Emerson Process Management Bristol ControlWave Express - Manual (Page 8)

Product Data Document
420DS-6d / D301311X012
June 2011 - Page 8
ControlWave
®
Express
Remote Automation Solutions
Website: www.EmersonProcess.com/Remote
The set of available ActiveX Controls provides the
basic functions necessary to communicate and col-
lect data from ControlWave.
ActiveX Controls
Security – 56-bit encryption - allows the user to •
sign on to the RTU
Signal Value – displays signal values in various
•
formats
Comm Statistics – works with a standard page
•
that displays the RTU’s communication statistics
Configuration Info – works with a standard page
•
that displays and allows the user to change
RTU Configuration information
Historical
• – Collect and view historical archive
and audit files
The IP compliant ControlWave opens the door for
owner controlled access via Web Pages. Any ge-
neric web page builder can be employed to create
user defined pages to access ControlWave. The
web pages are populated with these pre-configured
ActiveX controls.
Required Software
Microsoft Internet Explorer •
Bristol ActiveX controls •
OpenBSI LocalView or NetView •
Historical Data Collection
High Historical Data Integrity
The ControlWave Historical Data Collection sys-
tem offers exceptional historical data integrity by
providing time-stamped historical data storage in
ControlWave flash memory. The historical data
is collected, through OpenBSI on a scheduled or
demand basis and converted to .CSV and ODBC
compliant file formats for use in spreadsheets and
reports. If data is missed due to a communication
failure, it is collected when the communication is
reestablished and the PC historical database is
backfilled with the missing data. This distributed his-
torical database architecture provides the greatest
data reliability and integrity during communication or
PC failure.
Another important historical feature is the Audit
storage and collection system. The Audit Trail is a
file stored in ControlWave flash memory containing
significant events and time-stamped alarms. The
alarms stored in the Audit system provide a histori-
cal archive in addition to the real-time alarm report-
ing system.
This file is also collected through OpenBSI and
presented as a text file in the PC. This functionality
is extremely useful in providing an event trail during
communication or PC downtime or other system
problem.
Archive Collection – collection and storage to •
disk of the ControlWave archive data
Audit Collection - collection and storage to disk
•
of the ControlWave audit data.
Exports data files to third party, .CSV &
•
ODBC applications
DDE compliant for use with other popular
•
Windows applications
OPC Server
With industry demand for open standards,
ControlWave answers the call by embracing tech-
nologies that open the door for maximizing your
efficiency and productivity. The OPC standard was
developed by the OPC Foundation comprised of
hardware and software suppliers from the process
control community. OPC allows the engineer to
select best in class hardware and software with con-
fidence in their interoperability. Our OpenBSI OPC
Server was among the first to comply with the OPC
Foundation alarm and event server specification.
OPC Data Access 1.0a & 2.0 compatible •
WindowsXP •
Compatible with ControlWave tems •
32 bit multi-threading, multi-processor design •