Re: [foxboro] Iaconnect OPC-Server

Hi Marcel
What's the main advantage of this OPC server over AIM*AT OPC server? does it
have support for A&E standard now?

Regards
Ainuddin Ali
Prai Power Plant

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Sieling, Marcel <
Marcel.Sieling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
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> -----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
>
>
>
>
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