Good question. Wish I had the answer. :) Alex Johnson Invensys Systems, Inc. 10707 Haddington Houston, TX 77043 713.722.2859 (office) 713.722.2700 (switchboard) 713.932.0222 (fax) ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx For the latest information on ArchestrA, go to www.invensys.com/Archestra.html. -----Original Message----- From: Kong, Lih-Shan SARAWAK-EPT-CAO [mailto:Lih-Shan.Kong@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 2:20 AM To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer Alex, what's foxboro's going to do with the recently released OPC Alarms = & Events specs? Best Regards, LS Kong Sr. System Engineer EPT-CAO (Computer Aided Operation) Sarawak Shell Bhd Locked Bag No. 1, 98009 Lutong,=20 Sarawak, Malaysia Tel: +60-85-45 2474 Email: Lih-Shan.Kong@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: "Johnson, Alex (Foxboro)" <ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:55:27 -0400 One note about the packages that attach to the printer port. They cannot pickup the alarm priority. This can be a problem for some applications, e.g., alarm analysis. Only a program written to receive the alarm message directly can get the priority. AIM* is one such. Others may as well, but be aware of the difference. If you want to use a package like AMOplus to do alarm analysis, it will = need that information. The version of AMOplus that we sell can get the = required information from our alarm historians. Hope this is useful. Alex Johnson Invensys Systems, Inc. 10707 Haddington Houston, TX 77043 713.722.2859 (office) 713.722.2700 (switchboard) 713.932.0222 (fax) ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx For the latest information on ArchestrA, go to www.invensys.com/Archestra.html. -----Original Message----- From: Stan Ruth [mailto:Stan_Ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:44 PM To: Foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer List, In the past, we have used a software program (PC Hawk) to capture I/A alarms for long term storage, rather than a printer. Are there any alternatives being used by others with I/A other than this particular program? Stan M. Ruth, P.E. Process Control Engineer Huntsman Performance Products Phone: (409) 723-3966 Pager: (409) 727-0300 - 966 Fax: (409) 724-4650 E-mail: stan_ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxx =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 =20 foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin to unsubscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave =20 ------------------------------ Subject: Re: [foxboro] Time Synchro From: Ajay_Tathgir@xxxxxxx Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:01:22 +0530 If you just do a search for "Time Synchronization" on google, that will give you lots of tools, quite a number being shareware or freeware. As Sylvain said time related service is already running on Unix boxes. And = for NT et al, you can use something known as AboutTime (this can act both as = a time server & time client), and another one is Dimension4. Both can be easily searched through google. Regards Ajay Tathgir Reliance Industries Limited Mumbai - India = =20 <MUGARTET@REPSOLY = =20 PF.COM> To: = <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =20 Sent by: cc: (bcc: Ajay = Tathgir/PFY/PG/RIL) =20 foxboro-bounce@fr Subject: [foxboro] Time = Synchro =20 eelists.org = =20 = =20 = =20 29-04-2003 04:10 = =20 PM = =20 Please respond to = =20 foxboro = =20 = =20 = =20 Hi List, Can anyone help me with a robust method for time synchronization of =3D different DCS's? We are using OSI PI for historization of the whole =3D complex, and have several IA nodes and ABB Advant DCN's. Right now every = =3D node/DCN has its own time but we would like to have them synchronized, = =3D and also with the PI server. Any hint will be helpful. Thanks in advance. Mart=3DEDn R. Ugarte Control Avanzado y Sistemas Refiner=3DEDa La Plata - RepsolYPF * +54-221-4298310 ext. 28034 7 +54-221-4298310 ext. 28033 * <mailto:mugartet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> ------------------------------ From: gop@xxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:23:26 +0530 (IST) Try iMAC . One of the best packages to replace upto 8 printers with one PC. Network capable . Server/Client architecture. = Assign alarm priorities . trigger e-mail,paging voice mail etc. automatic archiving/printing .Extensive alarm frequency = analysis and more over, web enabled to have real-time reports on the = intranet. http://www.ics-ltd.co.uk Regards, GOPAN G. NAIR ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote One note about the packages that attach to the printer port. They cannot pickup the alarm priority. This can be a problem for some applications, e.g., alarm analysis. Only a program written to receive the alarm message directly can get the priority. AIM* is one such. Others may as well, but be aware of the difference. If you want to use a package like AMOplus to do alarm analysis, it will = need that information. The version of AMOplus that we sell can get the = required information from our alarm historians. Hope this is useful. Alex Johnson Invensys Systems, Inc. 10707 Haddington Houston, TX 77043 713.722.2859 (office) 713.722.2700 (switchboard) 713.932.0222 (fax) ajohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx For the latest information on ArchestrA, go to www.invensys.com/Archestra.html. -----Original Message----- From: Stan Ruth [mailto:Stan_Ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:44 PM To: Foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer List, In the past, we have used a software program (PC Hawk) to capture I/A alarms for long term storage, rather than a printer. Are there any alternatives being used by others with I/A other than this particular program? Stan M. Ruth, P.E. Process Control Engineer Huntsman Performance Products Phone: (409) 723-3966 Pager: (409) 727-0300 - 966 Fax: (409) 724-4650 E-mail: stan_ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxx =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 =20 foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin to unsubscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave =20 =20 =20 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 =20 foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin to unsubscribe: = mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave =20 ------------------------------ Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer From: Buch_Y_P@xxxxxxx Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:43:05 +0530 Following software are available which can be used to hook up any Personal computer directly to COM 10 . AAA: "Imac" from Industrial Control Software . Industrial Control Software Limited Riber House 81Dale Road Matlok Derbyshire DE4 #LU EnglandUnited Kingdom Tel: +44(O) 1629 580886 FAX: ) +44(O) 1629 582104 E mail : info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Website : http://www.ics-ltd.co.UK BBB The other program vendor is .. LOGMATE from Tips Incorporated 2402 Williams Drive, Georgetown,Texas 78628 Voice: 512-863-3653 Fax: 512-863-5392 Email: tips@xxxxxxxxxxx Website: WWW.tipsweb.com This programs also have varieties of features such as Alarm servers, frequency and statistical analysis The alarms can be stored unto the disk capacity ! We are using Imac software for our entire Refinery complex. Yagnesh P Buch Reliance Industries Limited, Refinery Division, Jamnagar, Gujarat , India Phone: 91-288-295340 FAX: 91-288295296 Reliance India Mobile : 91- 288-3101305 "Balmer, Robert D." <rbalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>@freelists.org on = 04/30/20=3D 03 12:20:20 AM Please respond to foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent by: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: (bcc: Buch Y P/JAMNAGAR/RIL) Subject: Re: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer I use Visual Alert from 2TSI software. Primarily because it is very reasonable in price. It doesn't have any bell and whistles, but good economical collector of alarms. And no more tons of printer paper. Robert Balmer Application Analyst/Programmer -----Original Message----- From: Stan Ruth [mailto:Stan_Ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:44 PM To: Foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [foxboro] Alternative to I/A printer List, In the past, we have used a software program (PC Hawk) to capture I/A alarms for long term storage, rather than a printer. Are there any = alternativ=3D es being used by others with I/A other than this particular program? Stan M. Ruth, P.E. Process Control Engineer Huntsman Performance Products Phone: (409) 723-3966 Pager: (409) 727-0300 - 966 Fax: (409) 724-4650 E-mail: stan_ruth@xxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________________________________=3D= This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys = Process=3D Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here = at=3D your own risks. 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