Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group

  • From: Pablo Lioi <plioi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:12:43 +0000

Thank you very much for your help!!!
I will try all this tomorrow.

Regards,

Pablo
 

> From: Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:34:38 -0500
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group
> 
> Found an example from another case
> 
> pulldown foxview menu
> "Silence Horns" /opt/customer/scripts/horn_silence
> 
> And the script horn_silence that is now on the windows machine, looks like
> this:
> 
> dmcmd script
> msglin "Silencing Horns"
> dmcmd run /usr/local/pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns"
> 
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> Russ Boulay | Schneider Electric | Invensys | United States | Support 
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> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Boulay, Russ
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 2:09 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group
> 
> I'm not a script sort of guy...but it will eliminate the window from 
> opening...
> I would look at how Foxboro opens scripts from drop down menus...etc.....
> I always look for an example in the system itself.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Pablo Lioi
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:53 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group
> 
> Do you mean that I should change the name of my script from silence.scp to 
> silence.ksh and launch it with the "script" command instead of the "run" 
> command?
> 
> 
> 
> > From: Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 16:44:42 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group
> >
> > I think it may want the script to be a .ksh instead of a bat file
> >
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> > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pablo Lioi
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:40 PM
> > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group
> >
> > Ok, this is what I did:
> >
> >
> > 1- I created a script in my WS7003 workstation (silence.scp) with the 
> > following text:
> >
> >
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > pref -WS7013 amcmd "silence_horns"
> >
> >
> >
> > Note: WS7003 and WS7013 are in DIFFERENT CAG's
> >
> >
> >
> > 2 - With the horn sounding in WS7013, I run the script from the command 
> > line in WS7003 and verified that the horn is silenced, as expected.
> >
> >
> >
> > 3 - With ADMC I modified the action of the "Silence horn" button to:
> >
> >
> >
> > silence_horns
> >
> > run /usr/fox/alarms/silence.bat
> >
> >
> >
> > The first line takes care of the horns in the CAG and the second line 
> > silences the horns of the workstations outside of the CAG.
> >
> >
> >
> > Note that I had to write a batch file for the "run" command. I tried the 
> > "script /usr/fox/alarms/silence.scp" first, but it didn't work.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is the text of the silence.bat file:
> >
> >
> >
> > d:
> >
> > cd \usr\fox\alarms
> >
> > call \nutc\bin\ncenv.cmd
> >
> > \nutc\mksnt\sh.exe silence.scp
> >
> >
> >
> > With this configuration, pressing the "Silence horns" button in the CAD 
> > silences both the horns in all workstations.
> >
> >
> > PROBLEM: there's an annoying "flash" after pressing the "Silence horns" 
> > button, when the command line window opens and closes.
> >
> >
> >
> > 4 - There's a "Silence horns" button in the Foxview button bar. I tried to 
> > modify the dbr environment file to launch the script, but failed. The 
> > sintax I tried was:
> >
> >
> >
> > dmcmd dbar_button 16 "dmcmd run /usr/fox/alarms/silence.bat" -l "Silence 
> > horns"
> >
> >
> >
> > Is there a better way of calling the script from a CAD button (and a menu 
> > bar button)?
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Pablo
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:16:20 -0500
> > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group
> > >
> > > I believe the second CAG group approach would still clear all alarms in 
> > > both groups.
> > >
> > > You need to set a standard for horn silence.....like a button on graphic 
> > > or annun keyboard that will run the pref command to all workstations to 
> > > silence horns.
> > > Silence 4 workstations
> > >
> > > #!/bin/sh
> > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns"
> > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns"
> > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns"
> > > pref -AMNAME amcmd "silence_horns"
> > >
> > > ____________________________________________________________________
> > > __
> > > _______________
> > >
> > > Russ Boulay | Schneider Electric | Invensys | United States |
> > > Support Engineering Manager
> > > Phone: +1 508 446 1769 | Mobile: +1 508 446 1769
> > > Email: russ.boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx | Site: www.invensys.com | Address:
> > > 2000 Crow Canyon Place Suite 170, 94583 San Ramon, California,
> > > United States
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > > martin.theobald@xxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:00 AM
> > > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group
> > >
> > > Pablo,
> > > Each workstation can be in up to two Common Alarm Groups (CAGs). Use the 
> > > 'CAG NAME2' field in the <commgrp.cfg> file to set up a second overall 
> > > group for all four workstations. Make sure that the change is made on all 
> > > of the workstations to be affected. Each workstation will need to be 
> > > rebooted to make the change effective.
> > >
> > > See document B0700AT Workstation Alarm Management for further details.
> > > The are also a number of FAQ/SOL notes on the GCS site.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Martin Theobald
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > From: Pablo Lioi <plioi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > > Date: 12/02/2014 14:32
> > > Subject: [foxboro] Common Alarm Group Sent by:
> > > foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > > In our control room, we have four I/A 8.4.3 XP operator workstations.
> > >
> > > Operators wanted the workstations grouped in pairs for alarm management.
> > > So I configured two alarm groups, with 2 WS each (say WS1/2 and WS3/4), 
> > > and set the clear alarm option to "Delete alarm throughout the CAG".
> > > Everything worked as expected.
> > >
> > > But there is a problem: operators want the "Silence Horns" function to 
> > > work on both groups at the same time (i.e., pressing the "Silence Horns"
> > > button in any workstation silences horns in all workstations). For what I 
> > > know, it can't be done...
> > >
> > > As an alternative, I could put all the workstations back in the same
> > > CAG to solve the "Silence Horns" problem, but I would need some
> > > trick to make the clear and ack alarm function work in pairs (i.e.,
> > > clearing alarms in WS 1 also clears alarms in WS 2 and vice-versa,
> > > but doesn't affect WS 3 and 4; clearing alarms in WS 3 also clears
> > > alarms in WS 4 and vice-versa, but doesn't affect WS 1 and 2)
> > >
> > > As for why would anybody want to group 4 WS that are a few feet apart 
> > > from each other in two groups... well, it's one of those Operations 
> > > things.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Pablo Lioi
> > >
> > > TOTAL AUSTRAL S.A.
> > >
> > > Tierra del Fuego - Argentina
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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