Re: [foxboro] Alarm Panel Configurator

The script(s) on the cassandra site for 'makeaatab' may work for you.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boulay, Russ" <russ.boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alarm Panel Configurator


>
> Alan, unfortunately the response from TAC is correct.
> The browse function worked for a short time at I/A version 6.2
> Howvere, special blocks like Sequence Blocks were causing corrupted AAtab
> files when the browse function was used in FoxPanels....The browse 
> function
> was taken away and Foxboro is currently dealing with the issue.
>
> Of note: I tested my AW51F this morning...you should at least get the
> Control Station list when you browse. However, then selecting a specific
> station will produce a "CSA interface error"....
> If you are not getting the list and then the subsequent error, then either
> api or csa is not available to that machine.
>
> Several CARS are currently open against the "CSA interface Error"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> On
> Behalf Of Alan Weldon
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 5:55 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [foxboro] Alarm Panel Configurator
>
> I have a question for the list.  Is there anyone out there using the
> FoxPanels Configurator.  I would like to use the FoxPanel Configuration
> utility to configure Alarm panels rather than having to go in and
> manually edit the LBUGAApan and LBUGAAtab files.  When I attended a
> class in Foxboro, MA the utility worked.  You could choose a panel and
> button and then browse the CSA for the alarm that you wanted to assign
> to the button.  However this feature has never worked on our system.  We
> cannot browse the compounds and blocks from the Alarm Tab dialog box.
> Nothing shows up.  I have tried numerous times to get this function
> operational without any success.  My local Foxboro service person has
> had no success and has been told by TAC that this function has not been
> released yet.
>
>
> I used the function over 2 years ago in Foxboro so I know that can't be
> right.  I talked with Alex Johnson at the ISA show back in October and
> he said it worked.  Is there anyone out there that is using the Alarm
> Panel Configurator rather than editing the tab and pan files manually.
>
>
>
> Just for general information we are running version 7.1 on Sun F boxes.
>
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> Thanks for any help.
>
>
>
> Alan D. Weldon, PE
>
> Sr. Process Control Engineer
>
> Hunt Refining Company
>
> aweldon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> (205) 391-3345
>
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