 100 for 1 minute When using engineering units the following additional settings are provided to allow the totalization to be calculated Analog I O Selection Box When using engineering units each analog I O value can use different settings for totalization Select the analog I O here before modifying any of the Totals Calculation settings Enable Enables or disables the total calculation for the selected Analog I O value If unchecked the total will not be calculated nor displayed for the selected Analog I O value Engineering Units Selects the time base used to calculate the
6. a different value Passive FTP Connection For most cases this box should remain unchecked If however the Data Controller is on the Internet and you have a firewall between the computer running the Data Viewer and the Internet you may need to check this box NOTE The Data Viewer program will attempt to connect to the Data Controller using both Passive and Active mode and remember the setting if a successful connection is made Initial connection may take up to 3 minutes to successfully connect User ID and Password _ Enter the user ID and password for the Data Controller Default User ID is admin and password is password Update Interval for Real Time Data Viewing Controls how frequently the Data Controller is polled for data Range 0 60 minutes 0 Continuous Polling Selects Location for Saved Data Files In order to provide historical viewing of data recorded from the Data Controller the Data Viewer program stores multiple files on your computer The default location is AGM Electronics Data Viewer folder located in My Documents If you wish to change the location where these files are stored click this button and select the folder to use Data Vier Settings Connection Settings ORL or iPAddressS 192 168 0 251 HTTP Port Mwober 60 FTP Port Number Passive FTP Connection ID admin Password password Real Tip Data Settings Upda Interval 05 Minutes Select Location to
7. lev Real Time Data Real Time Recorded Data Data Controller Recorded Data AGM Electronics Page 12 of 23 4 5 1 Viewing Previously Recorded Real Time Recorded Data Click on the Load Data Button Site names are used to identify a Data Controllers Each Data Controller in a system must have a unique Site Name That Site Name will be retrieved from the Data Controller and used to identify the data collected from that specific Data Controller Select the Date to View Bold calendar dates are dates that contain data Select Continue to View the Selected Data a 4 AGM Electronics inc Data Cor v August 2012 gt Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat a SS ai 1 2 4 Sy S 2 1 a 5 6 F B n A ae Se 282 29 30 31 1 C5 AGM Electronics Page 13 of 23 4 5 2 Viewing Previously Retrieved Data Controller Recorded Data Click on the Load Data Button Si Nic a Select the Site to View Site names are used to identify a Data Controllers Each Data Controller in a system must have a unique Site Name That Site Name will be retrieved from the Data Controller and used to identify the data collected from that specific Data Controller Select the Date to View Bold calendar dates are dates that contain data gt Select Continue to View the Selected Data Select Recorded Data Load Data from Data Controller Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 29 30 31 1 3 5 6 7 8 gt 10 H
8. select the month and year Yearly Drop down list boxes that select the year Number of Days Text box that pops up a calendar to select starting date Numeric box that sets the number of days in the report Any Date Time Range Text box that pops up a calendar to select starting date Time Selection box to select starting time Text box that pops up a calendar to select ending date Time Selection box to select ending time c Calculate the Report To print the report or modify how the Analog values are calculated right click on the report and select one of the options from the menu AGM Electronics Page 16 of 23 6 Exporting Data The Data Viewer program stores its data in XML data files organized by the Site Name and Date These files may be accessed by programs that can read XML files For other programs the Data Viewer can export the data to a Comma Delimited File CSV which can be read by most spreadsheet programs The same screen used for displaying reports is also used for selecting the data to export To access this screen right click on the Graphic Display Page then select Reports and Data Exporting ih Cats winnie Geren Llame jda j Aa The following reports page will pop up 4 Data Viewer Reports amp Data Exporting Gaines Measurement 8 28 2012 3 09 57 PM Until 8 28 2012 5 05 15 PM Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Number of Days Any Date Time Range Tuesday August 2
9. totals Use per Minute to calculate Gallons from Gallons per Minute per Hour to calculate Gallons from Gallons per Hour per Day to calculate Gallons from Gallons per Day Multiplier Selects or enter any multiplier to use for displaying the total Decimal Point Selects the decimal point for the displayed total Units for Total Enter any text you wish to display after the total value For example if the units of the measured analog I O were in GPM you could enter Gallons here to indicate the total is in Gallons AGM Electronics Page 21 of 23 8 Additional Information 8 1 Scaling on Graphic Display Analog I O data is normalized to 0 and 100 based on the settings contained in the Data Controller Even when you set engineering units in your Data Controller for display or a web page or in recorded data the graphic display will always use O to 100 percent for display If an analog I O value is below zero scale engineering units 0 percent will be used If the analog I O value is above full scale engineering units then 100 percent will be used Digital I O data will be displayed a colored box when the contact is closed and a line when open 8 2 1 0 Labels Labels used to identify all I O are obtained from the Data Controller The Data Viewer program uses the same labels used by the Data Controller s web page 8 3 1 O Available for Real Time Display Only the data displayed on the Data Controllers web page is a
10. 168 0 251 When connecting the Data Controller to an existing network set the Data Controller to use an IP address that is compatible with your network You will use this new IP address to connect to the Data Controller You may need to temporally modify the network settings on your computer to make the IP address change in the Data Controller Once the change is made your can restore your computers network settings to their original settings see the AGM Data Controller User Manual for instructions on setting the IP address 4 2 3 Wide Area Network Internet When using the Data Controllers over the Internet the IP address stored in the Data Controller may not be the same IP address used to access the Data Controller You may also be using HTTP and FTP ports other than 80 and 21 This is due to Gateway and other devices that provide Network Address Translation NAT NAT allows a single public IP address to be shared by multiple devices You may also have a URL e g domain com associated with the site where the Data Controller is located Once the Data Controller has been set up to operate over the Internet and your computer is set up to access the Internet you do not need to modify your computers network settings to use the Data Viewer You will however need to know the Internet IP address or URL for the Data Controller You will also need to know the HTTP and FTP port numbers being used by the Data Controller Setting up the Data
11. 8 2012 Calculate Report gt Export Data to C SV File Analogs lax ota Select the Date Range for the Report select the Starting Date See reports section above for available ranges Export the Data You will be prompted for a file name and location using the standard Windows Save As box The default name of the CSV file will be the Site Name AGM Electronics Page 17 of 23 7 Screen Details 7 1 Graphic Display Screen Status Indicator Shows Site Name and Date of data Analog Data Graph Digital Data Graph Legend Area 1 Text color matches lines in graph 2 Clicking on name will enable disable l i display of selected data N Reports and Data Exporting Program Settings Scroll Bar Scrolls through displayed data Real Time data available for 1 hour Recorded data available for 1 day View Button Selects the type of data viewed Action Button _ N Connects Disconnects or Loads Data Display Buttons Enables Disables display of one type of data Analog Inputs Analog Outputs Digital Inputs or Digital Outputs Options Menu Right Click to display menu and select menu option Used for Accessing Reports Exporting Data and changing Program Settings AGM Electronics Page 18 of 23 7 2 Report Display Screen Status Indicator Shows Site Name and Date of data Date Range Selection Tabs Date and Time Selection Calculate Report Button Updates the
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13. ion 5 Once installed the Data Viewer program will automatically start displaying the following on your screen Click on View to Start Viewing Data 3 Uninstalling Data Viewer To uninstall Data Viewer use Add or Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel AGM Electronics Page 5 of 23 4 Using Data Viewer 4 1 Connect to the Data Controller NOTE If connecting to an existing network and your network Is using the subnet of 192 168 0 xxx then make sure no other device on the network is using 192 168 0 251 before connecting the Data Controller to the network Connect using a crossover cable and modify the IP settings of the Data Controller to an unused IP address before connecting the Data Controller to your network Connecting the PC directly to Data Controller Ethernet Crossover RJ45 Cable Ethernet RJ45 Cables 0 0 2 E Hub Switch gt 4 2 Set Your Computer to Access the Data Controller 4 2 1 Direct Connection The default setting for the Data Controller uses IP address 192 168 0 251 In order to communicate with the Data Controller set your computer to use a static IP address of 192 168 0 1 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 See Windows Help and Support for instructions on modifying your Ethernet Network adapter settings AGM Electronics Page 6 of 23 4 2 2 Local Area Network The default setting for the Data Controller uses IP address 192
