Hi list, Patrick, thanks for the flowers. You wrote about the IAConnect OPC server: >It directly addresses the low-level Object Manager [,,,] That's correct but it's important to understand it uses legal calls and no "back doors" or undocumented stuff. <advertising> It's just an OPC Server based on I/A series OM calls with native SSC support, independent of FoxAPI or AIMAPI installations and runs on all Windows based IA machines (NT, XP or Server 2003, latest OM quickfixes required). The IAConnect OPC server works withy dynamic OM lists and handles them properly and efficiently for write and read access to the IA series variables (connectable or non connectable). </advertising> If anyone is interested I'd be glad to redirect your questions, requests or issues to the appropriate person in our german organization. Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen Marcel Sieling Senior Application Consultant Invensys Systems GmbH Emanuel-Leutze-Str. 11 D-40547 Düsseldorf T: +49 (0)211 5966 302 F: +49 (0)163 99 5966 302 M: +49 (0)163 5966 302 E: marcel.sieling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.ips.invensys.com Geschäftsführer: Harald Konermann, Hartmut Wallraf - Amtsgericht Düsseldorf - HRB 37252 Hauptsitz der Firma: Emanuel-Leutze-Str.11, 40547 Düsseldorf, Germany -----Original Message----- From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of foxpat Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 8:03 AM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [foxboro] Supervisory control Andriny We use Supervisory Setpoint Sontrol with the IAconnect OPC server (Invensys Germany software). The IAconnect OPC is specifically designed to handle the SSC mechanism and does this without any problems (1 applic, for 1 year, zero problems). It directly addresses the low-level Object Manager and therefore does not require AIM* and performance is FAST! Using AIM*OPC is possible but is much more complex to setup. We decided not to go that route as we've heard IAconnect was very simple to implement. (which proved to be absolutly true). The standard FoxDoc includes the SSC documentation which describes the SSC mechanism (don't have access to that here, so don't know the exact doc. Number). The IAconnect manual describes how to implement the IAconnect. I had this running on a AW70 integrator V7.1 for test and used some home-made visual basic programs to read/write IA blocks, including SSC (PIDA). Highly recommended! Kind regards, Patrick Martens Total Raff. Ned. NV. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Andriny Bt Rusman (R&T/PETH) Verzonden: vrijdag 21 november 2008 4:38 Aan: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Onderwerp: [foxboro] Supervisory control All, I have a question on the Supervisory Control. I'm using Foxboro v7.1.1 & wants to implement advanced controls which will require an external controller to write to the existing PIDE controllers. I know you can set the SUPOPT = 1 and this enables writing SPT from external (in this case, via OPC), but I heard this way is fraught with problems. Can someone confirm this? Best regards, Andriny Rusman Advanced Process Control Engineer, PETRONAS email: andriny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail and any associated files are intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Further, this e-mail and any associated files may be confidential and further may be legally privileged. This email is from the Invensys Process Systems business unit of Invensys plc which is a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Portland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5BF (Registered number 166023). For a list of European legal entities within the Invensys Process Systems business group, please click here http://www.invensys.com/legal/default.asp?top_nav_id=77&nav_id=80&prev_id=77. If you have received this e-mail in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Thank you for your co-operation. You may contact our Helpdesk on +44 (0)20 7821 3859 / 2105 or email inet.hqhelpdesk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx This e-mail and any attachments thereto may be subject to the terms of any agreements between Invensys (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates) and the recipient (and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates). _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave