Re: [foxboro] Automation of upload/checkpoint/save_all at sites with IACC

Terry,

What a great idea.  Have the upload function generate a fresh
checkpoint and then work directly from the checkpoint file.

Hmm....  I don't know about the leasing part though....

Cheers,

Kevin

On 10/30/08, Doucet, Terrence <tdoucet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kevin,
>
>  True, all the good tuning values, alarm settings, etc are right there in the 
> checkpoint file.  All the stuff that takes 4-5 hours to extract from the 
> CP270 using the UPLOAD function is right there in this file.
>
>  So what we really need is for Invensys to make the UPLOAD tool operate on 
> the checkpoint file instead of being a low priority task query into the CP 
> itself. We do not want to increase the priority since the CP's main job is to 
> control our plants. So take the UPLOAD function off-line. In the new super 
> fast AW's this would likely take seconds to extract the data from the 
> checkpoint file and poke it into the configuration database.
>
>  If they follow the Wonderware concept they can lease the tool on a yearly 
> basis per CP. Invensys makes money and the users are happy because their CP's 
> are not tied up for four hours per week.
>
>  Terry Doucet, Eng.
>
>
>  la part de Kevin Fitzgerrell
>  Envoyé : October 29, 2008 10:54 PM
>  À : foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Objet : Re: [foxboro] Automation of upload/checkpoint/save_all at sites with 
> IACC
>
>
>  One minor note - uploads do not affect the checkpoint file.
>  Checkpoints always have setpoint changes, alarm settings, tuning
>  parameters, etc. that are current as of the date/time of the
>  checkpoint.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Kevin FitzGerrell
>
>
>
>
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