14. j AGM Solutions Through Synergy Electronics DATA VIEWER Data Collection and Viewing Software User Manual Manual Rev A O Box 32227 Tucson AZ 85751 USA Ph 520 722 aa Fax 520 722 1045 support agmelectronics com Communicator Data Collection and Viewing Software User Manual Manual Rev A Preface The AGM Data Viewer is an easy to use data collection and viewing program for use with the Data Controller Features Real Time Monitoring and Recording of Analog and Digital Signals Downloading of Data Recorded in the Data Controller Graphic Viewing of Real Time or Recorded Analog and Digital Data Minimum Maximum Average and Integrated Total Report for Analog Data Count of Open to Closed Transitions Report for Digital Inputs Beginning Ending and Total Count Report for Counter Data Automatic Configuration of Program from Configuration in Data Controller NOTE Refer to the Data Controller User Manual or Project Book for other information that is not covered in this manual AGM Electronics Page 2 of 23 Data Viewer Data Collection and Viewing Software User Manual Rev NC Table of Contents ACO aceon cc E E cen cieenedena mene E E E 2 FSIS acess ernesars EE E E E E 2 1 System Requirements cccccceeeceeseceeseeeenecceeeeeeneeeeseeoeneeoeseeoeseeoesesoesesonsesonss 4 2 Software Installation ccsceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeneeeeneecensecenseeensecensecensesensesensesenees 4 3 WhINSTAIIN
15. ments that include user interface data access database connectivity numeric algorithms and network communications Microsoft Net 2 0 Framework also helps to insure system stability over a broad range of Windows Operating Systems and reduces the vulnerability of applications and computers to security threats Screen images used in this manual were selected on a PC running Windows 7 Operating System Therefore screen images may differ Slightly different from those shown in this manual if your PC is using a different version of Windows AGM Electronics Page 4 of 23 4 During installation you may see up to two warning messages indicating the Data Viewer publisher can not be verified Click on Run or Install to complete the installation Publisher cannot be verified The publisher could not be verified Are you sure you want to Are you sure you want to install this application run this software m Name D setup exe Publisher Unknown Publisher Type Application From DA From Hover over the string below to see the full domain DA Name AGM Electronics Data Viewer Unknown Publisher This file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its a publisher You should only run software from publishers you trust While applications from the Internet can be useful they can potentially harm your computer If How can decide what software to un you do not trust the source do not install this software More Informat
16. ronics Page 8 of 23 4 4 Obtaining Data From the Data Controller to View 4 4 1 Viewing Real Time Data 7 Click on the View Button then Select Real Time Data Data e a Real Time Data Real Time Recorded Data Data Controller Recorded Data Click on the Connect Button to Start Viewing and Recording Real Time Data LSE b Ld Gaines Measurement Wednesday September 05 2012 I i ax Temperature Digital In 1 ea a aes aay See ee id a 3 Wait for the Data Viewer program to start retrieving data from the Data Controller NOTE The Data Viewer program retrieves the configuration from the Data Controller prior to retrieving any data Information retrieved include Names of Data Points Units and scaling factors AGM Electronics Page 9 of 23 The Data Viewer will continuously poll the Data Controller for data this indicator will show when data is being updated The green bar will clear when data has been updated and fill up while the Data Viewer waits for data from the Data Controller Use the scroll bar to view data up to 1 hour in the past gt Click on the Disconnect button to disconnect from the Data Controller ih ea Roe x Gaines Measurement Wednesday Septe Updating po Digital In 1 i Digital in 2 4 Real Time Data 4 4 2 Viewing Data Recorded in the Data Controller 7 Click on the View Button then Select Data Controller Recorded Data ee Teen ee
17. vailable for real time display in the Data Viewer See the Data Controller User Manual for instructions on adding values to Data Controllers web page 8 4 Data Files Used The Data Viewer stores data files on your computer to allow historical viewing of data The default location is the folder AGM Electronics Data Viewer which is located in My Documents The following files are saved Site Name Configuraiton agmdvx Contains the configuration information obtained from the Data Controller This includes the I O labels and engineering units Example Main Plant Configuraiton agmdvx Site Name Settings xml Contains the settings used to display Analog I O data ina report Example Main Plant Settings xml AGM Electronics Page 22 of 23 Site Name L yyyy mm dd xml Contains data recorded while viewing Real Time Data in the Data Viewer program yyyy mm dd is the date of the recorded data in the format of year month date Example Main PlantL2012 08 28 xml Site Name R yyyy mm dd xml Contains data recorded in the Data Controller then retrieved by the Data Viewer program yyyy mm dqd is the date of the recorded data in the format of year month date Example Main PlantR2012 08 28 xml AGM Electronics Page 23 of 23
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